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Previous OPQC COVID-19 Informational Webinars:
*NEW* Friday, April 24, 2020: COVID-19 - What Maternity and Neonatal Providers are Learning.
- Topic covered: Investigate the impact of racial disparities for the pregnant patient during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Link to webinar recording (available here)
- Link to PDF of webinar slides (available here)
April 17, 2020: COVID-19 - What Maternity and Neonatal Providers are Learning
- Topics covered: surge planning for Maternity and Neonatal providers
- Link to webinar recording (available here)
- Link to PDF of webinar slides (available here)
- Link to PDF of questions and comments from the Chat Box (available here)
April 10, 2020: COVID-19 - What Maternity and Neonatal Providers are Learning
- Topics covered: surge planning for Maternity and Neonatal providers
- Link to webinar recording (available here)
- Link to PDF of webinar slides (available here)
- Link to PDF of questions and comments from the Chat Box (available here)
April 7, 2020: COVID-19 – Considerations of Maternity Care for the Pregnant Patient with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)
- Link to webinar recording (available here)
- Link to PDF of webinar slides (available here)
April 3, 2020: COVID-19 - What Maternity and Neonatal Providers are Learning
- Topics covered: considerations for adjusting prenatal outpatient care (telehealth); practical considerations for breastfeeding, including distancing of mother and baby in instances of COVID+ test
- Link to webinar recording (available here)
- Link to PDF of webinar slides (available here)
- Link to PDF of questions and comments from the Chat Box (available here)
March 27, 2020: COVID-19 - What Maternity and Neonatal Providers are Learning
- Topics covered: care of an OB patient on Labor and Delivery who is probable case for COVID-19, care for a newborn and newborn discharge, and workforce considerations for the Intrapartum Unit.
- Link to webinar recording (available here)
- Link to PDF of webinar slides (available here)
- Link to PDF of questions and comments from the Chat Box (available here)
- Since the webinar was limited to one hour, we did not have sufficient time to cover all the presenters’ materials. Find the additional resources not presented during the webinar in the slide deck (link above). Additionally, you can view Summa Health’s ED Decision Tree example here.
Latest News and Upcoming Events
COVID-19 Resources for maternity and neonatal providers
COVID-19 Resources
- Coronavirus Disease Advice for the Public (WHO)
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Partner Toolkit (CMS)
- COVID-19 Information for Healthcare Professionals (CDC)
- *NEW* Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Data Dashboard
COVID-19 Registries
- VON SONPM COVID-19 Impact Audit (Vermont Oxford Network)
- SONPM National Registry for Surveillance and Epidemiology of Perinatal COVID-19 Infection (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- PRIORITY: Pregnancy Coronavirus Outcomes Registry (University of California San Francisco)
Guidelines specific to Ohio
- For more information on Ohio's response to COVID-19, visit coronavirus.ohio.gov or call 1-833-4-ASK-ODH (1-833-427-5634)
- COVID-19 Update for Project DAWN/Community Naloxone Distribution
- General Behavioral Health Questions: COVID19BH@mha.ohio.gov
- Housing Questions: COVID19Housing@mha.ohio.gov
- OhioMHAS has released a guidance document regarding COVID-19
- Opiate Treatment Program Questions: OTP_COVID19@mha.ohio.gov
- Resources related to telehealth may be found at http://mha.ohio.gov/coronavirus.
Guidelines for Obstetric Providers
- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) COVID-19 (ACOG)
- Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine (SMFM) COVID-19 Publications & Clinical Guidance (SMFM)
- Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP) COVID-19 Toolkit (SOAP)
- National Perinatal Association COVID-19
- Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): What you Need to Know about Its Impact on Moms and Babies (March of Dimes)
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Pregnancy: What Maternal-Fetal Medicine Subspecialists Need to Know (Society for Maternal and Fetal Medicine; April 11, 2020)
- COVID-19 Information on Pregnancy & Breastfeeding (CDC)
Resources Shared by Other Organizations
- *NEW* Story Share as a Strategy to Reduce Implicit Bias; Story Sharing- Queens Village (Cradle Cincinnati) (Highlighted on OPQC Webinar on April 24, 2020)
- *NEW* Care of Infants Born to Pregnant Women with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 Infection Infographic (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center)
- *NEW* Plan for Baby of Mom with COVID-19 Concerns (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center)
- Summa Health COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Information (Summa Health)
- Severe ARDS in COVID-19-infected pregnancy: obstetric and intensive care considerations (Highlighted on OPQC Webinar on April 17, 2020)
- Operating Room Guide for Confirmed or Suspected COVID19 Pregnant Patients Requiring Cesarean Delivery (Highlighted on OPQC Webinar on April 17, 2020)
- Northwestern Medicine COVID Monitoring Program SGIM Summary
- Northwestern Medicine Talking points for admit to OB-C
- Licking Memorial Women’s Health COVID-19 Algorithm Outpatient (Licking Memorial Women’s Health; March 30, 2020)
- Pregnancy and COVID-19: Keeping Moms and Babies Safe (UC Health)
- Newborn Care at Delivery of COVID-19 PUI (University Hospitals; March 24, 2020)
- OB Triage Algorithm (University Hospitals; March 26, 2020)
- Management of Newborns born to Women with Suspected or Proven COVID-19 Infection (NYC Northwell Health Policy; March 29, 2020)
Telehealth
- Expanded Telehealth Services- COVID-19 Checklist (ODH; March 20, 2020)
- Managing Patients Remotely Due to COVID-19: Billing for Digital and Telehealth Services (AGOG; April 2, 2020)
Guidelines for Pediatrics
- Perinatal COVID19: A repository of shared resources for clinicians in neonatology across the world
- Vermont Oxford Network (VON) COVID-19 Resources (VON)
- Coronavirus Update: A message from AAP President Sally Goza, MD, FAAF (AAP; April 8, 2020)
- FAQs: Management of Infants Born to Mothers with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 (AAP)
Guidelines for Pregnant/Breastfeeding Mothers
- *NEW* Tips for Coping with a New Baby During COVID-19
- Healthy Childcare: Infant Feeding (CDC)
- Is it Safe to Provide Milk for My NICU Baby if I Have or Have Been Exposed to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)? (English Version) (Spanish Version)
- Pregnant and worried about the new coronavirus? (Harvard Health, Updated April 2, 2020)
- COVID-19 Information on Pregnancy & Breastfeeding (CDC)
- Coronavirus, COVID-19 for New Moms (4th Trimester Project
Guidelines for OTP/MAT Providers




