Idaho Perinatal Project Newsletter

Idaho Perinatal Project Newsletter In This Issue Idaho Perinatal Nurse Leadership Summit July/August 2014 2014/2015 March of Dimes Chapter Community Grant Application Helpful Resources PTSD, Depression in Pregnancy Linked to Premature Birth Risk CDC Releases New Statistics on Gestational Diabetes Idaho Perinatal Nurse Leadership Summit What is on Your Nightstand to Read? NCHS Report on Recent Declines in Inductions of Labor by Gestational Age Baby Friendly Hospitals Pediatrics Group to Recommend Reading Aloud to Children From Birth Risk Factors for Sleep Related Death Differ for Younger, Older Infants October 8-10, 2014

Calendar of Events Join Our List If you are a nursing leader in the areas of Antepartum, Labor & Delivery, Newborn Nursery, NICU, etc., this Summit brings peers together to network and learn about perinatal issues. Please join the Idaho Perinatal Project and Mead Johnson Nutrition, as well as Nurse Manager's from around the state, at the Ashley Inn in Cascade, Idaho, as we discuss new and important information in the world of Maternal/Child health. Best of all, this is a no-cost event. Visit www.idahoperinatal.org or contact Sarah Jacobson at jacobssa@slhs.org or 208-381-4174 more information or to register. The 2014/2015 March of Dimes Chapter Community Grants Application is now available! Please see attached RFP application packet, also available on the March of Dimes Idaho website. The chapter community grants funding for the 2014/2015 is approximately $10,000. It is anticipated that 2-4 projects will be funded, with grants ranging from $2,500 to $5,000 each. Funding priority areas: o Providing or enhancing preconception health education and/or services. We are especially interested in projects focused on health weight management and nutrition for women of childbearing ages. For more information, see the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Preconception Health and Health Care resources for health professionals at www.cdc.gov/preconception. o Increasing health education and information/referral services available to pregnant women who use alcohol or other drugs. Our funding supports programs in communities throughout the state. Application timeline and funding period: Proposals due: September 8, 2014

Notification of awards: September 19, 2014 Grant Period: October 1, 2014 - September 30, 2015 OR January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015 For more information contact Patty Jackson at pjackson@marchofdimes.com, 208-272-9618. Community Grants Awarded in Idaho The following grants were awarded by the March of Dimes to help improve the health of women & infants in Idaho. Please help us congratulate the following grant recipients: Family Health Services Corporation - $12,500 grant to increase and enhance services for obstetric patients with chronic diseases and provide innovative and effective smoking cessation services to pregnant women. Health West, Inc. - $5,000 grant to provide group prenatal care classes to pregnant women. Helpful Resources The KidsAndCars.org 'Look Before You Lock' Child Safety Program KidsAndCars.org is providing safety information cards to birthing centers free of charge as part of our 'Look Before You Lock' (LBYL) parent education program. This campaign is meant to reach parents at the very beginning of their child's life, when they are very receptive to new information, and help them understand that it is never safe to leave a child alone inside a vehicle. We would be most appreciative if you will include the LBYL safety cards in your new parent take-home packets. On average, at least 38 beautiful children die every year from heat stroke inside a vehicle, over 50% whom were inadvertently left behind by a loving, responsible caregiver. KidsAndCars.org is

working extremely hard to help parents understand that the worst thing they can ever do is think that this "could never happen to them." The safety tips on the cards provide several layers of protection parents can easily implement so children are never unintentionally left alone in vehicles. To order... Send the following information to: Amber@KidsAndCars.org 1. Name 2. Hospital 3. Contact information (phone, email) 4. Shipping address 5. Number of births per month or year 6. # of English cards # of Spanish cards (1,000 card limit per order.) 7. How would you like to pay for shipping? Options/prices below. Shipping... KidsAndCars.org recognizes the importance of providing education materials at a "no-or-low cost" basis due to limited budgets for parent education. We are providing the LBYL safety cards free of charge, however, we do ask that a contribution is made by your hospital to cover the cost of shipping so we can continue this extremely important program. Below are the amounts for shipping: < 150 cards = $7.05 151-600 cards = $14.35 601-1,000 cards = $19.45 Payment options... 1. 2. 3. Credit Card or PayPal: http://www.kidsandcars.org /donate.html (select "Other" option on the right side of the page) Provide FedEX or UPS account number Mail a check to: KIDS AND CARS, Inc. at 7532 Wyoming Street, Kansas City, MO 64114 The Idaho Perinatal Project has purchased 1000 cards which can be made available to any Level 1 hospital. Please contact Sarah Jacobson at 208-381-4174 or jacobssa@slhs.org for more information.

