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…
COVID-19–Associated Hospitalizations Among U.S. Infants Aged <6 Months — COVID-NET, 13 States, June 2021–August 2022 Summary What is already known about this topic? Infants aged <6 months, who are ineligible…
Evolving stillbirth rates among Black and White women in the United States, 1980–2020: A population-based study Background Given slowing secular declines and persistent racial disparities, stillbirth remains a major health…
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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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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