EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In 2020, the National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN) published a new position statement, titled “Racial Disparity in the NICU,” which reviews the statistics concerning racially related health…
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Abstract The purpose of this review is to describe health care interactions between nurses and women with perinatal substance use disorders, including interactions with their infants from the perspective of…
Non-Hispanic Black individuals in four U.S. states experienced a 38% increase in the rate of opioid overdose deaths from 2018 to 2019, while the rates for other race and ethnicity…
The routine use of surgical safety checklists can reduce perioperative complications. Generic surgical safety checklists are insufficient for cesarean delivery because each cesarean delivery involves 2 patients (the mother and…
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SMFM and ACOG recommend that pregnant people receive a COVID-19 booster shot at least 6 months after their primary series for mRNA-based vaccines (ie, Pfizer or Moderna) and at least…
As we continue to assess the pandemic situation, we have decided to postpone our summit for the time being. More information will be coming as we reschedule….
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ABSTRACT Three coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines have been authorized for use in the United States; specifically, the Pfizer–BioNTech, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson–Janssen COVID-19 vaccines were granted emergency use…
Become an OPS OB Emergencies Workshop Instructor AWHONN is thrilled to announce the opening of the Obstetric Patient Safety (OPS): OB Emergencies Workshop Virtual Instructor Candidate Training. Join the OPS…
The new Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Programs’ Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure starts data collection on October 1, 2021. In the FY 2022 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule released…
SOURCE: George, Erin K., Weiseth, Amber, & Edmonds, Joyce K. (2021). Roles and Experiences of Registered Nurses on Labor and Delivery Units in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic….
SOURCE: Mihalik, Heather et al. (2021). Skin-to-Skin Contact and the Incidence of Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing, Volume 50, Issue 6, 724 –…
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ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Passive and active immunity transfer through human milk (HM) constitutes a key element in the infant’s developing immunity. Certain infectious diseases and vaccines have been described…
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Abstract Provision of mother’s own milk for hospitalized very low birth weight (VLBW) (≤1500 g) infants in the NICU provides short- and long-term health benefits. Mother’s own milk, appropriately fortified,…
This Consult has been endorsed by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). The administration of antenatal corticosteroids has been widely adopted as the standard of care in the…
The routine use of surgical safety checklists can reduce perioperative complications. Generic surgical safety checklists are insufficient for cesarean delivery because each cesarean delivery involves 2 patients (the mother and…
Read More from SMFM Special Statement: Surgical safety checklists for cesarean delivery
SMFM recommends that pregnant and lactating people be vaccinated against COVID- 19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) state that “COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for all people aged…
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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the associations of depressive symptoms and antidepressant use during pregnancy with the risks of preterm birth, low birth weight, small for gestational age (SGA), and low…
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To evaluate outcomes before and after implementation of a risk-stratified heparin-based obstetric thromboprophylaxis protocol. METHODS: We performed a retrospective cohort study of all patients who delivered at our…
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To assess the extent to which hospitals participating in the MDPQC (Maryland Perinatal-Neonatal Quality Care Collaborative) to reduce primary cesarean deliveries adopted policy and practice changes and the…
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To examine compliance with a guideline to reduce exposure to supplemental oxygen for category II fetal heart rate (FHR) tracings in normally oxygenated laboring patients. METHODS: All patients…
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To examine whether the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic altered risk of adverse pregnancy-related outcomes and whether there were differences by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)…
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To assess neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admissions and neonatal outcomes after water birth or land birth in an alternative birthing center. METHODS: We conducted a prospective observational…
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SOURCE: AWHONN. 2021. Provision of Human Milk in the Context of Gender Diversity: AWHONN Practice Brief Number 15. JOGNN, DOI: 10.1016/j.jogn.2021.07.006 RECOMMENDATIONS: Clinicians should use gender neutral terminology when discussing…
SOURCE: AWHONN. 2021. Immediate and Sustained Skin-to-Skin Contact for Healthy Late Preterm and Term Newborns After Birth: AWHONN Practice Brief Number 14. Nursing for Women’s Health, 25 (5), E9-E11, DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nwh.2021.07.003…
SOURCE: AWHONN. 2021. Breastfeeding and the use of human milk. Nursing for Women’s Health, 25, 5, E4-E8. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nwh.2021.06.005 POSITION: The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) maintains…
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SOURCE: AWHONN. 2021. Racism and Bias in Maternity Care Settings. Nursing for Women’s Health, 25 (5), E1-E3, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nwh.2021.06.002 POSITION: The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)…
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Abstract Background: Premature infants are poor regulators of body temperature and are subjected to environmental factors that can lead to rapid heat loss, leaving them vulnerable to an increased risk…
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ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Many preterm infants stabilized on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) at birth require mechanical ventilation (MV) during the first 72 hours of life, which is defined…
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SOURCE: Carrie K. Shapiro-Mendoza, Vincent J. Palusci, Benjamin Hoffman, Erich Batra, Marc Yester, Tracey S. Corey, Mary Ann Sens. 2021. Half Century Since SIDS: A Reappraisal of Terminology. Pediatrics, 148 (4)…
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