AWHONN has developed two wonderful campaigns complete with toolkits and downloadable content. 40 Reasons to Go the Full 40 AWHONN has developed the 40 Reasons to Go the Full 40 campaign. They have developed free downloadable resources and toolkits. To access this information, please click here. The Assessment and Care of the Late Preterm Infant Implementation Toolkit The Assessment and Care of the Late Preterm Infant Implementation Toolkit is tailored to help you save time, administrative and clinical costs, improve patient outcomes, decrease readmission rates, and reduce risk associated with late preterm birth. It includes readyto-use, customizable tools and strategies for assessing risks, providing appropriate care, and tracking outcomes for late preterm infants in your facility or healthcare system. These tools can also be used for improving outcomes for Early Term Infants. Please click here to access the toolkit. The CDC has FREE brochures, posters, fact sheets, and other educational materials promoting an alcohol free pregnancy. If you would like to order or download free materials, please click here. PTSD, depression in pregnancy linked to increased premature birth risk Pregnant women with both post-traumatic stress disorder and depression had a fourfold increased chance of giving birth

prematurely compared with those without either condition, according to a study in the journal JAMA Psychiatry. Women with PTSD symptoms but no depression also were at greater risk for premature birth than those without PTSD. DailyRx.com (6/11). Please click here to view full article. CDC Releases New Statistics on Gestational Diabetes The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have released the2014 National Diabetes Statistics Report "Gestational Age, Infant Birth Weight, and Subsequent Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Mothers: Nurses' Health Study II". The study found that as many as one in 10 pregnant women in the United States develop gestational diabetes. ACOG continues to work for passage of the GEDI Act, HR 1915 / S 907, which would create a gestational diabetes research project, a demonstration grant program and encourage post-partum follow-up to help reduce recurrence. Since this year's Congressional Leadership Conference, the number of cosponsors in the House has more than doubled. Please click here to view full report. What is on Your Nightstand to Read? This month's book recommendations comes from Diana Fahrenbruck, BSN, RNC-MNN at St. Luke's Boise: See Me as a Person: Creating Therapeutic Relationships with Patients and Their Families by Mary Koloroutis and Michael Trout See Me as a Person offers guiding principles and a practical methodology that facilitate a clinician's ability to form authentic relationships which improve patient safety and the overall experience of care. This follow up to the award-winning Relationship-Based Care: A Model for Transforming Practice, takes the reader deeper into the most vital aspect of Relationship-Based Care, the therapeutic relationship with the patient and their family. Therapeutic relationships are the very heart of compassionate patient care.

If you have read any great books lately and would like to share, please email Sarah Jacobson at jacobssa@slhs.org and we will share your suggestion in this newsletter. NCHS Report on Recent Declines in Induction of Labor by Gestational Age A new report from National Center for Health Statistics, "Recent Declines in Induction of Labor by Gestational Age," explores trends in induction of labor for singleton births by gestational age, maternal age, race and Hispanic origin, and state for 2006-2012. Key findings include: After nearly 20 years of consecutive increases, induction of labor for singleton births reached a high of 23.8 percent in 2010, and then declined in 2011 (23.7 percent) and 2012 (23.3 percent). Trends in induction rates vary by gestational age, with rates for most gestational age groups declining since 2010. Induction rates for births at 36, 37, and 38 weeks have declined since 2006, with the largest decrease at 38 weeks. From 2006-2012, induction rates at 38 weeks of gestation declined for all maternal age groups under 40 and for each of the largest race and Hispanic origin groups. Induction rates at 38 weeks declined for 36 states and the District of Columbia from 2006 through 2012, with declines ranging from 5 percent to 48 percent; rates for 31 states and D.C. declined at least 10 percent. Please click here to view full report. Baby Friendly Hospitals The work of Baby-Friendly USA, Inc. (BFUSA) and its implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) in the United States is predicated on the fact that human milk fed through the mother's own breast is the normal way for human infants to be nourished. There is an abundance of scientific evidence that points to lower risks for certain diseases and improved health outcomes for both mothers and babies who breastfeed. Breastfeeding is the natural biological conclusion to pregnancy and an important mechanism for the continued

