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….
Attend the AWHONN Education Town Hall: Introducing the Revised Maternal Fetal Triage Index (MFTI) Program October 26, 2022 | 2 pm Eastern This town hall introduces an overview of the…
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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…
Current Evidence to Guide Practice, Policy, and Research: Cannabis Use During Pregnancy In response to the rapidly evolving policy landscape regarding cannabis, it is important to consider trends in cannabis…
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…
Perinatal Care (PC) Core Measures: Updates for 2022 Wednesday, December 7, 2022 12:00 – 1:30 pm (ET) Chris Walas, MSN, RN Managing Project Director, Clinical Department of Quality Measurement The…
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Source: Suarez, et al. (2022) Buprenorphine versus Methadone for Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy. New England Journal of Medicine, December 1, 2022 N Engl J Med 2022; 387:2033-2044 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2203318…
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Perinatal Care (PC) Core Measures: Updates for 2022 Wednesday, December 7, 2022 12:00 – 1:30 pm (ET) Chris Walas, MSN, RN Managing Project Director, Clinical Department of Quality Measurement The…
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Changes in Home Births by Race and Hispanic Origin and State of Residence of Mother: United States, 2019–2020 and 2020–2021 Abstract Objectives—This report describes changes between 2020and 2021 in the…
An Integrative Review of the Perinatal Experiences of Black Women Abstract Objective To synthesize the current body of evidence regarding the perinatal experiences of Black women. Data Sources The databases…
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The Role of Assistive Personnel Position Statement The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) recognizes that assistive personnel (AP), previously referred to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) or…
Early Interventions to Achieve Thermal Balance in Term Neonates Hypothermia is one of the most recognized and potentially avoidable reasons for transfer of a term neonate to the NICU. Physiologic…
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Labor Support for Intended Vaginal Birth he purpose of this Guideline is to provide evidence-based clinical practice recommendations to support individualized labor based on the best available evidence. The goal…
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Nursing Care of Childbearing Families After Previous Perinatal Loss Nurses who care for childbearing families facilitate the family’s adaptation to the arrival of a newborn through assessment of physical, emotional,…
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Perinatal Care for Individuals With a History of Sexual Trauma Many women and individuals assigned female at birth experience sexual assault or abuse in their lives leading to sexual trauma….
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Use of Scheduled Nonopioid Analgesia to Decrease Inpatient Opioid Consumption After Scheduled Cesarean Birth Objective To compare opioid use and pain scores in women who had scheduled cesarean birth before…
Antiracism in Action: Deconstructing the Role of Child Protective Services in Pediatrics LaShyra T. Nolen, BS Pediatrics Advance Publication October 2022. doi: 10.1542/peds.2022-059218…
Infants Born Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Pregnancy To evaluate outcomes of neonates born to mothers with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection during pregnancy, the dynamics of placental…
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Risk Factors for Suffocation and Unexplained Causes of Infant Deaths BACKGROUND: Observational studies have improved our understanding of the risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome, but separate examination of…
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Buprenorphine better for neonates than methadone A study published in New England Journal of Medicine found that buprenorphine use in pregnancy was associated with a lower risk of adverse neonatal…
Register now to earn CE Credits for these December 2022 Expert to Expert Webinars: 2023 Annual Update for PC-02, -05, -07 eCQMs and 2023 Annual Update for ED-2 eCQM If…
The natural pattern of birth timing and gestational age in the U.S. compared to England, and the Netherlands Abstract Objective To examine cross-national differences in gestational age over time in…
Registration for the April OPQIC Quarterly Meeting is now available at https://opqic1dev.wpengine.com/register/. The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom on April 18th from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. An agenda…
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Buprenorphine better for neonates than methadone A study published in New England Journal of Medicine found that buprenorphine use in pregnancy was associated with a lower risk of adverse neonatal…
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We are finally able to get together in-person. Please check our OPQIC summit page for more details. …
Elizabeth Ouk, our former administrative assistant, has recently moved to Seattle. She served with OPQIC for 5 years and will be greatly missed. We have hired a new Administrative/Finance Coordinator,…