What’s the Latest in Perinatal Care?

The OPQIC Quarterly Meeting is October 20, 2015 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm at the Stephenson Cancer Center 5th floor Conference Room.  Click here to view the agenda for the October…

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Our 2nd Annual OPQIC Summit was held on September 25, 2015 at the Moore Norman Technology Center.  Winners of the 2015 Spotlight Hospital Awards and the 2015 Warren M. Crosby…

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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) jointly published an updated policy statement, The Apgar Score. The purpose of this statement is…

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The 2015 mPINC Surveys have been sent! The Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC) Survey is a national survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…

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In September 2015, ACOG released Committee Opinion #639: The Importance of Vital Records and Statistics for the Obstetrician-Gynecologist. ABSTRACT: Information from vital records is critical to identify and quantify health-related…

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parentPRO connects parents and caregivers with free, voluntary family support provided in the comfort of their home.  parentPRO can also connect to other resources in the community in order to…

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In June 2015, the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) revised their position statement, Fetal Heart Monitoring. The position statement includes: “During the last decade, more evidence…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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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