OBJECTIVE: We sought to compare the efficacy of intravenously administered hydralazine and oral nifedipine for acute blood pressure control in acute hypertensive emergency of pregnancy Click here to view the…
Read More from AJOG: Hydralazine vs nifedipine for acute hypertensive emergency in pregnancy
Maternal hemorrhage, defined as a cumulative blood loss of greater than or equal to 1,000 mL or blood loss accompanied by signs or symptoms of hypovolemia within 24 hours after…
Read More from ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 183: Postpartum Hemorrhage
TakeAsPrescribed lists resources for providers and for patients. OPQIC has added the free naloxone kit centers to our resource map….
Source: Meek JY. Pediatrician Competency in Breastfeeding Support Has Room for Improvement. Pediatrics. September 2017, e20172509; DOI 10.1542/peds.2017-2509 The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends breastfeeding as the preferred method…
Health care professionals typically take great pride and exert painstaking effort to meet patient needs and provide the best possible care. Unfortunately, too often, this diligence and attentiveness falters when…
Read More from The Joint Commission – Sentinel Event Alert: Inadequate hand-off communication
The Council on Patient Safety in Women’s Health Care has released a new patient safety bundle: Obstetric Care for Women with Opioid Use Disorder. As with other CPSWHC bundles, the…
Read More from New Patient Safety Bundle: Obstetric Care for Women with Opioid Use Disorder
Obstetric hemorrhage remains the most common cause of maternal mortality worldwide. It is believed that increased fibrinolytic activity, secondary to release and activation of endothelial tissue plasminogen activator, is involved…
Read More from From the Green Journal: Tranexamic Acid for the Management of Obstetric Hemorrhage
INTERIM UPDATE: This Committee Opinion has been updated to reflect a limited focused change to clarify that, among specific populations, antenatal corticosteroids should be administered when a woman is at…
The Office of Perinatal Quality Improvement (OPQI) has relocated our office on the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center campus. Our new mailing address is: Office of Perinatal Quality Improvement…
SOURCE: AAP COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES, COMMITTEE ON FETUS AND NEWBORN. Elimination of Perinatal Hepatitis B: Providing the First Vaccine Dose Within 24 Hours of Birth. Pediatrics, Aug 2017, e20171870;…
Read More from AAP Endorses CDC Recommendation to Give Hepatitis B Vaccine Within 24 Hours of Birth
OBRC recently announced their newly acquired program for Breastfeeding: A Continuing Education Program (BCEP). BCEP is a comprehensive, self-paced program designed to teach health care providers consistent, accurate, and current…
ABSTRACT: The overwhelming majority of morbidity and mortality attributable to pertussis infection occurs in infants who are 3 months and younger. Infants do not begin their own vaccine series against…
ABSTRACT: The evidence regarding an association between the nitrofuran and sulfonamide classes of antibiotics and birth defects is mixed. As with all patients, antibiotics should be prescribed for pregnant women…
Read More from ACOG Committee Opinion #717: Sulfonamides, Nitrofurantoin, and Risk of Birth Defects
This Training is for Healthcare Providers and Behavioral Health Clinicians that will work with Mothers of child bearing age and families. Participants will learn about MM Disorders such as: Perinatal…
Read More from ODMHSAS is offering a training for Maternal Mood Disorders on October 4, 2017
The Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) has released two new briefs. Please see the links below for more information. Birth Control Practices among Oklahoma Teen Mothers Assessment of Preconception…
This webinar is on August 23rd from 11:30 AM to 12 PM. It will outline strategies that have helped many effectively manage fidelity, sustainability and training. We will share challenges,…
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