**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…
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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
The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) earlier this week recognized five outstanding child abuse prevention leaders and efforts at the State Capitol. The OSDH was honored to present the…
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The AWHONN Oklahoma South Central Chapter is having a meeting on May 8, 2017 at 5:30pm at the Norman Regional HealthPlex. Click here for more information and to RSVP….
Women in the United States are unnecessarily dying from pregnancy-related complications, including preeclampsia, at a higher rate than women in 47 other countries. Together we can work to put an…
Read More from Action Alert! Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2017
A new study of deaths in children from influenza analyzed over four flu seasons found that most deaths occurred in unvaccinated children. The study, “Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Against Pediatric Deaths:…
Abstract BACKGROUND: Vaccination against pertussis during pregnancy is recommended to protect newborns, yet there is limited information about the effectiveness of maternal tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, acellular pertussis (Tdap)…
ABSTRACT: Acute-onset, severe systolic hypertension; severe diastolic hypertension; or both can occur during the prenatal, intrapartum, or postpartum periods. Pregnant women or women in the postpartum period with acute-onset, severe…
A prospective cohort study of first births in Pennsylvania, USA Kristen H. Kjerulff PhD, MA1 | Laura B. Attanasio PhD2 |Joyce K. Edmonds PhD, MPH, RN3 | Katy B. Kozhimannil…
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ASHP and Drugs.com are reporting a shortage of labetalol injection due to increased demand and manufacturing delays. This will likely impact the care of pregnant women and postpartum women with…
Read More from Labetalol Injection Shortage, Estimated Release Dates of late-March and early-April
The Council on Patient Safety in Women’s Health Care is pleased to sponsor and convene the Safety Action Series. The Series is comprised of free teleconferences on various topics relevant…
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Manufacturers of newer child seats provide “expiration” dates for their seats that typically range from six to eight years from the date it was manufactured. Expiration dates are a way…
The latest issue of the AWHONN Oklahoma chapter newsletter is now available. Click here to view the newsletter….
Abstract: Increase in the number of opioid-dependent pregnant women delivering babies at risk for neonatal abstinence syndrome prompted a US Government Accountability Office report documenting deficits in research and provider…
Read More from AJOG Article: Opioid Dependence and Pregnancy: Minimizing Stress on the Fetal Brain
The 2017 Spotlight Hospital Criteria have been released! These criteria indicate hospitals working toward the vision of OPQIC—a culture of excellence in perinatal care. Please contact us if you have…
Ohio Perinatal Quality Collaborative has an educational module about cervical length measurement and screening! The online module was created to train sonographers, OB physicians, MFMs, radiologists, and personnel involved in…
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In a companion piece to the article Neonatal Morbidity and 1-Year Survival of Extremely Preterm Infants by Stensvold et al., Luigi Gagliardi and Roberto Bellù discuss the study results and…
Abstract: In 2006, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Heart Association published the 2005 guidelines on neonatal resuscitation. Before the 2005 guidelines, management of a newborn with meconium-stained…
Read More from ACOG Committee Opinion: Delivery of a Newborn With Meconium-Stained Amniotic Fluid
The AWHONN OK Section Conference is being held April 6th and 7th at the Saint Francis Education Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Register before March 15th to avoid the $25 late…
Read More from AWHONN OK Section Conference – Early Discount Deadline March 15
It’s that time of year again. Time to get the OPQIC Summit on your calendars. This year’s Summit will be on September 29, 2017 from 9-4 at the Moore Norman…
Abstract: Suspected fetal macrosomia is encountered commonly in obstetric practice. As birth weight increases, the likelihood of labor abnormalities, shoulder dystocia, birth trauma, and permanent injury to the neonate increases….