Register now for the OPQIC Quarterly Meeting on Oct 19th, 5-7 PM
You can register at: https://opqic.org/register/ We will send the agenda a few days before the meeting….
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ACOG Green Journal: Associations Between Maternal Depression, Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy, and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
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…
ACOG Green Journal: Evaluation of a Risk-Stratified, Heparin-Based, Obstetric Thromboprophylaxis Protocol
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…
ACOG Green Journal: Reduction in Cesarean Delivery Rates Associated With a State Quality Collaborative in Maryland
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…
ACOG Green Journal: Evaluation of an Initiative to Decrease the Use of Oxygen Supplementation for Category II Fetal Heart Rate Tracings
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…
ACOG Green Journal: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic and Pregnancy Outcomes in a U.S. Population
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)…
ACOG Green Journal: Neonatal Outcomes After Delivery in Water
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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AWHONN Practice Brief Number 15: Provision of Human Milk in the Context of Gender Diversity
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…
AWHONN Practice Brief Number 14: Immediate and Sustained Skin-to-Skin Contact for Healthy Late Preterm and Term Newborns After Birth
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…
AWHONN Position Statement Update: Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk
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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AWHONN Position Statement: Racism and Bias in Maternity Care Settings
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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Advances in Neonatal Care: Neonatal Thermoregulation – A Golden Hour Protocol Update
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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Pediatrics: Decreasing Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Failure in Preterm Infants
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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Pediatrics Clinical Report: Half Century Since SIDS: A Reappraisal of Terminology
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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Pediatrics: Early-Onset Sepsis Among Very Preterm Infants
OBJECTIVES To determine the epidemiology and microbiology of early-onset sepsis (EOS) among very preterm infants using a nationally representative cohort from academic and community hospitals to inform empirical antibiotic guidance,…
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Pediatrics: Opioid Use Disorder and Perinatal Outcomes
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES Evidence on the perinatal health of mother-infant dyads affected by opioids is limited. Elevated risks of opioid-related harms for people with opioid use disorder (OUD) increase the urgency…
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Pediatrics: Newborn Pulse Oximetry for Infants Born Out-of-Hospital
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Conventional timing of newborn pulse oximetry screening is not ideal for infants born out-of-hospital. We implemented a newborn pulse oximetry screen to align with typical midwifery…
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Register for the upcoming free LARC Trainings
Focus Forward Oklahoma is a program of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority. They will be continuing the LARC Training Program. The program will offer training sessions in both Oklahoma City…
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Register for ODMHSAS’ upcoming Infant Mental Health Trainings
In an effort to create opportunities to support our community providers to develop a better understanding of how to support infants, toddlers, and their families, Oklahoma Department of Mental Health…
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The CDC urges COVID vaccine for people who are pregnant or breastfeeding
CDC Recommendations for People who are Pregnant COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for all people 12 years and older, including people who are pregnant. If you are pregnant, you might want…
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ACOG: Top 10 Pearls for the Recognition, Evaluation, and Management of Maternal Sepsis
ABSTRACT Maternal sepsis is an obstetric emergency and a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. Early recognition in a pregnant or postpartum patient can be a challenge as the…
ACOG Clinical Consensus No. 1: Pharmacologic Stepwise Multimodal Approach for Postpartum Pain Management
SUMMARY Pain in the postpartum period is common and considered by many individuals to be both problematic and persistent (1). Pain can interfere with individuals’ ability to care for themselves…
ACOG Green Journal: Vacuum-Induced Tamponade for Treatment of Postpartum Hemorrhage
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Postpartum hemorrhage is a main cause of maternal mortality worldwide, with rising incidence, thus demanding new treatment approaches. Intrauterine balloon systems with application of intrauterine vacuum are a…
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ACOG Green Journal: Intrapartum Resuscitation Interventions for Category II Fetal Heart Rate Tracings and Improvement to Category I
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To evaluate intrapartum resuscitation interventions and improvement in category II fetal heart rate (FHR) tracings. METHODS: This secondary analysis of a randomized trial of intrapartum fetal electrocardiographic ST-segment…
ACOG Green Journal: Relationship Between Umbilical Cord Gas Values and Neonatal Outcomes
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relationship between umbilical artery cord gas values and fetal tolerance of labor, as reflected by Apgar score. We hypothesized the existence of wide biological variability…
AJOG: SARS-COV-2 infection during pregnancy and risk of preeclampsia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship between severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection during pregnancy and the risk of preeclampsia. DATA SOURCES MEDLINE, EMBASE, POPLINE, CINAHL, LILACS, and…
JOGNN: Nurses’ Approaches to Pain Management for Women With Opioid Use Disorder in the Perinatal Period
At times, participants approached pain management for women with opioid use disorder in the perinatal period in ways that were inconsistent with clinical guidelines and resulted in strained relationships. DOI:…
JOGNN: Scoping Review of the Associations Between Perinatal Substance Use and Perinatal Depression and Anxiety
Because of the bidirectional relationship between perinatal substance use and perinatal depression/anxiety, it is imperative to address these conditions together in the perinatal period. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jogn.2021.02.008 JOGNN: Scoping Review of the…
The Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing: Perinatal and Neonatal Quality Indicators
ABSTRACT There is tremendous attention in maternal and neonatal disparities, particularly disparities of race and ethnicity and subsequent outcomes that continue despite calls to action. The literature has offered potential…
The Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing: Using a Claims-Based Framework to Identify Severe Maternal Morbidities in a Commercially Insured US Population
Abstract Many severe maternal morbidities (SMMs) are preventable, and understanding circumstances in which complications occur is crucial. The objective was to evaluate a framework for SMM benchmarking and quality improvement…