Webinar: Low-Dose Aspirin Initiative
In case you missed it! On October 31, 2023, OPQIC and OHCA collaborated on a webinar to educate clinicians and caregivers on our Low-Dose Aspirin in Pregnancy Initiative to reduce…
2023 AHA and AAP Focused Update on Neonatal Resuscitation Guidelines
This 2023 focused update to the neonatal resuscitation guidelines is based on 4 systematic reviews recently completed under the direction of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation Neonatal Life Support…
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AAP: Umbilical Cord Milking Versus Delayed Cord Clamping in Infants 28 to 32 Weeks: A Randomized Trial
Umbilical Cord Milking Versus Delayed Cord Clamping in Infants 28 to 32 Weeks: A Randomized Trial OBJECTIVES: To determine whether rate of severe intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) or death among preterm…
Newborn Screening Tip of the Month: Unsatisfactory Specimens Newborn
Pediatrics Commentary: Further Insights into Cord Management
SOURCE: Roger F. Soll; Further Insights Into Cord Management. Pediatrics 2023; e2023063505. 10.1542/peds.2023-063505 Management of the umbilical cord at birth has changed dramatically during the past decade. In both term and preterm…
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NVSS Vital Statistics Rapid Release: Infant Mortality in the United States: Provisional Data from the 2022 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death File
Infant Mortality in the United States: Provisional Data from the 2022 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death File…
Implementing shared decision making in labor and delivery: TeamBirth is a model for person-centered birthing care
Implementing shared decision making in labor and delivery: TeamBirth is a model for person-centered birthing care The TeamBirth practice model infuses shared decision making into labor and delivery culture and…
CDC: Vital Signs: Missed Opportunities for Preventing Congenital Syphilis
Vital Signs: Missed Opportunities for Preventing Congenital Syphilis Summary What is already known about this topic? Since 2012, U.S. congenital syphilis cases increased substantially. Syphilis during pregnancy can lead to…
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Maternal and Child Health Services: SPEAK UP Program – FREE Training Opportunity: For Professionals and Community Working with Prenatal Clients
MCH would like to announce that we have purchased additional training access for any personnel working with prenatal families. The SPEAK UP Program consists of three 30–45-minute web-based interactive online…
Oklahoma State Department of Health: You’re Invited! Provider Syphilis Webinar
You’re Invited! Provider Syphilis Webinar: November 14, 2023 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Oklahoma has seen an increase in primary and secondary syphilis as well as congenital syphilis in recent…
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Pediatrics: A QI Initiative to Reduce Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Very Preterm Infants
SOURCE: Belal N. Alshaikh, Thomas D.R. Sproat, Christel Wood, Jill-Marie Spence, Megan Knauff, Claire Hamilton, Meagan Roy; A Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Very Preterm Infants. Pediatrics…
Pediatrics: Earlier Screening of Infants With Perinatal Hepatitis C Exposure: A Key Step Towards Elimination
Citation: Saleh E, Jhaveri R. Earlier Screening of Infants With Perinatal Hepatitis C Exposure: A Key Step Towards Elimination. Pediatrics. 2023; doi: 10.1542/peds.2023-064242 Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection continues to…
AWHONN Position Statement: Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Position: The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) recommends that all patients be screened routinely for alcohol use during the preconception, antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum periods using…
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ACOG Green Journal October 2023
Read the entire issue! It is open access and includes title such as: Why Causation Matters Rethinking “Race” as a Risk Factor The Power of Language in Hospital Care for…
ACOG Green Journal: Viral Hepatitis in Pregnancy
ACOG Clinical Practice Guideline No. 6 Viral Hepatitis in Pregnancy Abstract PURPOSE: The purpose of this document is to describe the specific types of viral hepatitis, their implications during pregnancy,…
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ACOG Green Journal: Duration and Timing of In Utero Opioid Exposure and Incidence of Neonatal Withdrawal Syndrome
Duration and Timing of In Utero Opioid Exposure and Incidence of Neonatal Withdrawal Syndrome OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between prenatal prescription opioid analgesic exposure (duration, timing) and neonatal opioid…
ACOG Green Journal: A Prediction Model for Severe Maternal Morbidity and Mortality After Delivery Hospitalization
A Prediction Model for Severe Maternal Morbidity and Mortality After Delivery Hospitalization OBJECTIVE: To develop a risk stratification model for severe maternal morbidity (SMM) or mortality after the delivery hospitalization…
ACOG Green Journal: Delivery Strategies for Postpartum Care
A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis OBJECTIVE: To systematically review the effects of postpartum health care–delivery strategies on health care utilization and maternal outcomes. DATA SOURCES: We searched Medline, EMBASE, CENTRAL,…
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ACOG Green Journal: Vasa Previa
Vasa Previa Vasa previa refers to unprotected fetal vessels running through the membranes over the cervix. Until recently, this condition was associated with an exceedingly high perinatal mortality rate attributable to…
ACOG Green Journal: Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health
Consensus Bundle on Sepsis in Obstetric Care Sepsis in obstetric care is one of the leading causes of maternal death in the United States, with Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American…
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ACOG Green Journal: Strategies to Promote Maternal Health Equity
Strategies to Promote Maternal Health Equity The Role of Perinatal Quality Collaboratives Perinatal quality improvement is a method to increase obstetric safety and promote health equity. Increasing trends of maternal…
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JOGNN: Screening and the New Treatment for Postpartum Depression
Screening and the New Treatment for Postpartum Depression Abstract In August 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Zurzuvae (zuranolone) as the first oral medication to treat postpartum depression….
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NWH: Improving Nurse Management of the Second Stage of Labor
Improving Nurse Management of the Second Stage of Labor Abstract Objective To develop, implement, and evaluate an educational program to improve nurses’ management of the second stage of labor. Design…
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JOGNN: Call for Improved Fourth Trimester Care After Stillbirth
Call for Improved Fourth Trimester Care After Stillbirth Abstract Women who experience stillbirths are at increased risk for severe maternal morbidity and mortality, which makes the postpartum period a critical…
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Low-Dose Aspirin in Pregnancy: A Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce Rates of Preeclampsia and Improve Birth Outcomes in Oklahoma
NIH: Racial Inequities in Drug Tests Ordered by Clinicians for Pregnant People Who Disclose Prenatal Substance Use
Racial Inequities in Drug Tests Ordered by Clinicians for Pregnant People Who Disclose Prenatal Substance Use Abstract Objective: To measure racial inequities in drug testing among pregnant people during the first…
NIH: Neonatal and Maternal Outcomes at 22-28 Weeks of Gestation by Mode of Delivery
Neonatal and Maternal Outcomes at 22-28 Weeks of Gestation by Mode of Delivery Abstract Objective: To compare neonatal and maternal outcomes after 22- to 28-week delivery between cesarean and vaginal delivery…
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NIH: Psychosocial predictors of post-natal anxiety and depression: Using Structural Equation Modelling to investigate the relationship between pressure to breastfeed, health care professional support, post-natal guilt and shame, and post-natal anxiety and depression within an infant feeding context
Psychosocial predictors of post-natal anxiety and depression: Using Structural Equation Modelling to investigate the relationship between pressure to breastfeed, health care professional support, post-natal guilt and shame, and post-natal anxiety…
FREE Expert Video Series: Implementing Plans of Safe Care
This four-part series on implementing Plans of Safe Care and Family Care Plans, developed by the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW) with support from the Vermont…
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SMFM Statement: RSV Vaccination in Pregnancy
Posted 9/25/23 The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of lower respiratory tract illness in children under 5 years. Each year, RSV contributed…