Registration is open for the June 7 learning session
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 Use this link to access the registration page on the PQCNC website. The session will be held at the McKimmon Center in Raleigh on Tuesday June 7, 9:00-3:30pm. Each team is welcome to register 3 team members, as we are only holding one session this time. As space allows, we will let teams know if it is possible to bring additional team members. For this reason, please ensure your team's registration is complete by May 15 so we have an accurate count of who is planning to attend. We hope all teams will be represented.
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Sample Consent Form
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 Thank you to Catawba Valley Medical Center for sharing a consent form for Cytotec. Click here to view this form. It is also posted on the Extranet with other induction materials (sample induction policies/order sets) submitted by participating hospitals. If your hospital has an induction or labor consent form, please consider sharing it with this group by forwarding it to me (kberrien@unch.unc.edu).
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| A quick look at the combined data... |
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 When looking at the baseline, February and March data combined, we see the following:
- 48.35% of patients admitted for intended vaginal birth were in labor at admission.
- Among patients admitted in labor, 51.04% received oxytocin at some point.
- Among those patients not in labor at admission, 89.21% received oxytocin.
- Overall, 70.76% of all patients admitted for intended vaginal birth received oxytocin.
- Among the patients admitted in spontaneous labor, those who did not receive oxytocin had a vaginal birth rate of 90.91%, whereas those who received oxytocin had a vaginal birth rate of 78.30%.
We will dig deeper into this data to get a better understanding of possible interpretations, including looking at cervical dilation at admission, primary indication for c-section, management of the Pitocin, etc. Stay tuned for more results.
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| A new resource for maternal quality improvement |
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 Childbirth Connection has launched a new website that offers "one stop shopping for maternity care quality improvement tools and resources" called Transforming Maternity Care . Current posts describe a new, risk-adjusted cesarean section measure and a discussion of proposed legislation in Minnesota to deny Medicaid payment for elective deliveries <39 weeks and other policy strategies to improve the quality of maternal health services. One area of this website is specifically geared toward leaders of hospitals and other delivery facilities.
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Contact Kate
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Kate Berrien, RN, BSN, MS
UNC Center for Maternal & Infant Health
CB# 7181
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
kberrien@unch.unc.edu
Phone: 919-843-9336 Fax: 919-843-7866 |
