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May is #preeclampsia awareness month. There is so much to discuss when it comes to preeclampsia and maternal health and outcomes. This week, National Perinatal Information Center is going to connect you to some of the data that continues to inform organizations across the country about readiness, recognition, and response to preeclampsia. First up: NPIC continues to track many metrics and outcomes surrounding maternal health. One of these is the NPIC Rate of Deliveries with Hypertension Coding. As you can see, from 2019 - 2023, there has been a 26% increase in deliveries coded with #hypertension within the NPIC perinatal database. NPIC has approximately 370,000 maternal discharges per year, which creates a robust overview of inpatient maternal data and research. ❓What do you think is the cause of the continued increase in maternal hypertension? ▶ Tomorrow: How has #preeclampsia impacted the rate of cesarean birth in the NPIC database during the last 5 years? Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) Preeclampsia Foundation MoMMA's Voices American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Tamika Auguste MD FACOG Eleni Tsigas American College of Nurse-Midwives Synova Associates LLC Rachel Sheehan Raymond Elmore Michele Kulhanek, MSN, RNC Carlie Austin

Good questions here National Perinatal Information Center! There’s many, many reasons for increasing #hypertension. Hypertension is linked to stress for one. Other bio markers impact health— nutrition and general health and physical activity. Not to mention racism in healthcare practices! In general we are managing increasingly challenging scenarios with work/balance and rising costs of living. People are increasingly divorced from healthy living practices and this results in a variety of health impacts. I continue to advocate for maternal health from a functional medicine perspective which starts with diet, lifestyle, and mindset shifts. #maternalhealth #functionalmedicine #lifestylemedicine

🌟 Enhancing Antenatal Care (ANC) Quality for Maternal Health A recent study in Dessie Town sheds light on the critical role of high-quality ANC in ensuring positive maternal and neonatal outcomes. While 64% of surveyed women expressed satisfaction, there's room for improvement. Structural quality met 70%, and process quality, 69.56%. Urgent interventions are essential for refining both process and input quality attributes. The study identified positive predictors of satisfaction, including age, travel time, and choice of care providers. Laura Cooley, PhD Sage Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/g8jAKr58 #MaternalHealth #AntenatalCare #HealthcareQuality #PublicHealth #WomenEmpowerment #patientexperience

Maternal healthcare is in crisis. More than one-third of U.S. counties are considered maternity care deserts. The maternal mortality rate for black women is four times higher than for white women. We are joining the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) in recognizing Maternal Health Awareness Day to call attention to these access, safety and equity gaps. Learn more about our collaboration with ACOG to improve maternal healthcare: https://lnkd.in/guEhwBXK #MaternalHealthAwarenessDay

New research in PLOS and conducted at AdaraNewborn facility, Kiwoko Hospital, has found that increasing capacity in lower-level facilities for birth and newborn care may reduce incidence of birth asphyxia, improve outcomes and help meet newborn mortality targets.   The study observed that risk of death due to birth asphyxia was twice as high when babies arrived from another facility compared to those born at Kiwoko Hospital. It suggests that equipping lower-level facilities with the resources, equipment and skills to care for newborns with birth asphyxia could reduce deaths. With birth asphyxia a leading cause of newborn mortality, this new research is crucial.   Our AdaraNewborn model strives to uplift quality of care at hospitals and surrounding health facilities to save lives. It emphasises the importance of antenatal care to identify problems early, lifts quality of intrapartum care, trains and mentors health workers, provides facilities with the tools they need to succeed, and strengthens referral networks through a hub and spoke model. These factors may reduce incidence of birth asphyxia.   Read more👉🏽: https://lnkd.in/gvvPKWbe

Developing a perinatal expansion table for the OMOP common data model #OHDSISocialShowcase Lead: Alicia Abellan Team: Edward Burn, Nhung Trinh, Theresa Burkard, Sergio Fernández Bertolín, Eimir Hurley, Clara Rodríguez Casado, Elena Segundo Martín, Daniel Morales, Hedvig Marie Nordeng, Talita Duarte Salles-Salles Background: Many healthcare databases have detailed information related to the perinatal period. Algorithmsexist which derive basic perinatal information from most data sources (e.g. dates, mode of delivery, pregnancy outcome) as well as mother-child linkage. Yet, more granular information especially on the infant (anomalies, weight etc.) will not be captured, but is important for perinatal research. Especially for rare outcomes, but also to compare results between countries network studies are key. Since the current Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership common data model (#OMOP CDM) lacks the necessary vocabulary to accommodate detailed perinatal information, our aim was to develop and test the implementation of a perinatal expansion for the OMOP CDM to provide a structure to store detailed pregnancies, linked infants and related clinical information. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e6_u2p5A #JoinTheJourney

A recent The Lancet study shows the birth rate will drop from 2.23 to below 2.1 by 2030-2040, falling below the threshold for population renewal. This trend makes the care of premature babies even more crucial. We must focus on the health and well-being of our most vulnerable as the birth rate declines. Vygon supports neonatology professionals with unique medical devices for the health and well-being of these precious lives. Let's value life. #valuelife VYGON

As the number of primary care doctors declines across the U.S., many rural-based physicians are performing the full spectrum of care, including perinatal care and labor and delivery. "In a survey of 216 rural hospitals in 10 states, family practice doctors delivered babies in 67% of the hospitals, and at 27% of the hospitals they were the only ones who delivered babies. The data counted babies delivered from 2013 to 2017. And, the authors found, if those family physicians hadn't been there, many patients would have driven an average of 86 miles round-trip for care." Read more from NPR -- https://lnkd.in/ekGJeuJD #RuralHealthcare #PrimaryHealthcare #MaternalCare

It’s no secret that we are in a healthcare crisis. But more specifically a rural healthcare crisis as well. It has never been more important to think about creative, innovative and thoughtful solutions to building the workforce pipeline for providers, maximizing current clinical care positions and alternative and preventative care options. This article does a great job of shedding light on the challenges that many rural areas are facing. #ruralhealthcare #healthcare #healthcarecrisis #healthcareworkers #healthcareworkforce

Thanks Arkansas Center for Health Improvement(ACHI) for this enlightening article. Arkansas has the highest maternal mortality rate and third-highest infant mortality rate in the nation. As ACHI continues to work with stakeholders across the state to address this crisis, it’s important to have clear information about who is delivering babies — one of many aspects of maternal health care that need to be studied. This week, as part of our continuing focus on improving outcomes for moms and babies, Of the Arkansas delivering physicians for whom demographic information was available, 87.7% were White, 5.8% were Black, 4% were Asian, 1.8% were Hispanic, and 0.7% were American Indian/Alaskan Native. AR demographics is 70.2% White American. 15.1% Black or African American. 0.9% American Indian and Alaska Native. 1.7% Asian American. Given our maternal mortality disparities with Black women dying at rates 2-3X White women, we need a more diverse obstetrical and healthcare workforce. American College of Graduate Medical Education ACGME Ob gyn residency programs demographic is 56%white, 12%Asian, 7% Hispanic, 8%Black, 10%unknown & 6.5% other. UAMS - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has the only ob gyn residency program in the state. We desperately need to increase diversity in our training programs & recruit heavily to retain those that train in AR to stay in AR! American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) American Society for Reproductive Medicine - ASRM ACGME Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) @ACHI