The Postpartum Hemorrhage (PPH) Preparedness Survey is a FREE benchmarking tool available to AWHONN members. It is designed to help measure hospital-level PPH preparedness. Hospitals completing the survey will receive…
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PRESERVE-1 is a Phase 3 clinical study for women who develop preeclampsia between weeks 23-30 of gestation requiring inpatient hospitalization and eligible for expectant management. This study will assess if…
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Effective November 1, 2015 all fetal deaths (aka stillbirths) that occur in Oklahoma at 12+ weeks gestation are required to be reported to the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH)….
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In July 2015, ACOG released Committee Opinion #637: Marijuana Use During Pregnancy and Lactation. According to the document, marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug during pregnancy. Click here…
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Survey results published in the August issue of Pediatrics indicate that improvement is needed when it comes to professional advice for expectant mothers. “Although doctors were the most prevalent source…
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ACOG Clinical Expert Series: Abnormal Placentation Placental disorders such as placenta previa, placenta accreta, and vasa previa are all associated with vaginal bleeding in the second half of pregnancy. They…
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The Oklahoma Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative (OPQIC) seeks to reward hospitals that are creating a culture of excellence in perinatal care for Oklahoma mothers and newborns. Oklahoma birthing hospitals meeting…
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Summary: These 2015 guidelines for the treatment of persons who have or are at risk for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) were updated by CDC after consultation with a group of…
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Anup C. Katheria, MD, Giang Truong, MD, Larry Cousins, MD, Bryan Oshiro, MD, and Neil N. Finer, MD. (2015). Umbilical Cord Milking Versus Delayed Cord Clamping in Preterm Infants. Pediatrics,…
Obstetric safety and quality is an emerging and important topic not only as a result of the pressures of patient and regulatory expectations, but also because of the genuine interest…
Hemorrhage is the most frequent cause of severe maternal morbidity and preventable maternal mortality and therefore is an ideal topic for the initial national maternity patient safety bundle. Main, Elliott…
Save the Children has released its 2015 “State of the World’s Mothers” report, entitled The Urban Disadvantage, highlighting the health disparities hidden in urban areas. The report details the high…
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Birthtools: Tools for Optimizing the Outcomes of Labor Safely…
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Contraception After Delivery and Short Interpregnancy Intervals Among Women in the United States by Kari White, PhD, MPH, Stephanie B. Teal, MD, MPH, and Joseph E. Potter, PhD was published…
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Trends of US Hospitals Distributing Infant Formula Packs to Breastfeeding Mothers, 2007 to 2013. Jennifer M. Nelson, MD, MPH, Ruowei Li, MD, PhD, Cria G. Perrine, PhD Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To…
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Pregnancy-Related Cardiovascular Deaths in California- Beyond Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Hameed AB, Lawton ES, McCain C, Morton CH, Mitchell C, Main EK, Foster E, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (2015), doi:…
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Center of Excellence for Placenta Accreta. Silver, Robert M., Fox, Karin A.; Barton, John R.; Abuhamad, Alfred Z.; Simhan, Hyagriv; Huls, C. Kevin; Belfort, Michael A.; Wright, Jason D. American…
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Transforming Communication and Safety Culture in Intrapartum Care: A Multi-Organization Blueprint Lyndon, Audrey; Johnson, M. Christina; Bingham, Debra; Napolitano, Peter G.; Joseph, Gerald; Maxfield, David G.; O’Keeffe, Daniel F. Published…
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ACOG released Committee Opinion No. 630: Screening for Perinatal Depression in the May 2015 issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology. ABSTRACT: Perinatal depression, which includes major and minor depressive episodes that…
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The AAP released a new policy statement, Hospital Stay for Healthy Term Newborn Infants, in the May issue of (May 2015)…
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Prescription Opioid Epidemic and Infant Outcomes. Stephen W. Patrick, Judith Dudley, Peter R. Martin, Frank E. Harrell, Michael D. Warren, Katherine E. Hartmann, E. Wesley Ely, Carlos G. Grijalva, and…
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Perspectives on Implementing Delayed Cord Clamping. Mayri Sagady, Leslie. Nursing for Women’s Health. 19(2): 164-163, April/May 2015. Abstract: Expanding evidence supports delayed cord clamping (DCC) for both term and preterm…
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ACOG released Committee Opinion No. 629: Clinical Guidelines and Standardization of Practice to Improve Outcomes in the April issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology. ABSTRACT: Protocols and checklists have been shown…
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The March/April 2015 issue of the Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health included multiple articles addressing interprofessional collaboration between midwives and physicians….
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Multiple articles related to nurse staffing. (March/April, 2015)…
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ACOG published Obstetric Care Consensus No. 2 Levels of Maternal Care in the February 2015 issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Abstract: In the 1970s, studies demonstrated that timely access to…
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The CDC has released the report Opioid Prescription Claims Among Women of Reproductive Age — United States, 2008–2012 in the January 23, 2015 MMWR. Of women of reproductive age, 39%…
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Role of the Registered Nurse in the Care of the Pregnant Woman Receiving Analgesia and Anesthesia by Catheter Techniques (January 2015)…
The Association of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nurses released a position statement, Breastfeeding, in the January/February 2015 issue of JOGNN….
Practice Bulletin No. 146: Management of Late-Term and Postterm Pregnancies (August 2014) Abstract: Postterm pregnancy refers to a pregnancy that has reached or extended beyond 42 0/7 weeks of gestation…
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