Update on 2021 District VII Annual District Meeting
Unfortunately, due to the overwhelming surge of hospitalizations caused by the Delta variant during the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, we are cancelling the 2021 District VII Annual District Meeting. All meeting…
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Update Regarding the 4th Annual Neonatal Resuscitation Symposium on Sept 17
Due to the rise in COVID cases, this event is now a hybrid event. Below is an updated brochure. We have also updated our website with the virtual registration. If…
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Register for September Infant Mental Health Trainings offered by the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health om Sept 1 and Sept 8
In an effort to create opportunities to support our community providers to develop a better understanding of how to support infants, toddlers, and their families, Oklahoma Department of Mental Health…
Register now for the AIM Cardiac Conditions in Obstetrical Care (CCOC) Patient Safety Bundle Implementation Webinar on Aug 25th.
Please register now for the AIM Cardiac Conditions in Obstetrical Care (CCOC) Patient Safety Bundle Implementation Webinar! Wednesday, August 25th from 2:30 – 4:30 PM, CST via Zoom We are…
ACOG and SMFM Recommend COVID-19 Vaccination for Pregnant Individuals
Washington, D.C. – The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM), the two leading organizations representing specialists in obstetric care, recommend that all pregnant…
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ACOG Practice Bulletin, Number 233: Anemia in Pregnancy
Abstract Anemia, the most common hematologic abnormality, is a reduction in the concentration of erythrocytes or hemoglobin in blood. The two most common causes of anemia in pregnancy and the…
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ACOG Practice Bulletin, Number 234: Prediction and Prevention of Spontaneous Preterm Birth
Abstract Preterm birth is among the most complex and important challenges in obstetrics. Despite decades of research and clinical advancement, approximately 1 in 10 newborns in the United States is…
AAP: NRP 8th Edition Release: What you need to know
The AAP released the 8th edition of the Neonatal Resuscitation Program in June 2021. There were only minor changes to the NRP algorithm and recommended practices. Most changes are related…
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AAP Clinical Practice Guideline: Evaluation and Management of Well-Appearing Febrile Infants 8 to 60 Days Old
ARTICLE: Pantell, et al., Evaluation and Management of Well-Appearing Febrile Infants 8 to 60 Days Old. Pediatrics, Jul 2021, e2021052228; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-052228 ABSTRACT: This guideline addresses the evaluation and management of well-appearing, term infants,…
AWHONN Practice Brief Number 12: Guidelines for Active Management of the Third Stage of Labor using Oxytocin
Recommendation The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) recommends the standardized use of oxytocin for active management of the third stage of labor to prevent postpartum hemorrhage,…
AWHONN Practice Brief Number 13: Quantification of Blood Loss
Recommendation The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) recommends that cumulative blood loss be objectively measured or quantified for every birth. Background Postpartum hemorrhage remains a leading…
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AJOG releases supplemental resources on Preeclampsia/Eclampsia
Visit the AJOG website for useful articles and videos on Preeclampsia/Eclampsia at https://www.ajog.org/preeclampsia…
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Gestational Age at Term and Educational Outcomes at Age Nine: Is It Time to Make the Case for Planned Delivery 41 Weeks?
A research article and associated commentary were published in the August issue of Pediatrics focused on educational outcomes at various gestational ages. The commentary challenges the current practice of inducing…
Pediatrics: Quality of Care in US NICUs by Race and Ethnicity
ARTICLE: Erika M. Edwards, Lucy T. Greenberg, Jochen Profit, David Draper, Daniel Helkey, Jeffrey D. Horbar. Quality of Care in US NICUs by Race and Ethnicity. Pediatrics Aug 2021, 148 (2) e2020037622; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2020-037622 BACKGROUND: Summary measures are used to quantify a hospital’s quality of care by combining multiple…
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BIRTH: The design of “TeamBirth”: A care process to improve communication and teamwork during labor
Abstract Background Despite evidence that communication and teamwork are critical to patient safety, few care processes have been intentionally designed for this purpose in labor and delivery. The purpose of…
Register now for Neonatal Resuscitation Symposium on Sept 17
Overview WHO should attend? Physicians, nurses, practitioners, respiratory therapists or anyone else interested in resuscitation WHAT is the subject? Latest advances in neonatal resuscitation WHY is this a great conference?…
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Register now for: 2021 District VII Annual District Meeting on Sept 24-26, 2021
Letter from District VII Chair Dear Colleagues and Guests: On behalf of the ACOG District VII Planning Committee, we are excited to invite you to our Annual Meeting scheduled for…
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OPQIC & Ariadne Labs introduce TeamBirth, a care delivery innovation
We are pleased to introduce a three-year collaboration between the Oklahoma Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative (OPQIC) and Ariadne Labs supported by the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH). This initiative…
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ACOG Committee Opinion, Number 826: Protecting and Expanding Medicaid to Improve Women’s Health
Abstract Medicaid, the state–federal health insurance program for individuals with low incomes, serves as a safety net for women throughout the life span. Historically, expansions of Medicaid have been associated…
ACOG Committee Opinion, Number 827: Access to Postpartum Sterilization
Abstract Sterilization is one of the most effective and popular forms of contraception in the United States, relied upon by 18.6% of women aged 15–49 years using contraception. Nearly half…
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ACOG Committee Opinion, Number 828: Indications for Outpatient Antenatal Fetal Surveillance
Abstract The purpose of this Committee Opinion is to offer guidance about indications for and timing and frequency of antenatal fetal surveillance in the outpatient setting. Antenatal fetal surveillance is…
ACOG Committee Opinion, Number 831: Medically Indicated Late-Preterm and Early-Term Deliveries
Abstract The neonatal risks of late-preterm and early-term births are well established, and the potential neonatal complications associated with elective delivery at less than 39 0/7 weeks of gestation are…
ACOG Practice Bulletin, Number 229: Antepartum Fetal Surveillance
Abstract The goal of antepartum fetal surveillance is to reduce the risk of stillbirth. Antepartum fetal surveillance techniques based on assessment of fetal heart rate (FHR) patterns have been in…
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ACOG Practice Bulletin, Number 230: Obesity in Pregnancy
Abstract Obstetrician–gynecologists are the leading experts in the health care of women, and obesity is the most common medical condition in women of reproductive age. Obesity in women is such…
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ACOG Practice Bulletin, Number 231: Multifetal Gestations: Twin, Triplet, and Higher-Order Multifetal Pregnancies
Abstract The incidence of multifetal gestations in the United States has increased dramatically over the past several decades. For example, the rate of twin births increased 76% between 1980 and…
ACOG: Chorioamnionitis and Risk for Maternal and Neonatal Sepsis
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To estimate the risk of maternal and neonatal sepsis associated with chorioamnionitis. DATA SOURCES: PubMed, BIOSIS, and ClinicalTrials.gov databases were systematically searched for full-text articles in English from…
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ACOG: Delivery Mode After Manual Rotation of Occiput Posterior Fetal Positions
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether manual rotation of fetuses in occiput posterior positions at full dilation increases the rate of spontaneous vaginal delivery. METHODS: In an open, single-center, randomized controlled…
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ACOG: High-Dose Compared With Standard-Dose Oxytocin Regimens to Augment Labor in Nulliparous Women
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether a high-dose oxytocin regimen reduces the risk for primary cesarean birth and other obstetric morbidities when compared with standard dosing. METHODS: In a double-blind randomized…
ACOG: Outpatient Cervical Ripening
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To assess the comparative effectiveness and potential harms of cervical ripening in the outpatient compared with the inpatient setting, or different methods of ripening in the outpatient setting…