Abstract: Childbirth is an event that is remembered for years to come. At the time of discharge from a hospital, new mothers are sent home with many instructions on how…
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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To describe the clinical characteristics of stroke and opportunities to improve care in a cohort of preeclampsia-related maternal mortalities in California. METHODS: The California Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review retrospectively examined a…
Read More from ACOG: Systolic Hypertension, Preeclampsia-Related Mortality, and Stroke in California
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SOURCE: Munish Gupta, DeWayne M. Pursley, Vincent C. SmithPreparing for Discharge From the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Pediatrics, Jun 2019, 143 (6) e20182915; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-2915 BACKGROUND: Discharge readiness is a key…
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SOURCE: Pediatrics, Jun 2019, 143 (6) e20183253; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-3253 OBJECTIVES: To develop a nationwide, evidence-based framework to support prenatal counseling in extreme prematurity, focusing on organization, decision-making, content, and style aspects. METHODS: A nationwide multicenter RAND–modified Delphi method…
Registration is now open for the Oklahoma Perinatal Nurses’ Forum (OPNF) Boot Camp Summer 2019 session. This course is designed to provide high quality, cost effective, didactic education to nurses…
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ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Shoulder dystocia is a potential complication of vaginal delivery that increases the chances of injury to the neonate and the mother. The incidence of dystocia can be up to…
Read More from ACOG: Shoulder Shrug Maneuver to Facilitate Delivery During Shoulder Dystocia
A call to action by Elinore F. McCance-Katz, MD, PhD and Jerome Adams, MD, MPH. Click here to read the editorial….
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of tight compared with liberalized intrapartum maternal glucose management on neonatal hypoglycemia risk in pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). METHODS: This was a randomized…
Read More from ACOG: Intrapartum Glucose Management in Women With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
ABSTRACT: Maternal heart disease has emerged as a major threat to safe motherhood and women’s long-term cardiovascular health. In the United States, disease and dysfunction of the heart and vascular…
Read More from ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 212: Pregnancy and Heart Disease
Reference: Coleman-Cowger, Victoria H., PhD; Oga, Emmanuel A., MD, MPH; Peters, Erica N., PhD; Trocin, Kathleen E., MPH; Koszowski, Bartosz, PharmD, PhD; Mark, Katrina, MD. Accuracy of Three Screening Tools…
Read More from ACOG: Accuracy of Three Screening Tools for Prenatal Substance Use
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To evaluate temporal trends in medication-assisted treatment use among pregnant women with opioid use disorder. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort study using Pennsylvania Medicaid administrative data. Trends in medication-assisted…
Read More from ACOG: Medication-Assisted Treatment Use Among Pregnant Women With Opioid Use Disorder
OBJECTIVE: To describe quality improvement opportunities (QIOs) associated with the five leading causes of pregnancy-related death in California (cardiovascular disease, preeclampsia/eclampsia, hemorrhage, venous thromboembolism, and sepsis) and the methods by…
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of use of the Kaiser Neonatal Early-Onset Sepsis Calculator (NEOSC) on NICU admissions, laboratory testing, antibiotic exposure, and exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) rates in full-term neonates…
ABSTRACT: To identify facilitators and barriers to the implementation of safe sleep recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics from the perspective of hospital staff as part of a needs…
ABSTRACT: Newborn screening is the largest genetic screening program in the United States, with approximately 4 million infants screened annually. Newborn screening is a mandatory state-based public health program that…
Please join the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) for an upcoming free, 1 CME credit webinar, Caring for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women with Opioid Use Disorder on Tuesday,…
The Oklahoma Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative (OPQIC) seeks to recognize hospitals that are creating a culture of excellence in perinatal care for Oklahoma mothers and newborns. Oklahoma birthing hospitals meeting…
Read More from OPQIC 2019 Spotlight Hospital Criteria Released
The Joint Commission is considering the development of standards for perinatal care in the hospital accreditation program (HAP), specifically related to the care of patients experiencing hemorrhage or severe hypertension/preeclampsia….
SOURCE: Alexa B. Erck Lambert, Sharyn E. Parks, Carri Cottengim, Meghan Faulkner, Fern R. Hauck, Carrie K. Shapiro-Mendoza. Sleep-Related Infant Suffocation Deaths Attributable to Soft Bedding, Overlay, and Wedging. Pediatrics, May 2019, 143 (5) e20183408; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-3408 BACKGROUND: Unintentional suffocation is the leading cause of injury death among infants…
Reference: MacVicar, S, Kelly, LE. Systematic mixed‐study review of nonpharmacological management of neonatal abstinence syndrome. Birth. 2019; 00: 1– 11. https://doi.org/10.1111/birt.12427 ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Neonatal abstinence syndrome is a multisystem disorder resulting from exposure to maternal addictive substance use in…
ABSTRACT: Maternal sepsis is a significant cause of maternal morbidity and mortality and is a preventable cause of maternal death. The purpose of this guideline is to summarize what is…
Read More from SMFM Consult Series #47: Sepsis during pregnancy and the puerperium
Click here to see the update. Updates include: Provider Rates Hospital Rates Rates by Region…
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Position: Labor is a complex, physiologic event that involves an intricate interaction of multiple hormones. Women can make fully informed decisions about induction of labor only when they understand the…
Read More from AWHONN Position Statement: Elective Induction of Labor
ABSTRACT: Immunization against vaccine-preventable diseases is an essential component of women’s primary and preventive health care. Many studies have shown that a recommendation from an obstetrician–gynecologist or other health care provider…
ABSTRACT: Since the first successful umbilical cord blood transplant in 1988, it has been estimated that more than 35,000 transplants have been performed in children and adults for the correction of…
Read More from ACOG Committee Opinion No. 771: Umbilical Cord Blood Banking
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the implementation of a delayed cord-clamping protocol at an academic medical center, and its short-term associations on term neonates. METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort study of women aged…
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…
The goal of the Voices of Impact video series is to elevate the voices of women and families who have experienced severe maternal events. By putting voices to the numbers,…
Read More from Council on Patient Safety in Women’s Health Care launches new Voices of Impact video
Please join us on September 20, 2019, as OPQIC is partnering with the Oklahoma State Department of Health to combine the OPQIC Summit and the Preparing for a Lifetime Summit…
Read More from Save the Date! OPQIC & Preparing for a Lifetime Summit, September 20, 2019