This Practice Advisory was developed by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ Immunization, Infectious Disease, and Public Health Preparedness Expert Work Group in collaboration with Laura E. Riley, MD;…
Key Recommendations The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) strongly recommends that pregnant individuals be vaccinated against COVID-19. Given the potential for severe illness and death during pregnancy, completion…
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Background Low-dose aspirin has been used during pregnancy most commonly to prevent or delay the onset of preeclampsia 1. The previous recommendation from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists…
Intrauterine resuscitation in the setting of a Category II or III fetal heart tracing is addressed in Practice Bulletin No. 106, “Intrapartum Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring: Nomenclature, Interpretation, and General…
Background Globally, the number of children born by cesarean delivery is constantly increasing. However, hormonal and physiological changes associated with labor and vaginal delivery are considered necessary for lung maturation….
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The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) recommends that nurse orientation is customized to meet the needs of the individual orientee based on baseline knowledge and preferred…
ABSTRACT Context Perinatal death is an increasingly important problem as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, but the mechanism of death has been unclear. Objective To evaluate the role of the placenta…
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Abstract Objectives To examine the relationships among intrapartum (IP) nurses’ beliefs regarding birth (physiologic birth/medicalized birth) and their experience, education, and certification; to assess IP nurses’ beliefs about birth practices…
FACILITATOR INFORMATION: Dr. Jabraan Pasha, MD is a native of Tulsa, OK. He received his undergraduate and medical degree from The University of Kansas and completed his Internal Medicine Residency…
Training Date Registration Link Keeping Babies in Mind While Working with Parents Wednesday, March 2, 2022 8:30-12:30 http://registration.xenegrade.com/odmhsastraininginstitute/coursedisplay.cfm?schID=4158 Keeping Babies in Mind Training Description: The goal of this training…
There is an upcoming virtual training through the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) on an evidence based program designed to help pregnant smokers quit. It is geared for the…
Pinot & Pints for Premies February 24, 2022 Come and Go 5-8 pm About this event Help ensure that all Oklahoma children have access to human milk! Join us for…
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The women’s health nursing community faces challenges across the globe. Understanding how we fit into the global health care environment will allow us to adapt and adopt practices that can…
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The Oklahoma State Department of Health, Maternal & Child Health Services is extending their offer to provide FREE training codes for the SPEAK UP Program. This program consists of three…
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Abstract Background Shared decision-making (SDM) may improve communication, teamwork, patient experience, respectful maternity care, and safety during childbirth. Despite these benefits, SDM is not widely implemented, and strategies for implementing…
What is new in this update? The first AAP neonatal guidance was provided on April 2, 2020, shortly after the onset of the global pandemic, when it was apparent that…
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ABSTRACT Substance use in pregnancy is common; nearly one of five of pregnant individuals have past-month nicotine, alcohol, or illicit substance use, and more than one in 10 meet criteria…
Accounting for adverse events and outcomes related to maternity is fundamental to measuring the health of populations and the systems for delivering medical care. Traditionally, maternal mortality has been such…
ABSTRACT A central question for patients and clinicians is whether potential benefits of pharmacologic treatments for perinatal mental health disorders outweigh potential harms. Given lack of consensus on best practices,…
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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether outpatient cervical ripening with a balloon catheter results in a shorter amount of time in the labor and delivery unit when compared with use in…
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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of pregnancy-associated deaths due to drugs, suicide, and homicide nationwide from 2010 to 2019. METHODS: Using U.S. death certificate records from 2010 to 2019…
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To assess whether application of a standard algorithm to hospitalizations in the prenatal and postpartum (42 days) periods increases identification of severe maternal morbidity (SMM) beyond analysis of…
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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To assess variations in low-risk cesarean delivery rates in the United States using the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) definition of low-risk for cesarean delivery and to identify…
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…