normal development of the infant. With the correct information and the right supports in place, under normal circumstances, most women who choose to breastfeed are able to successfully achieve their goal. The BFHI is a global initiative of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). It is implemented in the United States by BFUSA. As of June 27, 2014, Baby-Friendly USA announced, "Currently, 187 U.S. hospitals and birthing centers in 44 states and the District of Columbia hold the Baby-Friendly designation. Every hospital that attains the Baby-Friendly designation moves closer to reaching the Healthy People 2020 goal of increasing the proportion of live births that occur in facilities that provide recommended care for lactating mothers and their babies. In 2007, only 2.9% of Unites States births occurred in Baby-Friendly designated facilities. Currently, 7.74% of births occur in Baby-Friendly designated facilities. The Healthy People Goal is 8.1%." In Idaho, Kootenai Health in Couer D'Alene is a registered Baby Friendly Hospital. For more information on how to become a Baby Friends Hospital, please click here. Pediatrics Group to Recommend Reading Aloud to Children From Birth In between dispensing advice on breast-feeding and immunizations, doctors will tell parents to read aloud to their infants from birth, under a new policy that the American Academy of Pediatrics will announce on Tuesday. With the increased recognition that an important part of brain development occurs within the first three years of a child's life, and that reading to children enhances vocabulary and other important communication skills, the group is asking its members to become advocates for reading aloud every time a baby visits the doctor. "It should be there each time we touch bases with children," said Dr. Pamela High, who wrote the new policy. This is the first time the academy has officially weighed in on early literacy education. Reading, as well as talking and singing to babies, is viewed as important in increasing the number of words that children hear in their earliest years. Nearly two decades ago, a study found that by age 3, the children of wealthier professionals have heard words millions more times than have those of less

educated, low-income parents, giving those children a distinct advantage in school. New research shows that these gaps emerge as early as 18 months. By MOTOKO RICH To view entire article, please click here. Risk factors for sleep-related death differ for younger, older infants A study in the journal Pediatrics found that 74% of infants age 3 months and younger who died during sleep were sharing a bed with an adult at the time. For older infants, the strongest risk factor for sleep-related death was rolling into objects placed in the sleeping area. USA Today (7/14), DailyRx.com (7/13) Please click here to view full article. Calendar of Events September 2014 9/26-9/27 5th Annual Congenital/Fetal Imaging Conference Park City Marriott, Park City, UT Register online: http://www.primarychildrens.org/fetalimaging 9/30 Immunization Summit St. Luke's Boise Medical Center Boise, Idaho For more information, please contact Karen Sharpnack at kjs@idahoimmune.org or 208-961-1514 Please click here to view flyer October 2014 10/8-10/10 Idaho Perinatal Nurse Leadership Summit For more information, please visit www.idahoperinatal.org 10/28 Idaho Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence Compassionate Communities Boise Centre, Boise, Idaho Registration opens September 1st on www.engagingvoices.org February 2015 2/19-2/20 Idaho Perinatal Project Winter Conference

Nampa Civic Center Nampa, Idaho For more information, please contact Sarah Jacobson, 208-381-4174 About Us The primary purpose of the Idaho Perinatal Project is to reduce maternal and infant morbidity and mortality and to improve pregnancy outcomes throughout the state of Idaho. Contact Us Idaho Perinatal Project 103 W. State Street Boise, Idaho 83702 208-381-4174 208-381-4677 (fax) Sherry Iverson, Director ~ iversons@slhs.org Sarah Jacobson, Coordinator ~ jacobssa@slhs.org Idaho Perinatal Project (St. Luke's Hospital) 103 W. State Street Boise ID 83702 Copyright 2003-2014. All rights reserved.