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View Post: The Joint Commission Introduces Perinatal Care Core Measures ...
20 Nov 2009
(OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. – November 20, 2009) Beginning next year, Joint Commission accredited hospitals will be able to report on a set of perinatal care core measures to meet Joint Commission accreditation requirements. ...
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View Post: Joint Commission Introduces Perinatal Care Core Measures Set on ...
30 Nov 2009
Beginning in 2010, Joint Commission accredited hospitals will be able to report on a set of perinatal care core measures to meet accreditation requirements. The measure set will replace the existing pregnancy and related conditions ...
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View Post: Joint Commission introducing new perinatal measures - Modern ...
20 Nov 2009
The new perinatal set replaces the older pregnancy measures that have already been retired by the National Quality Forum, according to a Joint Commission spokesman. The new measures also are endorsed by the NQF and include information ...
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View Post: A Culturally Relevant and Responsive Approach to Screening for ...
6 Oct 2009 by Price, SK, Handrick, SL  
Objectives: This study presents the design, implementation, and evaluation of a culturally relevant and responsive approach to screening for perinatal depression in low-income, predominantly African American women. ...
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View Post: Perinatal Depression Web Page
1 Dec 2009 by admin  
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Bureau of Genetics and Healthy Childhood is pleased to announce the posting of its new Perinatal Depression web page. The page provides information on this disorder for pregnant ...
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View Post: Feeling Guilty After The Loss of a Baby
2 Dec 2009 by Claudia  
Almost everyone I have met that has lost a baby due to miscarriage, stillbirth or death just after birth has felt some sense of guilt over their loss. We relive every decision, we ask ourselves “what if I did things differently, ...
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View Post: Perinatal Mortality is higher in women with type 2 Diabetes
30 Nov 2009 by GreenLiveForever.com  
Research from Spain, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism publish a report on november issued that Perinatal Mortality is higher in women with type 2 diabetes than woman with type 1 diabetes. ...
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View Post: Aiden birthed in love thru Wichita perinatal hospice
30 Nov 2009 by Kathy Ostrowski  
Perinatal hospice is a nationally-growing specialty that provides comprehensive help for the medically fragile unborn baby, and her family, before and after birth. Too often, women with medically challenging pregnancies have been ...
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