BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: There are several lung ultrasound scores (LUS) for evaluating lung aeration in critically ill adults with restrictive lung disorders. A modified LUS adapted for neonates correlates well with…
ABSTRACT: The use of antibiotics to prevent infections during the antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum periods is different than the use of antibiotics to treat established infections. For many years, the…
Read More from ACOG Practice Bulletin 199: Use of Prophylactic Antibiotics in Labor and Delivery
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Marijuana is the most commonly used recreational drug among breastfeeding women. With legalization of marijuana in several US states and a 1990 study in which authors documented…
From the AAP News Room: One result of the opioid epidemic is increased numbers of babies being born with neonatal abstinence syndrome. While it’s known that prenatal opioid exposure can lead…
ABSTRACT: Lacerations are common after vaginal birth. Trauma can occur on the cervix, vagina, and vulva, including the labial, periclitoral, and periurethral regions, and the perineum. Most of these lacerations…
The Osteopathic Founders Foundation, Oklahoma State Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, and the Providers Clinical Support System are offering a FREE Buprenorphine Waiver Training in both Oklahoma…
Read More from FREE Buprenorphine Waiver Training Offered in OKC and Tulsa
Reference: Louisa Gibson, Melanie Porter. Drinking or Smoking While Breastfeeding and Later Cognition in Children. Pediatrics, Aug 2018, 142 (2) e20174266; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2017-4266 METHODS: Data were sourced from Growing Up in…
BACKGROUND: How race is associated with adverse outcomes in the setting of postpartum hemorrhage is not well characterized. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to assess how race is associated…
Read More from AJOG: Postpartum Hemorrhage Outcomes and Race
The current definition of postpartum hemorrhage is inadequate for early recognition of this important cause of maternal death that is responsible for >80,000 deaths worldwide in 2015. A stronger definition…
Read More from AJOG: Postpartum hemorrhage: new insights for definition and diagnosis
Reference: Hitti, Jane et al., Contribution of hypertension to severe maternal morbidity, American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, article in press, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2018.07.002 BACKGROUND: Maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity are growing…
Read More from AJOG: Contribution of Hypertension to Severe Maternal Morbidity
Reference: Prabhu, Malavika, MD; Garry, Elizabeth M., MPH; Hernandez-Diaz, Sonia, MD, DrPh; MacDonald, Sarah C., ScM; Huybrechts, Krista F., MS, PhD; Bateman, Brian T., MD, MSc, Frequency of Opioid Dispensing…
Read More from Green Journal: Frequency of Opioid Dispensing After Vaginal Delivery
AIM will be developing new resources and tools designed to help you and your organization with implementation of your patient safety bundles. AIM is looking to you to help understand…
The Blueprint for Advancing High-Value Maternity Care Through Physiologic Childbearing aims to chart an efficient pathway to a maternity care system that reliably enables all women and newborns to experience…
Read More from Blueprint for Advancing High-Value Maternity Care Through Physiologic Childbearing
Newborns are at a high risk of misidentification due to their inability to speak and lack of distinguishable features. In addition to well-known misidentification errors in the hospital setting after…
Read More from The Joint Commission issues R3 Report on new requirement for newborn identification
ABSTRACT: Inherited thrombophilias are associated with an increased risk of venous thromboembolism and have been linked to adverse outcomes in pregnancy. However, there is limited evidence to guide screening for…
Read More from ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 197: Inherited Thrombophilias in Pregnancy
ABSTRACT: Women who are pregnant or in the postpartum period have a fourfold to fivefold increased risk of thromboembolism compared with nonpregnant women (1, 2). Approximately 80% of thromboembolic events…
Read More from ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 196: Thromboembolism in Pregnancy
ABSTRACT: Low-dose aspirin has been used during pregnancy, most commonly to prevent or delay the onset of preeclampsia. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists issued the Hypertension in Pregnancy…
Read More from ACOG Committee Opinion #743: Low-Dose Aspirin Use During Pregnancy
Please join us for our FREE Pre-Summit Conference as we cover Maternal and Infant Health Disparities and Equity – Let’s Start the Conversation at Moore Norman Technology Center – South…
Read More from Save the Date: OPQIC’s Pre-Summit Conference on November 15, 2018
OPQIC hosted 2 webinars to review our collaboration with AWHONN’s Post-Birth Warning Signs Initiative. If you missed it or would like to view it again, the webinar is available here….
Read More from AWHONN POST-BIRTH Warning Signs Initiative Introductory Webinar Now Available!
Congratulations to Hillcrest Medical Center for being designated as Oklahoma’s 8th Baby-Friendly hospital! Hillcrest is the first hospital in Tulsa to achieve this prestigious designation. Congratulations to the Hillcrest team!…
Read More from Congratulations to Oklahoma’s newest Baby-Friendly Hospital: Hillcrest Medical Center
John D. Lantos, MD provides commentary related to an article published in the June 2018 issue of Pediatrics: Most of what we think we know about survival rates for infants…
Read More from Commentary in Pediatrics: We Know Less Than We Think We Know About Perinatal Outcomes
ABSTRACT This month we focus on current research in postpartum hemorrhage. Dr. Dunsmoor-Su discusses five recent publications, which are concluded with a “bottom line” that is a take-home message. A…
Read More from ACOG: New Insights and Strategies for PPH – Best Articles From the Past Year
AWHONN OK Section Central Oklahoma Chapter will be hosting a meeting at Integris Health Edmond on July 26, 2018. The meet and greet begins at 6:30PM and will be followed…
Read More from Save the Date! July 26, 2018 AWHONN OK Section Central Oklahoma Chapter Meeting
We will be closing the registration for the following courses on June 29, 2018. Please register your spot as soon as possible. Advanced Fetal Monitoring Course (August 15) Intermediate Instructor…
Why was this changed? On July 22, 2016 the President signed into law Public Law 114-198, the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) of 2016. This law amended certain sections…
ABSTRACT: Immunization is an essential part of care for adults, including pregnant women. Influenza vaccination for pregnant women is especially important because pregnant women who contract influenza are at greater risk…
Read More from ACOG Committee Opinion No. 741: Maternal Immunization
ABSTRACT: The weeks following birth are a critical period for a woman and her infant, setting the stage for long-term health and well-being. To optimize the health of women and…
Read More from ACOG Committee Opinion No. 736: Optimizing Postpartum Care
ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the barriers and facilitators to implementing the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses Postpartum Hemorrhage (AWHONN PPH) Project experienced by hospital leaders, project cham-pions,…
Abstract Objective To decrease rates of admission hypothermia (<36 °C) in very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) newborns (<1,500 g). Design Quality improvement initiative. Setting/Local Problem Urban, Level IV NICU with 32 patient beds….
ABSTRACT: Pain and fatigue are the most common problems reported by women in the early postpartum period. Pain can interfere with a woman’s ability to care for herself and her infant….
Read More from ACOG Committee Opinion No. 742: Postpartum Pain Management