The Joint Commission, the nation’s largest accrediting body for hospitals and healthcare providers, has incorporated recommended best practices for treatment of preeclampsia and hemorrhage into their accreditation standards. These new…
Read More from The Joint Commission: New Standards for Perinatal Safety
PERINATAL CARE (PC) CORE MEASURES: UPDATES FOR FALL 2019 Wednesday, October 2 12:00-1:30 PM ET Susan Yendro, RN, MSN Project Director, Department of Quality Measurement, The Joint Commission The purpose…
SOURCE: Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses. Optimizing Outcomes for Women With Substance Use Disorders in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period. JOGNN, DOI: 10.1016/j.jogn.2019.06.001 ABSTRACT: The Association of…
The 23rd Annual Changing Seasons in Neonatology conference will be held on November 8, 2019 at the Samis Family Education Center at The Children’s Hospital at OU Medicine. There will…
SOURCE: Elisabeth Conradt, et al, Prenatal Opioid Exposure: Neurodevelopmental Consequences and Future Research Priorities, Pediatrics Aug 2019, e20190128; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2019-0128 ABSTRACT: Neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) has risen in prevalence from 1.2…
DON’T MISS OUT! Sign up now for the 3rd annual Neonatal Resuscitation Symposium on September 27, 2019 Five nationally known Neonatologists will speak on hot topics in neonatal resuscitation. Followed…
SOURCE: Eric A. Biondi, Russell McCulloh, Vincent S. Staggs, Matthew Garber, Matt Hall, Julia Arana, Benj Barsotti, Beth C. Natt, Alan R. Schroeder, Lisa Schroeder, ToddWylie, Shawn L. Ralston, ON BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS’ REVISE COLLABORATIVE. Reducing Variability in the Infant Sepsis Evaluation (REVISE): A National Quality Initiative, Pediatrics, Aug 2019, e20182201; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-2201…
ABSTRACT: Background Management of preterm hypertensive disorders remains a clinical dilemma. The maternal benefits of delivery need to be weighed against the adverse neonatal consequences of preterm birth. Long-term consequences…
The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) recently revised the form used on the filter paper used for newborn screening. As to be expected with any change, there have been…
Join CMQCC on Thursday, September 5th OR Wednesday, September 18th at 12PM PST to learn about pregnancy-associated suicide in California. The California Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review (CA-PAMR) project team conducted the…
ABSTRACT: Amniotic fluid embolism is an uncommon, but potentially lethal, complication of pregnancy. Because amniotic fluid embolism usually is seen with cardiac arrest, the initial immediate response should be to…
Read More from AJOG: Amniotic fluid embolism: principles of early clinical management
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To examine the current patterns of care for women at high risk for delivery-related morbidity to inform discussions about the feasibility of this regionalized approach. METHODS: We performed a cross-sectional…
From the commentary: “Many in medicine are genuinely committed to supporting breastfeeding trainees and physicians, but good intentions alone cannot overcome such entrenched and pervasive barriers and beliefs. Departmental lactation…
Read More from Commentary in Pediatrics: Breastfeeding in Medicine: Time to Practice What We Preach
SOURCE: Nansi S. Boghossian, Marco Geraci, Scott A. Lorch, Ciaran S. Phibbs, Erika M.Edwards, Jeffrey D. Horbar. Racial and Ethnic Differences Over Time in Outcomes of Infants Born Less Than 30 Weeks’ Gestation, Pediatrics, Aug 2019, e20191106; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2019-1106 OBJECTIVES: To examine changes in care practices…
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether labor is associated with lower odds of respiratory morbidity among neonates born from 36 to 40 weeks of gestation and to assess whether this association varies…
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To evaluate antenatal risk factors associated with failed induction of labor among obese women to develop a predictive model for induction of labor outcome. METHODS: We conducted a population-based cohort…
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the cost effectiveness of various preeclampsia screening and aspirin prophylaxis strategies, including a strategy based on biomarker and ultrasound measures. METHODS: We designed a decision analysis to compare…
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To build a score to predict the risk of cesarean delivery after labor induction with cervical ripening, and to compare its predictive capacities with other already existing scores. METHODS: This…
Please note that the agenda is a draft agenda. A final agenda will be sent out prior to the summit….
Join with the Alliance as they acknowledge that racism is prevalent in our community and collectively engage in conversations on ways to remove barriers and create solutions. Let’s Talk! about…
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A note from the Newborn Screening Program: We have noticed that the physician fields are not being completed correctly on the majority of the new forms we are receiving. We…
Read More from NBS ALERT: Newborn Screening new forms – Incorrect completion of Physician Fields
ABSTRACT: The opioid epidemic is a public health crisis, and pregnancy-associated morbidity and mortality due to substance use highlights the need to prioritize substance use as a major patient safety…
SOURCE: Sarka Lisonkova, Lindsay L. Richter, Joseph Ting, Giulia M. Muraca, Qi Wen, AzarMehrabadi, Sheona Mitchell-Foster, Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes, Janet Lyons. Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and Associated Neonatal and Maternal Mortality and Morbidity, Pediatrics Aug 2019, 144 (2) e20183664; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-3664 OBJECTIVES: We examined demographic characteristics and birth outcomes of infants with neonatal abstinence…
ABSTRACT: Maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity, particularly among women of color, have increased in the United States. The leading medical causes of maternal mortality include cardiovascular disease, infection, and common…
Read More from ACOG Levels of Maternal Care: Obstetric Care Consensus No. 9
SOURCE: Justine J. Larson, Devon L. Graham, Lynn T. Singer, Anna M. Beckwith, MishkaTerplan, Jonathan M. Davis, Juan Martinez, Henrietta S. Bada. Cognitive and Behavioral Impact on Children Exposed to Opioids During Pregnancy, Pediatrics Aug 2019, 144 (2) e20190514; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2019-0514 ABSTRACT: The developmental impact of opioid use during pregnancy is a…
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To compare the composite neonatal or maternal adverse outcome among low-risk, parous women at 39–41 weeks of gestation. METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort study using the U.S. vital…
CONTEXT: Racial and ethnic disparities in health outcomes of newborns requiring care in the NICU setting have been reported. The contribution of NICU care to disparities in outcomes is…
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether initiation of an institutional policy of universal perinatal depression screening was associated with sustained increases in frequency in screening and of depression treatment subsequent to a…
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To compare perinatal and maternal outcomes in low-risk multiparous women who underwent elective induction of labor in the 39th week of gestation with those who were expectantly managed….