Over the past several years, significant attention has been placed on the high maternal morbidity and mortality rate in the United States, with substantial focus on health care professional-, hospital-,…
Read More from ACOG Green Journal: The Fourth Trimester – 12 Weeks Is Not Enough
ABSTRACT Rigorous studies carried out by the National Center for Health Statistics show that previously reported increases in maternal mortality rates in the United States were an artifact of changes…
Read More from ACOG Green Journal: Maternal Mortality in the United States
ABSTRACT In this article, we address the limitations of existing implicit bias interventions as a strategy for achieving maternal health equity. We then focus on how institutionally sanctioned racial stereotyping…
Read More from ACOG Green Journal: Rethinking Bias to Achieve Maternal Health Equity
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To analyze racial and ethnic disparities in failure to rescue (ie, death) associated with severe maternal morbidity and describe temporal trends. METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort study…
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between individual-level and neighborhood-level risk factors and severe maternal morbidity. METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort study of all pregnancies delivered between 2010 and…
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the role of prepregnancy obesity as a mediator in the association between race–ethnicity and severe maternal morbidity. METHODS: We conducted an analysis on a population-based retrospective…
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To systematically review the prevalence of antenatal depression and anxiety in women hospitalized in an antepartum unit for obstetric complications. DATA SOURCES: We searched PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO,…
Abstract Importance Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. The impact of applying recent guideline definitions for nonpregnant adults to pregnant women is unclear….
Jaundice impacts more than half of term and late preterm newborns in the first week of life. Although in most cases, jaundice is benign, the consequences of severe hyperbilirubinemia are…
Read More from Pediatrics: Simplifying Hyperbilirubinemia Risk Estimation
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Early determination of prognosis is important in neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). Our objective was to test scoring systems developed earlier (original scoring system) and develop…
OPQIC is excited to invite you to join Matthew Grossman, M.D. and Stephanie Carner, D.O. as they discuss “’Eat, Sleep, Console: A Family-Centered Approach to Managing Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome” on…
The National Clinician Consultation Center operates a warmline providing free, confidential clinician-to-clinician consultation on substance use evaluation and management. Their team includes expert physicians, pharmacists, and advanced practice nurses with…
Read More from New Resource: Substance Use Consultation Warmline for Clinicians
OPQIC is excited to invite you to join Mishka Terplan, M.D., M.P.H.,FACOG, DFASAM, as he discusses opioid use disorder, neonatal abstinence syndrome and stigma on Monday, June 14, 1:30-4:30. Dr….
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About the report Data are from the Division of Vital Statistics This report presents maternal mortality rates for 2019 based on data from the National Vital Statistics System. A maternal…
Read More from CDC: Maternal Mortality Rates in the United States, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY (May 3, 2021) — Perinatal depression and anxiety are the most common complication from pregnancy. The Oklahoma State Department of Health’s Maternal and Child Health Service has partnered…
ABSTRACT Rigorous studies carried out by the National Center for Health Statistics show that previously reported increases in maternal mortality rates in the United States were an artifact of changes…
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between individual-level and neighborhood-level risk factors and severe maternal morbidity. METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort study of all pregnancies delivered between 2010 and…
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To analyze racial and ethnic disparities in failure to rescue (ie, death) associated with severe maternal morbidity and describe temporal trends. METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort study…
Abstract Importance Safe reduction of the cesarean delivery rate is a national priority. Objective To evaluate the rates of cesarean delivery for nulliparous, term, singleton, vertex (NTSV) births in California…
Abstract Background Many pregnant persons in the United States are receiving messenger RNA (mRNA) coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines, but data are limited on their safety in pregnancy. Methods From…
Read More from NEJM: Preliminary Findings of mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine Safety in Pregnant Persons
BACKGROUND: Sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) represents a broad group of explained and unexplained infant deaths (<1 year old). Explaining why SUID occurs is critical to understanding etiology and prevention….
Read More from Pediatrics: Explaining Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths, 2011–2017
In this issue of Pediatrics, Parks et al1 analyze rates of sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) by explained and unexplained categories and identify demographic and medical factors associated with SUID…
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Breastfeeding is an evidence-based recommendation for all countries, but breastfeeding rates have been declining in many middle-income settings. One reason behind this decline is the perception…
Read More from Pediatrics: Breastfeeding, Physical Growth, and Cognitive Development
Racial disparities in breastfeeding are similar to those that persist in other facets of health, including infant mortality. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), only 25.6%…
Abstract OBJECTIVES: To determine if maternal intrapartum group B Streptococcus (GBS) antibiotic prophylaxis is associated with increased risk of childhood asthma, eczema, food allergy, or allergic rhinitis. METHODS: Retrospective cohort…
Amniotic fluid embolism is a rare syndrome characterized by sudden cardiorespiratory collapse during labor or soon after delivery. Because of its rarity, many obstetrical providers have no experience in managing…
The rates of maternal morbidity and mortality in the United States demand a comprehensive approach to assessing pregnancy-related risks. Numerous medical and nonmedical factors contribute to maternal morbidity and mortality….