Professional Resources
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Reports
- IPN Strategic Plan for the 21st Century (PR1001): Executive summary of IPN's strategic plan.
- Indiana Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Projects 1993-97 (PR1004): Full report of "Lessons Learned."
- Born to be Breastfed: Strategies to Promote Breastfeeding in Indiana: 2005 Breastfeeding Call to Action that contains strategies, recommendations, and implementation guidelines to promote, support and protect breastfeeding and the provision of breast milk throughout Indiana.
- Best Intentions: Unplanned Pregnancies and the Well-Being of Indiana Families addresses the complex issue of unintended pregnancy by exploring its consequences and the contributing factors that comprise the issue. Underlying position statements demonstrate the need for common-ground solutions. The report presents a plan centered around actionable and measurable goals for Indiana and specific recommendations for the general public, health care providers and public policy makers.
Consensus Statements
- Perinatal Loss: Identifies the needs of women and families experiencing perinatal loss and recommends evidence-based standards of care and practice wisdom that promote respect for families and positive coping strategies.
- Perinatal Loss Executive Summary
- Prenatal Care Coordination (PCS1000): The importance of prenatal care coordination in ensuring early and regular prenatal care.
- Breastfeeding Promotion (PCS1001): IPN's endorsement of breastfeeding promotion to help babies get the healthiest possible start.
- Emergency Room/Urgent Care Centers (PCS1002): Guidelines for hospital emergency departments and urgent-care centers regarding pregnant women.
- Access to Risk-Appropriate Medical Obstetrical Care (PCS1003): To promote early and sustained prenatal care, all Indiana women should have direct access to risk-appropriate providers.
- Postpartum Depression Full Report (PCS1004): An alert on the incidence and significance of depression and other mood disorders women can experience during and after pregnancy.
- Postpartum Depression Executive Summary (PCS1005)
- Levels of Hospital Care (PCS1006): Promotes risk-appropriate inpatient perinatal care. Includes recommendations for appropriate consultation, referral and transport and criteria for services offered at Level I, II, III A, III B, III C, and III D obstetric and neonatal units.
- Family Support (PCS1007): Alerts and informs health care providers on the need for family support during the perinatal period. When families experience high-risk pregnancies, the births of babies needing neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) support, the diagnoses of special-needs infants and perinatal losses, their needs must be assessed to allow for appropriate interventions, referrals and support.
- Substance Use Disorders & Pregnancy Consensus Statement (PCS1008): Poor birth outcomes related to substance use are 100 percent preventable. This consensus statement informs on the incidence and significance of substance abuse during pregnancy and recommends at the public policy, provider and consumer levels.
Posters
ER/Urgent Care Guidelines for Pregnant Women (PP1000)- Summary of ER/Urgent Care Centers Consensus Statement
Clinical Practice Alerts
- Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (PPA1000): Discusses rationale, screening, diagnosis and referral.
- Cytotec (PPA1001): Discusses action, side effects and guidelines for use.
Guides/Protocols
- Prenatal Care Guide: Covers screening, education and counseling; aimed at clinicians involved in the design and implementation of prenatal care services.
- Prenatal Care Coordination Best Practices Guide (PG1001): Guidelines for prenatal care coordination by trimester.
- Early Start Program (PG1002): First trimester prenatal care protocol, provider packet produced by the Indiana State Department of Health.
- ASK Smoking Cessation Program, visit the Indiana State Department of Health's Website
- Indiana Perinatal Depression Guide (PG1004): Addresses symptoms, treatments, screening tools and resources. Undergoing revision; check back soon!
- Monthly Review of Infant Deaths & LBW Checklist (PG1005): A helpful checklist produced by the Indiana State Department of Health.
- MCH Funded Project Monthly Review of Infant Deaths & LBW Review: A checklist produced by the Indiana State Department of Health specifically for Maternal Child Health funded projects.
- Prenatal Risk Assessment Form (PG1006): A risk-assessment tool provided by the Indiana State Department of Health.
- Prenatal Care Coordination Combined Initial and Re-Assessment Form
- Prenatal Care Coordination Postpartum / Newborn Assessment
Other Resources
- Recognizing Perinatal Depression E-Learning CD: Designed to help home visitors, health care professionals and other care providers recognize perinatal depression (also known as Perinatal Mood Disorders or PMD) and provide support to the new and expectant mothers who experience it.
Perinatal Continuing Education Program, PCEP (PR1000): Outlines PCEP, a comprehensive program for those involved in the clinical bedside care of obstetrical and neonatal patients.
Breastfeeding Resource Handbook (PR1002): A statewide guide to breastfeeding promotion, protection and support resources.
Using Loving Support to Build a Breastfeeding-Friendly Community (PR1003): A follow-up report to the Indiana WIC program, as submitted by Best Start Social Marketing in December 2003.
- Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), Self-Scoring with Instructions for Consumers (PR1004): This version of the EPDS screening tool provides instructions to help consumers tally their score and interpret its meaning. Users are cautioned that the screening tool does not diagnose PPD or anxiety and that, regardless of their score, they need to contact their health care provider.
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