This webinar will highlight the racial disparities in California maternal mortality overall, and using cardiovascular disease (CVD) as a case study, will review quality improvement data and opportunities for implementing…
OBJECTIVE: To describe racial and ethnic disparities in the incidence of severe maternal morbidity during delivery hospitalizations in the United States. METHODS: We conducted a pooled, cross-sectional analysis of 2012–2015 data from…
Providing training on American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines for Infant Safe Sleep Registration The training is free of charge to participants, but you must register. Each training is limited and…
This Practice Advisory has been endorsed by the American College of Nurse-Midwives and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine. A multicenter, pragmatic randomized controlled trial of immediate compared to delayed pushing…
Washington, DC – The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) released the following statement in response to the results of “A Randomized Trial of…
The University of Oklahoma Department of Pediatrics is offering the Second Annual Symposium on Neonatal Resuscitation on October 12th. This conference will provide neonatal providers, including physicians, pediatricians, trainees, nurse…
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Reference: Thomas B. Newman, Yvonne W. Wu, Michael W. Kuzniewicz, Barbara A. Grimes, Charles E. McCulloch. Childhood Seizures After Phototherapy. Pediatrics, Oct 2018, 142 (4) e20180648; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-0648 Accompanying Commentary: Phototherapy and Seizures: Should We Change Practice? BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In a recent Danish study, researchers found an increased…
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Reference: Barry M. Lester, Elisabeth Conradt, Linda L. LaGasse, Edward Z. Tronick, James F.Padbury, Carmen J. Marsit. Epigenetic Programming by Maternal Behavior in the Human Infant. Pediatrics, Sep 2018, e20171890; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2017-1890 Related commentary: “Motherless Children Have the Hardest Time”: Epigenetic Programming and Early Life Environment OBJECTIVES: We…
Reference: Erika M. Edwards, Jeffrey D. Horbar. Variation in Use by NICU Types in the United States. Pediatrics, Oct 2018, e20180457; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-0457 Video abstract also available at http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2018/10/01/peds.2018-0457 BACKGROUND: Increased admissions of higher birth weight and less acutely ill infants…
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Please update your calendars accordingly. Since we are holding the 5th Annual OPQIC Summit on November 16th and Pre-Summit on November 15th, we have decided to cancel the OCTOBER 16…
Abstract Objective: To determine if a healthy newborn’s age in hours (3, 6, or 9 hours after birth) affects thermoregulatory status after the first bath as indicated by axillary and…
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Project ECHO (Extension for Community Health Care Outcomes) is a collaborative model of medical education and care management that empowers clinicians in rural and underserved communities to provide specialty care to…
Join the Institute for Perinatal Quality Improvement as they offer this free webinar on October 31st, 2018 from 11 AM to 12 noon (CST). Objectives: 1. Describe the risks associated…
Key Points: Question: Are there racial/ethnic disparities in very preterm neonatal morbidity? Findings: In this population-based cohort study of 582 297 very preterm birth infants, substantial disparities in necrotizing enterocolitis, intraventricular hemorrhage, bronchopulmonary…
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OPQIC is hosting a Pre-Summit event the afternoon before the 2018 OPQIC Summit. The title is Racial Disparities and Health Disparities in Maternal and Infant Health: Let’s Start the Conversation featuring
Terri Major-Kincade, MD. (Click post title for more detail)
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OPQIC has launched the AWHONN POST-BIRTH Warning Signs Initiative. The initiative aims to promote education of postpartum patients on signs that require immediate or urgent attention. 28 Oklahoma birthing hospitals…
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From the AAP News Room: The American Academy of Pediatrics is publishing updated recommendations on car safety seats, but the real-world impact on how parents should use the seats in…
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OBJECTIVES: We studied neonatal cortical brain response to 4 types of nonpharmacological analgesia (oral glucose, expressed breast milk, maternal holding plus oral glucose, breastfeeding). We aimed to assess the differential effect…
OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to evaluate the effect of an antenatal dietary and lifestyle intervention in pregnant women who are overweight or obese on child outcomes at age 18 months. METHODS: We…
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: There are several lung ultrasound scores (LUS) for evaluating lung aeration in critically ill adults with restrictive lung disorders. A modified LUS adapted for neonates correlates well with…
ABSTRACT: The use of antibiotics to prevent infections during the antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum periods is different than the use of antibiotics to treat established infections. For many years, the…
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Marijuana is the most commonly used recreational drug among breastfeeding women. With legalization of marijuana in several US states and a 1990 study in which authors documented…
From the AAP News Room: One result of the opioid epidemic is increased numbers of babies being born with neonatal abstinence syndrome. While it’s known that prenatal opioid exposure can lead…
ABSTRACT: Lacerations are common after vaginal birth. Trauma can occur on the cervix, vagina, and vulva, including the labial, periclitoral, and periurethral regions, and the perineum. Most of these lacerations…
The Osteopathic Founders Foundation, Oklahoma State Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, and the Providers Clinical Support System are offering a FREE Buprenorphine Waiver Training in both Oklahoma…
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Reference: Louisa Gibson, Melanie Porter. Drinking or Smoking While Breastfeeding and Later Cognition in Children. Pediatrics, Aug 2018, 142 (2) e20174266; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2017-4266 METHODS: Data were sourced from Growing Up in…
BACKGROUND: How race is associated with adverse outcomes in the setting of postpartum hemorrhage is not well characterized. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to assess how race is associated…
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The current definition of postpartum hemorrhage is inadequate for early recognition of this important cause of maternal death that is responsible for >80,000 deaths worldwide in 2015. A stronger definition…
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Reference: Hitti, Jane et al., Contribution of hypertension to severe maternal morbidity, American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, article in press, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2018.07.002 BACKGROUND: Maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity are growing…
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