ABSTRACT: Intraamniotic infection, also known as chorioamnionitis, is an infection with resultant inflammation of any combination of the amniotic fluid, placenta, fetus, fetal membranes, or decidua. Intraamniotic infection is a…
Read More from ACOG Committee Opinion #712: Intrapartum Management of Intraamniotic Infection
ABSTRACT: Opioid use in pregnancy has escalated dramatically in recent years, paralleling the epidemic observed in the general population. To combat the opioid epidemic, all health care providers need to…
Read More from UPDATE: ACOG Committee Opinion #711: Opioid Use and Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy
Click here for the full article. BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Management of asymptomatic infants ≥35 weeks’ gestation born to mothers with chorioamnionitis remains controversial, with many clinicians considering the need for…
Five Iowa mothers who endured the heartache of stillbirth or infant death have created resources that may help prevent the tragedy for other mothers. Their website, countthekicks.org, provides valuable resources…
The Office of Perinatal Quality Improvement would like to thank Jamie Grlicky for nearly 5 years of service to our team. Jamie played an integral part in ensuring our day…
CDC has updated the interim guidance for U.S. health care providers caring for pregnant women with possible Zika virus exposure in response to 1) declining prevalence of Zika virus disease…
Click here for full article. OBJECTIVES: Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) remains a challenging issue in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants, and its management varies widely. Our aim in this…
Read More from Spontaneous Closure of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Infants ≤1500 g
Perioperative pain management: an update for obstetrician-gynecologists Lamvu G, Feranec J, Blanton E, et al. Perioperative pain management: an update for obstetrician-gynecologists. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2017, doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2017.06.021 Abstract: The opioid…
The journal Pediatrics has released an article entitled, “Variation in Formula Supplementation of Breastfed Newborn Infants in New York Hospitals.” The authors found that approximately half of breastfed infants in…
Every Week Counts ended in 2014, but the effort to eliminate early elective deliveries continues. As an annual update, the Office of Perinatal Quality Improvement created a report sent to…
Read More from Every Week STILL Counts – An Update on Early Elective Deliveries in Oklahoma
Highly effective contraception continues to have a positive impact on a local and state level. Join us for lunch, and learn how state and federal policies affect access to these…
In accordance with Oklahoma Statutes [63 O.S. § 1-317(a)]: “No later than July 1, 2017, physicians licensed in this state shall be required to sign and file death certificates using…
Read More from In effect July 1, 2017: Changes to death certificate statute
More babies are being born prematurely in the U.S. according to a report today released by the National Center for Health Statistics. Preliminary data for 2016 show that the U.S….
Read More from Preterm Birth Rate in U.S. Increases for 2nd Year in a Row
ABSTRACT: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is one of the most common medical complications of pregnancy. However, debate continues to surround the diagnosis and treatment of GDM despite several recent large-scale…
Read More from ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 180: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
A recent survey conducted by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicated that while Tdap vaccination in pregnancy is on the rise, only 48.8% of women surveyed in…
Read More from CDC Report: Less than half of pregnant women receive TDAP vaccine
Several articles in the July 2017 issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology, the Green Journal, will focus on opioid use in pregnancy and the relation to neonatal abstinence syndrome. The articles…
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In a field that has been dangerously slow to adopt standardized care practices, one influential obstetrician has pushed things forward with common sense. Click here to view the entire…
Open to providers who provide family planning services to patients age 18 and younger. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority’s Focus Forward Oklahoma Program is partnering with the University of Oklahoma…
This is webcast is short, concise and provides the reason why it is so important to treat ALL maternal hypertension in a timely manner. It was recorded by Drs. James…
Read More from AIM National Experts Webcast: Treating Maternal Hypertension
**The Oklahoma Health Care Authority reimburses for immediate postpartum insertion of LARCs outside of the global payment for both the procedure and the device. See this provider letter for more…
Click here for FREE full article. OBJECTIVE: To describe a single U.S. perinatal center’s ongoing experience with evaluating pregnant patients with potential exposure to Zika virus infection. METHODS: This is…
There has been much attention in the last several months given to programs providing cardboard boxes to families for use as an infant sleep space. These programs are modeled after…
From article commentary by Richard D. Goldstein and Hannah C. Kinney: In this important research, the authors provide further evidence that we may be complacent when we treat SIDS/SUID as…
Read More from Study in PEDIATRICS: Racial and Ethnic Trends in Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths
Many women need to take medicine to manage health conditions, such as pain. But not all medicines are safe to take during pregnancy. CDC’s Treating for Two: Safer Medication Use…
From the NRP: As of May 1, 2016, the U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) and FDA no longer allowed drug manufacturers to use ratio expressions on any epinephrine container labels except for…
Congratulations to Chickasaw Nation Medical Center who just received their Baby-Friendly Hospital designation! Oklahoma now has 7 designated hospitals which means 15.3% of Oklahoma babies are now born in a…
Read More from Newest Baby-Friendly Hospital: Chickasaw Nation Medical Center
Abstract Shoulder dystocia is an unpredictable and unpreventable obstetric emergency that places the pregnant woman and fetus at risk of injury. Studies have shown that prepregnancy, antepartum, and intrapartum risk…
Read More from ACOG Practice Bulletin #178: Shoulder Dystocia
Webinar May 18, 2017 1-2pm CDT Over the last decade, there has been increasing awareness among healthcare providers that adolescent girls and women with bleeding symptoms should be evaluated for…
Obstetric hemorrhage is a leading cause of maternal death in the United States and the world. Organized collaborative efforts with representatives from all members of the perinatal team have been…
Read More from MCN Study: Maternal Hemorrhage Quality Improvement Collaborative Lessons
Abstract The landscape of breastfeeding has changed over the past several decades as more women initiate breastfeeding in the postpartum period and more hospitals are designated as Baby-Friendly Hospitals by…
Read More from AAP Article: The Breastfeeding-Friendly Pediatric Office Practice