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Links to S FAQs
- Safer sex: Is oral sex safe? [4/02]
- Seat Belts in pregnancy
- Second trimester prenatal screening
- Sexual assault: resources available for child sexual assault training. [12/01]
- Sexually transmitted diseases (S.T.D.s):
- Chlamydia (see other)
- Shift work: See patient safety
- Smallpox
- Smallpox-pregnancy
- Sterilization. See bilateral tubal ligation
- Smoking in Pregnancy
- Spontaneous abortion, medical therapy
- Staff nursing ratios in labor and delivery
- Staffing ratios
- Stem Cell Storage
- Streptococcus disease prevention in neonate
- Survival, neonatal
- Sweat lodge in pregnancy
S FAQs
Q. Is cord blood stem cell storage a viable option in Indian Country ?
A. Cord blood stem cell storage can offer patients both advantages and disadvantages. (WORD 109k)
Q. What are the best staffing ratios for my clinic and / or my hospital?
A. The best ratios provide effective care with dignity for your patients. (WORD 94k)
A. Oral sex is not considered safer sex. See the many questions answered: downloadable Acrobat Reader (.PDF) file, 24K.
Q. Should pregnant women wear seat belts?
A. Yes. Take a look at what the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says.
Q. The ‘quad’ second trimester screening test is expensive. Is it worth it?
A. The ‘quad’ screen is more cost effective and patient friendly. See details. (WORD 44k)
Q. What resources are available for child sexual assault training?
A. A provider at an I/T/U site asked the above question. I posed it to members of the MCH listserv and found that there are several resources available. Downloadable file: MS Word (DOC) 32K | Acrobat Reader (PDF) 12K.
Q. What is the cost effectiveness for the use of cytotec or any other induction agents?
A. Misoprostol is more cost-effective than the comparable commercial agents. (WORD 35k)
Q. Who should not get the smallpox vaccine?
A. The CDC suggests pregnant women should not get smallpox vaccine.
Q. Are pharmacologic agents safe to use for smoking cessation in pregnancy?
A. Pharmacologic intervention should be the third choice after exhausting all behavioral approaches. See below. (WORD 270k)
Q. What are the differences between the 2002 CDC GBS Recommendations and the 1996 CDC guidelines?
A. The main difference is the recommendation for universal screening at 35-37 week, but here are several others.
Q. What are some resources for nurse staffing ratios in labor and delivery and postpartum?
A. That issue is moving topic. It depends on the actual acuity the patient presents. See details (WORD 86k)
Q. Can we use medical therapy in the setting of spontaneous abortion (SAB)?
A. Yes, you can use misoprostol in either complete or incomplete SAB (WORD 43k)
Q. What are some of the issues about viability in the range of 23-25 EGA weeks?
A. Try a collaborative approach that involves providers and the parents in decisions. See details (WORD 101k)
Q. Should patients use sweat lodges during pregnancy?
A. A sweat lodge that does not elevate
the maternal core temperature would
be acceptable. (WORD - 46K)
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