Wednesday, May 11 – 11:00-12:30 PM CST This workshop will provide participants with the knowledge and skills they need to begin treating older Rachel Shuster and Jennifer Ritchey will be…
May 19, 7:30 AM – 4:15 PM | Norman Regional HealthPlex For clinicians who work in perinatal care, emergency, medical/surgical, ICU, or critical access settings Focus on hypertension disorders in…
OSDH is offering a Virtual Lecture and Discussion on April 27, 2022. This lecture will be facilitated by Dr. David Ansell, MD, MPH, Dr. Ansell is the Michael E Kelly…
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Join in for a webinar introducing CMQCC’s upcoming quality improvement toolkit: “Improving Health Care Response to Obstetric Hemorrhage.” Formerly published in 2010 and 2015 together with the California Department of…
If you are in your second trimester (between 14 and 27 weeks) of pregnancy and part of a Face-book group for pregnancy or parenting, please consider sharing your experiences. This…
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Duncan Regional Hospital has joined the list of 10 other Oklahoma Baby-Friendly Designation hospitals. Check out OBRC’s site for more info on what it means to be truly Baby-Friendly! https://obrc.ouhsc.edu/Baby-Friendly-Hospitals…
My Bias: Implicit, Explicit, Does it Matter in Maternal and Neonatal Nursing Care? March 1, 2022 | 1 PM CST Complimentary Webinar Global health experts agree that how people are…
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…
NEWS RELEASE FROM HHS: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) together with leading clinicians, researchers, and policy experts led the development of a standard clinical definition for…
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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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For more information, please visit: https://obrc.ouhsc.edu/…
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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