Reducing racial and ethnic disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality: A call to action
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Date posted12/26/2018
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Putting the "M" back in MFM: Addressing education about disparities in maternal outcomes and care
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Date posted12/25/2018
The development and implementation of checklists in obstetrics
Checklists have been long used as a cognitive aid in various high-stakes environments to improve the reliability and performance of individuals and teams. When designed well, implemented thoughtfully,and monitored closely, they offer the opportunity to improve the performance of health care teams... Continue Reading
Date posted12/26/2017
Coding update of the SMFM definition of low risk for cesarean delivery from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM
In 2015, the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine developed a low risk for cesarean delivery definition based on administrative claims-based diagnosis codes described by the International Classification ofDiseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification. The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine... Continue Reading
Date posted12/25/2017
Quality measures in high-risk pregnancies: Executive summary of a cooperative workshop of SMFM, NICH
Quality measures in high-risk pregnancies: Executive summary of a cooperative workshop of SMFM, NICH
Providers perceive current obstetric quality measures as imperfect and insufficient. Our organizations convened a “Quality Measures in High-Risk Pregnancies Workshop.” The goals were to: Review thecurrent landscape regarding quality measures in obstetric conditions with... Continue Reading
Date posted12/24/2017
Committee Opinion #700, Methods for estimating the due date
Accurate dating of pregnancy is important to improve outcomes and is a research and public health imperative. As soon as data from the last menstrual period, the first accurate ultrasound examination, or both are obtained, the gestational age and the estimated due date (EDD) should be determined,... Continue Reading
Date posted12/21/2017
Comparing variation in hospital rates of cesarean delivery among low risk women using 3 measures
This report describes the development of a measure of low-risk cesarean delivery by the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM). Safely lowering the cesarean delivery rate is a priority for maternity care clinicians and health care delivery systems. Therefore, hospital quality assurance... Continue Reading
Date posted10/1/2016