ACOG: Updated Clinical Guidance for the Use of Progesterone Supplementation for the Prevention of Recurrent Preterm Birth
Updated Clinical Guidance for the Use of Progesterone Supplementation for the Prevention of Recurrent Preterm Birth…
AAP: NICU Versus Mother/Baby Unit Admission for Low-Acuity Infants Born at 35 Weeks’ Gestation
NICU Versus Mother/Baby Unit Admission for Low-Acuity Infants Born at 35 Weeks’ Gestation OBJECTIVES To estimate the effect of NICU admission of low-acuity infants born at 35 weeks’ gestation versus…
AWHONN Practice Brief Number 18: Management of Newborns With In Utero Substance Exposure
Management of Newborns With In Utero Substance Exposure: AWHONN Practice Brief Number 18…
AWHONN Practice Brief Number 17: Intrapartum Pain Management for People on Medication-Assisted Therapy for Opioid Use Disorder
Intrapartum Pain Management for People on Medication-Assisted Therapy for Opioid Use Disorder: AWHONN Practice Brief Number 17…
AWHONN Position Statement: Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) supports full practice authority for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) as independent providers of health care…
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NWH: State of the Science on the Benefits of Human Milk for Hospitalized, Vulnerable Neonates
State of the Science on the Benefits of Human Milk for Hospitalized, Vulnerable Neonates Abstract Research on human milk has increased dramatically in recent years. The purpose of this review…
NWH: Improving Communication to Neonatal Resuscitation Team Members During High-Risk Births
Improving Communication to Neonatal Resuscitation Team Members During High-Risk Births Abstract Objective To determine whether implementation of a written communication tool in labor and delivery during high-risk births improves communication,…
NWH: Implementing the Role of Neonatal Assessment Nurse to Improve Skin-to-Skin Care and Breastfeeding Exclusivity
Implementing the Role of Neonatal Assessment Nurse to Improve Skin-to-Skin Care and Breastfeeding Exclusivity Abstract Objective To improve rates of exclusive breastfeeding during the postpartum hospital stay by implementing a…
NWH: Pregnancy Length in the United States Versus European Countries
Pregnancy Length in the United States Versus European Countrieshttps://www.nwhjournal.org/article/S1751-4851(23)00053-3/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_etoc_email…
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AAP: Rethinking Admission Location for Low Acuity Infants of 35 Weeks’ Gestation
Rethinking Admission Location for Low Acuity Infants of 35 Weeks’ Gestation…
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COVID-19–Associated Hospitalizations Among U.S. Infants Aged <6 Months — COVID-NET, 13 States, June 2021–August 2022
COVID-19–Associated Hospitalizations Among U.S. Infants Aged <6 Months — COVID-NET, 13 States, June 2021–August 2022 Summary What is already known about this topic? Infants aged <6 months, who are ineligible…
Evolving stillbirth rates among Black and White women in the United States, 1980–2020: A population-based study
Evolving stillbirth rates among Black and White women in the United States, 1980–2020: A population-based study Background Given slowing secular declines and persistent racial disparities, stillbirth remains a major health…
JOGNN: Human Trafficking
Human Trafficking The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) supports ongoing culturally proficient educational training and awareness for nurses about human trafficking. Nurses should be cognizant of…
AJOG: Low-Dose aspirin use in pregnancy and risk or preterm birth: a Swedish register-based cohort study
AJOG: Low-Dose aspirin use in pregnancy and risk or preterm birth: a Swedish register-based cohort study Background Preterm birth is the leading cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity. Women who…
AAP: Increasing Disparities in Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths Reflect Societal Failures
Increasing Disparities in Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths Reflect Societal Failures…
AAP: Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths: 2015–2020
Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths: 2015–2020 OBJECTIVE Although the US infant mortality rate reached a record low in 2020, the sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) rate increased from 2019. To understand…
