AWHONN Practice Brief Number 9: Prevention of Newborn Falls/Drops in the Hospital

Recommendations •Consider all newborns at risk of experiencing in-hospital fall/drop events. •Develop strategies to reduce variation in practice related to the prevention of in-hospital newborn fall/drop events. Background According to…

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NEW! AWHONN Clinical Practice Resources: Cervical Ripening and Labor Induction and Augmentation, 5th Edition

Cervical ripening, induction, and augmentation of labor are common interventions on labor and delivery units, and nurses provide most of the hands-on, direct care for women undergoing these procedures. This…

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Join AWHONN, AAFP, ACOG and ACNM in recommending and advocating that pregnant women receive all recommended vaccines

From the American Academy of Family Physicians; American College of Nurse-Midwives; American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; and Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses, read our joint Call…

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AWHONN Practice Brief Number 8: Sudden Unexpected Postnatal Collapse in Healthy Term Newborns

Recommendations In the first 2 hours after birth, all newborns in skin-to-skin contact and/or breastfeeding should be continuously monitored by qualified professional personnel, including nurses, nurse practitioners, physicians, and/or lactation…

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Register now for AWHONN’s May 5 Webinar: From Chaos to Calm: Developing a Self-Care Toolkit for COVID-19 and Beyond

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a chaotic state, causing stress and anxiety through the disruption of most facets of our personal and professional lives. Self-efficacy and resilience are key to…

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AWHONN Practice Brief No 7: Standardized Practices to Address Maternal Venous Thromboembolism

Recommendation All facilities that provide care for women during the preconception period, pregnancy, and the postpartum period should implement standardized tools with which to assess women’s risk for venous thromboembolism…

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AWHONN Clinical Practice Guideline: Analgesia and Anesthesia in the Intrapartum Period

Purpose Statement The purpose of this Guideline is to provide evidence-based clinical practice recommendations for nursing assessment and management of women in the intrapartum period choosing various types of analgesia/anesthesia…

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Nursing for Women’s Health: Using Scorecard Feedback to Improve Quantitative Blood Loss Measurement at Birth

Abstract Objective To increase the percentage of cases in which quantitative blood loss (QBL) was documented by labor and delivery nurses for women giving birth. Design Quality improvement project. Setting/Local…

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AWHONN Position Statement: Optimizing Outcomes for Women With Substance Use Disorders in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period

SOURCE: Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses. Optimizing Outcomes for Women With Substance Use Disorders in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period. JOGNN, DOI: 10.1016/j.jogn.2019.06.001 ABSTRACT: The Association of…

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National Partnership for Maternal Safety: Consensus Bundle on Safe Reduction of Primary Cesarean Births—Supporting Intended Vaginal Births

ABSTRACT: Cesarean births and associated morbidity and mortality have reached near epidemic proportions. The National Partnership for Maternal Safety under the guidance of the Council on Patient Safety in Women’s…

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AWHONN Practice Brief: Immediate and Sustained Skin-to-Skin Contact for the Healthy Term Newborn After Birth

Recommendations: The following recommendations represent the consensus of the AWHONN Power of Touch Scientific Advisory Panel. Although AWHONN recommends skin-to-skin contact for preterm infants in other resources, the focus of…

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AWHONN Article: Improving Postpartum Education About Warning Signs of Maternal Morbidity and Mortality

Abstract Maternal morbidity and mortality rates remain high in the United States compared with other developed countries. Of particular concern is the rise in postpartum deaths, because many of the…

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