ABSTRACT Background The onset of the term human parturition involves myometrial gene expression changes to transform the uterus from a quiescent to a contractile phenotype. It is uncertain whether the…
Ohio Perinatal Quality Collaborative has an educational module about cervical length measurement and screening! The online module was created to train sonographers, OB physicians, MFMs, radiologists, and personnel involved in…
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The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) has released a statement addressing the use of 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17-OHPC) therapy to prevent preterm birth (PTB) out of concern that women who…
OBJECTIVE: To promote use of progestogen therapy to reduce premature births in Ohio by 10%. METHODS: The Ohio Perinatal Quality Collaborative initiated a quality improvement project in 2014 working with…
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For Release: January 17, 2017 Oklahoma Earns March of Dimes Virginia Apgar Award for Prematurity Campaign Oklahoma lowered its preterm birth rate by at least 8 percent since 2010, giving more…
Our new featured resource is the latest OHCA Progesterone Guidelines v 1.0 9/16. The guidelines include instructions for intramuscular and vaginal administration….
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INTERIM UPDATE: This Practice Bulletin, Management of Preterm Labor, is updated to reflect a limited, focused change in the gestational age at which to consider antenatal corticosteroids, including administration during…
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The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has updated Practice Bulletin #159: Management of of Preterm Labor and Practice Bulletin #160: Premature Rupture of Membranes, and Committee Opinion #652: Magnesium…