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Adv in Neonatal Care: Improving Safe Infant Sleep Compliance Through Implementation of a Safe Sleep Bundle
Source: Sacks, Alicia M. DNP, MBA, NNP-BC; Fitzgerald, Jennifer DNP, NNP-BC; Boerste, Laura A. BSN, MSN, RNC-NIC. Improving Safe Infant Sleep Compliance Through Implementation of a Safe Sleep Bundle. Advances…
AAP: Admission and Care Practices in United States Well Newborn Nurseries
Admission and Care Practices in United States Well Newborn Nurseries OBJECTIVES Late preterm and term infants comprise 97.3% of annual births in the United States. Admission criteria and the availability…
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Metriarch: Fierce Facts
Fierce Facts: A weekly women’s health bulletin Experiencing Fierce Facts FOMO? Click the button below to sign up for our mailing list and stay up-to-date with weekly updates on the…
OPQIC January 17, 2023 Quarterly Meeting – Registration Now Open
Registration for the January OPQIC Quarterly Meeting is now available at https://opqic.org/register/. The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom on January 17th from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. An agenda…
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Fetal and Infant Mortality Review: Virtual Safe Sleep Training
Virtual Safe Sleep Training February 7, 2023 9:00am – 12:00pm The training is free of charge to participants, but you must register. Space is limited. Click here to register! Who…
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AAP: Embracing Change: A Quality Improvement Project to Introduce Deferred Cord Clamping
Embracing Change: A Quality Improvement Project to Introduce Deferred Cord Clamping OBJECTIVES: The aim of this quality improvement (QI) project was to increase deferred cord clamping (DCC) rates in preterm…
AAP: Recommended Guideline for Uniform Reporting of Neonatal Resuscitation: The Neonatal Utstein Style
Recommended Guideline for Uniform Reporting of Neonatal Resuscitation: The Neonatal Utstein Style Clinical research on neonatal resuscitation has accelerated over recent decades. However, an important methodologic limitation is that there…
ACOG: Association of Primary Cesarean Delivery Rate With Dissemination of Nurse-Specific Cesarean Delivery Rates
Association of Primary Cesarean Delivery Rate With Dissemination of Nurse-Specific Cesarean Delivery Rates Strategies to safely reduce the rate of nulliparous, term, singleton, vertex (NTSV) cesarean deliveries have thus far…
ACOG: Defining a Cesarean Delivery Rate for Optimizing Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes
Defining a Cesarean Delivery Rate for Optimizing Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes After the global cesarean delivery rate nearly doubled between 2000 and 2015, cesarean deliveries now account for nearly one…
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ACOG: Progression to Severe Chronic Hypertension 5–7 Years After a Pregnancy With Mild Chronic Hypertension
Progression to Severe Chronic Hypertension 5–7 Years After a Pregnancy With Mild Chronic Hypertension OBJECTIVE: To estimate the incidence of severe chronic hypertension (cHTN) within 5–7 years after a pregnancy…
ACOG: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Primary Cesarean Birth and Adverse Outcomes Among Low-Risk Nulliparous People
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Primary Cesarean Birth and Adverse Outcomes Among Low-Risk Nulliparous People OBJECTIVE: To compare trend of primary cesarean delivery rate and composite neonatal and maternal adverse…
ACOG: Urine Drug Screening for Isolated Marijuana Use in Labor and Delivery Units
Urine Drug Screening for Isolated Marijuana Use in Labor and Delivery Units Isolated marijuana use is frequently used as an indication for urine drug screening in labor and delivery…
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ACOG: Using Longitudinally Linked Data to Measure Severe Maternal Morbidity Beyond the Birth Hospitalization in California
Using Longitudinally Linked Data to Measure Severe Maternal Morbidity Beyond the Birth Hospitalization in California Most studies of severe maternal morbidity (SMM) include only cases that occur during birth hospitalizations….
CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain — United States, 2022
CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain — United States, 2022 Summary This guideline provides recommendations for clinicians providing pain care, including those prescribing opioids, for outpatients aged…