AAP: A Quality Improvement Project to Improve Hospital-to-Home Transitions Using Discharge Televisits

A Quality Improvement Project to Improve Hospital-to-Home Transitions Using Discharge Televisits BACKGROUND Resident-led discharge “televisits” can improve the safety of hospital-to-home transitions by increasing completed follow-up and providing patients access…

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AJOG: Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Special Statement: Prophylactic low-dose aspirin for preeclampsia prevention—quality metric and opportunities for quality improvement

Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Special Statement: Prophylactic low-dose aspirin for preeclampsia prevention—quality metric and opportunities for quality improvement Prophylactic low-dose aspirin reduces the rates of preeclampsia, preterm birth, fetal growth…

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AJOG: Cost-effectiveness of induction of labor at 39 weeks vs expectant management by cervical examination

Cost-effectiveness of induction of labor at 39 weeks vs expectant management by cervical examination Background Previous analyses have demonstrated the cost effectiveness of elective induction of labor at 39 weeks…

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ACOG: Maternal and Delivery Characteristics and Self-Reported Perceived Control During Labor

SOURCE: Mallett, Gail RN, MS et al. for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units (MFMU) Network*. Maternal and Delivery Characteristics and Self-Reported Perceived Control…

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AJOG: Examining recent trends in spontaneous and iatrogenic preterm birth across race and ethnicity in a large managed care population

Examining recent trends in spontaneous and iatrogenic preterm birth across race and ethnicity in a large managed care population Background For the past several decades, epidemiological studies originating from the…

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AJOG: Optimizing the management of acute, prolonged decelerations and fetal bradycardia based on the understanding of fetal pathophysiology

Optimizing the management of acute, prolonged decelerations and fetal bradycardia based on the understanding of fetal pathophysiology Any acute and profound reduction in fetal oxygenation increases the risk of anaerobic…

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JAMA: Trends in Maternal Mortality and Severe Maternal Morbidity During Delivery-Related Hospitalizations in the United States, 2008 to 2021

Abstract Importance  Maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity (SMM) are important focus areas in public health. Further understanding trends, health disparities, and risk factors for these adverse outcomes is vital to…

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JOGNN: Establishment of a Community Advisory Board to Address Postpartum Depression Among Indigenous Women

Establishment of a Community Advisory Board to Address Postpartum Depression Among Indigenous Women Abstract In this article, we describe the process of establishing an academically and tribally supported community advisory…

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NWH: A Systemwide Postpartum Inpatient Maternal Mental Health Education and Screening Program

A Systemwide Postpartum Inpatient Maternal Mental Health Education and Screening Program Objective To expand a hospital system’s maternal mental health program to standardize screening for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders….

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