Multimedia MCH Resources Bibliography

Annotation: This chart provides a framework for clinicians to integrate clinical screenings and interventions into practice based on age, health status, and risk factors. It outlines evidence-based guidance for adolescent and adult women, including specific recommendations for care during the pregnancy and postpartum periods. Major topics include screenings for general health conditions such as anxiety and diabetes, infectious disease risk assessments, and cancer detection strategies. The document also addresses clinical practice considerations, such as risk assessment methods and the appropriate frequency for delivering specific services. Available in English and Spanish.

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Keywords: Guidelines, Prevention, Screening, Standards, Women

Annotation: This coding guide provides clinical guidance and administrative instructions for clinicians and healthcare staff responsible for documenting preventive services for adolescent and adult women. It offers specific coding strategies using CPT, HCPCS Level II, and ICD-10-CM code sets for various health screenings, including breast and cervical cancer, anxiety, diabetes, and intimate partner violence. The document details implementation considerations for recommendations adopted by the Women’s Preventive Services Initiative, such as contraception, breastfeeding supplies, and obesity prevention in midlife women. Appendices provide specialized billing information for Medicare and Medicaid programs, as well as updated protocols for reporting preventive telemedicine services

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Keywords: Clinical coding, Prevention, Resources for professionals, Screening, Standards, Women

Annotation: This medical reference chapter describes postpartum care and associated disorders during the 6-week period after childbirth (puerperium). It details normal physiologic changes that occur postpartum, including vital signs, vaginal discharge patterns, uterine changes, and laboratory parameters. The chapter outlines routine postpartum care protocols, preventive measures like vaccinations and Rh immunization, and major complications such as hemorrhage, infection, hypertensive disorders, and psychiatric conditions. Written for healthcare professionals, it provides evidence-based guidelines for monitoring, early detection of problems, and management of common postpartum complications, with specific recommendations for both vaginal and cesarean deliveries. A link to related patient education is included.

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Keywords: Evidence based medicine, Guidelines, Patient education, Postpartum care, Postpartum depression, Postpartum women, Puerperium, Resources for professionals, Standards

Annotation: This systematic review addresses healthcare for postpartum individuals within 1 year after pregnancy. It addresses the comparative benefits and harms of (1) alternative strategies for postpartum healthcare delivery, and (2) extension of postpartum health insurance coverage or improvements in access to care. The target audience includes policymakers, Ob/Gyn's, Midwives, maternal-fetal medicine specialists, family medicine clinicians, primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, and other providers of care or support for postpartum individuals.

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Keywords: Evidence based medicine , Health insurance, Healthcare delivery, Postpartum care, Prevention services

Annotation: This policy outlines the New York State Medicaid Perinatal Care Standards for New York State (NYS) Medicaid fee-for-service (FFS) and for Medicaid Managed Care (MMC) Plans, as well as Health and Recovery Plans (HARPs)]. This policy is applicable to all Medicaid perinatal care providers who provide prenatal/antepartum care, intrapartum care, and/or postpartum care. Included are statewide standards for the following: provider practice guiding principles, principal maternal care provider training and credentials, access to care, presumptive eligibility/Medicaid coverage, comprehensive prenatal care risk assessment, care plan, coordination of care, home visits, initial and comprehensive postpartum vists, and breafeeding/chestfeeding.

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Keywords: New York , Policy, Policy, Standards, State initiatives

Annotation: This toolkit provides actionable information, algorithms, and clinical resources to help obstetric providers address perinatal mental health conditions. The toolkit includes guidance on implementing perinatal mental health screening, discussing mental health with patients, and responding to positive screens. It contains patient screening tools for depression, anxiety, and PTSD, as well as provider scoring guides. The toolkit outlines treatment options for mild, moderate, and severe illness, including medication and therapy referrals. It also includes algorithms for assessing risk of suicide and harm to baby, managing bipolar disorder and psychosis, and follow-up treatment. Patient handouts cover an action plan for mood changes, a self-care plan, and educational resources. The appendix provides a summary of perinatal mental health conditions, the PCL-C screening tool for PTSD, follow-up screening forms, and a patient safety screener.

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Keywords: Guidelines, Mental health, Obstetrical care, Perinatal care, Screening, Service integration

Annotation: This educational resource is designed to assist clinicians in providing preventive health services for well women. Included are standards of care and screening recommendations to assess general physical and mental health and to detect infectious disease, cancer, or health issues that may arise during pregnancy and postpartum. The rationale for different types of screenings, specific recommendations on ages and frequency of screening, clinical guidance for practitioners, and references are provided for each of the preventive care services.

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• Spanish

Keywords: Disease prevention, Health screening, Preventive health services, Standards, Women's health

Annotation: This document outlines the ways in which community-based doula programs in New York state have been strategically implemented to serve families most at risk for poor maternal and infant health outcomes. It describes the state's Medicaid Doula Pilot program, including the potential cost savings; presents evidence on the effectiveness of doula care in improving childbirth outcomes; and offers recommendations for states that either provide or are planning to provide Medicaid coverage of doula care.

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Keywords: Childbirth, Community health services, Cultural barriers, Ethnic factors, Medicaid, Midwifery, Doulas, Model programs, Racial factors, Social support, State Initiatives

Annotation: The Joint Commission offers the Maternal Levels of Care Verification program in collaboration with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) to help facilities providing obstetric and maternal-fetal medicine (MFM) care standardize and improve regionalized systems of care, with the ultimate goal of reducing maternal morbidity and mortality. Developed using ACOG’s Levels of Maternal Care Obstetric Care Consensus document, this program provides an objective assessment of a facility's capabilities to verify it has the appropriate resources, equipment, and staff to care for the complexity of its patients, requiring hospitals to submit a detailed process improvement plan. The verification assesses facilities against four standardized levels of care: (1) Level I: Basic Care for low to moderate-risk pregnancies; (2) Level II: Specialty Care for moderate- to high-risk antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum conditions; (3) Level III: Subspecialty Care for more complex maternal medical conditions, obstetric complications, and fetal conditions; and (4) Level IV: Regional Perinatal Health Care Centers which provide on-site medical and surgical care for the most complex maternal conditions and critically ill pregnant women. The program promotes collaboration among area health care organizations, ensuring hospitals have a plan for assessing risk and referring patients to a higher level of care facility in the event of obstetric emergencies, and is being utilized by several states, including Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Missouri, and Texas, to meet state maternal care designation requirements.

Keywords: , Hospital Accreditation, Obstetrical care, Patient safety, Perinatal care, Quality improvement, Risk assessment, Standards