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Monthly Online MCH and Women's Health Newsletter, CCC Corner

Access to Care

Do all hospitals need cesarean delivery capability?

Native American Community with a 7% Cesarean Delivery Rate

Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics

  • The ALSO® Exit Disclaimer – You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov course: manage emergencies obstetrics

Alaska Native, American Indian, Ethnic & Minority Women

Low Birthweight in Minority and High-Risk Women

Perinatal Study at Keams 1979, Charles North M.D.

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Infant Mortality Rates

Targeted interventions to address maternal needs of minority women

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Beta Strep

CDC: Revised Group B Streptococcal Disease Guidelines

Group B Streptococcus in Alaska Native pregnant women and neonates

  • Montse Soriano-Gabarro's Abstract for the ICAAC (Word [Word-22KB] / Powerpoint [Word-1.9MB])

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Birth Trends

Prevalence of Selected Maternal Behaviors and Experiences, Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (P.R.A.M.S.), 1999

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Cystic Fibrosis

Ob-Gyns offering large-scale cystic fibrosis screening

  • A.C.O.G. recommends screening for cystic fibrosis to all couples Exit Disclaimer – You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov

Cystic Fibrosis Carrier Testing: The Decision is Yours

Cystic Fibrosis Testing: What Happens If Both My Partner and I Are Carriers?

Preconception and Prenatal Carrier Screening for Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation publications

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Diabetes in Pregnancy

Diabetes in Pregnancy Management Guidelines

Case Management - Diabetes in Pregnancy

Children of moms who smoked during pregnancy at greater risk for diabetes

Breastfeeding as a type 2 diabetes prevention intervention

Sansum Diabetes Research Institute Exit Disclaimer – You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov

  • Increasing healthy babies born to women with diabetes, and type 2 diabetes in children

Adverse outcome with one elevated OGTT value

IHS National Diabetes Program

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Evidence Based Information from A.H.R.Q.

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H.I.V. in Pregnancy

HIV Testing Among Pregnant Women

What is the latest in H.I.V. treatment and management?

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Infectious Disease

Clinical practice improvement Exit Disclaimer – You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov on Chlamydial screening in adolescent girls

Prevention and Control of Influenza Recommendations of ACIP Exit Disclaimer – You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov

Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines 2002 Exit Disclaimer – You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov , C.D.C.

  • CDC Division of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Updates, CDC Exit Disclaimer – You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov

Midwives

What is a nurse midwife?

  • What does a nurse midwife do? Want to talk to a midwife? Here is a great site to get introduced to nurse midwives that care for American Indians and Alaska Natives

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Mercury and Fish Consumption

Mercury Levels in Young Children and Women of Childbearing Age

What is a safe amount of fish to eat during pregnancy?

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Preterm Labor

Management of preterm labor Exit Disclaimer – You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov

Preterm Labor: EBM Recommendations from ACOG

  • Synopsis: Practice Bulletin on Preterm Labor [Word-28KB], No. 43, May 2003

Oral Disease in Preterm Labor and Low Birthweight [PPT-2KB]

  • Dr. Todd Smith, Periodontist at Phoenix Indian Medical Center

Measurement of uterine contraction frequency does NOT predict preterm delivery

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Providers Partnership Project: A.C.O.G. / M.C.H.B. / H.R.S.A.

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Safe Motherhood

Shortened interval to avoid pregnancy after receipt of rubella-containing vaccine

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Smoking in Pregnancy

Smoke Free Families

Substance Abuse

Defining the National Agenda for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

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Violence Against Pregnant Women

Violence against Native women, Indian Health web site

Pregnancy-associated assault hospitalizations Exit Disclaimer – You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov

Pregnancy-associated injury deaths

Violence, substance abuse, and motor vehicle collisions, Exit Disclaimer – You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov 1990-1999

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Miscellaneous

Albuquerque Service Unit: Medical Record - Prenatal and Pregnancy Flow sheet

  • Albuquerque Area prenatal history, intake, lab, and maternity flow sheet. Word: Page 1 [Word-98KB] | Page 2 [Word-57KB]

CDC: Who should not get the smallpox vaccine?

OBGYN.net

Medical Evaluation in Cases of Fetal Demise

Selective photocoagulation of communicating vessels in the treatment of monochorionic twins with selective growth retardation

Women with Smallpox Vaccine Exposure During Pregnancy

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