New Quality Assurance Indicator - Delivery
Records
As of March, 2013, hospital delivery records will be required as
part of the chart review during CPSP quality assurance visits in LA
County. This will ensure that CPSP providers are informed of any
complications during birth that may affect postpartum care and
future pregnancies. The delivery record documentation should be the
typewritten discharge summary or a legible copy of the delivery room
record, and must include the infant’s weight, Apgar scores, the type
of delivery, and any complications.
New Weight Gain Grids for Women Pregnant
with Twins
The California prenatal weight gain charts now include three new
grids for normal weight, overweight, or obese women pregnant with
twins. The grids continue to be based on the 2009 Institute of
Medicine’s (IOM) Weight Gain During Pregnancy: Reexamining the
Guidelines. The new forms can be downloaded
here. Please visit the
IOM website for the weight guidelines and resources to educate
women before, during and after pregnancy.
New Recommendations for Tdap Vaccination
During Pregnancy
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now calls for
pregnant women to get a Tdap vaccination with every pregnancy so the
baby can have some immunity prior to receiving their first dose of
DTaP at 2 months of age. Read CDC’s full recommendation
here.
Prenatal & Postnatal
