Professional Educational Resources
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy: A Clinician’s Guide to Helping Pregnant Women Quit Smoking
This free guide includes:
- A CME-accredited booklet
- Photocopy-ready office tools
- Case studies of clinician/patient interactions
- Sample patient-education workbook
March of Dimes Nursing Modules
Contact hours for RNs. For some modules, continuing education units are available for certified nurse-midwives.
- Discharge and Follow-up of the High-Risk Preterm Infant
- Loss and Grieving in Pregnancy and the First Year of Life: A Caring Resource for Nurses
- Care of the Multiple-Birth Family: Pregnancy and Birth
- Care of the Multiple-Birth Family: Postpartum Through Infancy
- Perinatal and Neonatal Ethics: Facing Contemporary Challenges
- Perinatal Impact of Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs
- Preterm Birth: Prevention and Nursing Management, 3rd edition
For a complete list of all print and online modules, visit the March of Dimes Perinatal Nursing Education Web site.
Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
Prematurity Resource Center
AWHONN Prematurity-Related Resources (available for purchase): The Prevention of Preterm Birth: Research-Based Practice
Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing (JOGNN), Clinical Issues Series: Prematurity. September/October 2003. vol 32, number 5. Guest Editor Mary Lou Moore. A series of 7 articles on all aspects of the problem of prematurity. Relevant articles include:
- Freda MC. Nursing's contribution to the literature on preterm labor and birth. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs 2003;32:659-67.
- Gennaro S, Hennessy MD. Psychological and physiological stress: impact on preterm birth. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs 2003;32:668-75.
- Moore ML. Preterm labor and birth: what have we learned in the past two decades? J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs 2003;32:638-49.
- Tiedje LB. Psychosocial pathways to prematurity: changing our thinking toward a lifecourse and community approach. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs 2003;32:650-8.
Online Resources from the March of Dimes
Fact Sheet: Breastfeeding
Spanish version
Fact Sheet: Smoking During Pregnancy
Spanish version
Fact Sheet: Stress and Pregnancy
Spanish version
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Professional Practice Guidelines
American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists
ACOG Committee Opinion. Use of progesterone to reduce preterm birth. Obstet Gynecol 2003;102:1115-6.
ACOG Practice Bulletin. Assessment of risk factors for preterm birth. Clinical management guidelines for obstetrician-gynecologists. Number 31, October 2001. Obstet Gynecol 2001;98:709-16.
ACOG Practice Bulletin. Cervical insufficiency. Number 48, November 2003. Obstet Gynecol 2003;102:1091-9.
ACOG Practice Bulletin. Clinical management guidelines for obstetrician-gynecologist. Number 43, May 2003. Management of preterm labor. Obstet Gynecol 2003;101:1039-47.
