Perinatal Health: Perinatal Health

Measure adherance to current ACOG, SMFM recommendations for use of DVT prophylaxis in women undergoing cesarean delivery. Current ACOG and SMFM recommendations call for the use of pneumatic compression devices in all women undergoing cesarean delivery who are not already receiving medical VTE prophylaxis. Numerator: Number of women undergoing cesarean delivery receiving either pneumatic compression device or medical prophylaxis prior to cesarean delivery. Denominator: All women undergoing cesarean delivery.

Percentage of patients undergoing cesarean section who receive appropriate prophylactic antibiotics within 60 minutes of the start of the cesarean delivery, unless the patient is already receiving appropriate antibiotics

Percentage of infants born to hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-positive mothers who receive a birth dose of hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine and hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG)

Percentage of newborn discharges with an ICD-9-CM diagnosis code of birth trauma in a one-year time period.

The percentage of female adolescents 18 years of age who had a chlamydia screening test with proper follow-up.

All female patients of childbearing potential (12–44 years old) diagnosed with epilepsy who were counseled or referred for counseling for how epilepsy and its treatment may affect contraception OR pregnancy at least once a year

This measure identifies pregnant women with diabetes who are not taking an oral hypoglycemic agent.

Proportion of infants with birth weights between 501 to 1500 grams with first temperature measured within one hour of admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) below 36 degrees centigrade.

Percent of NICU admissions with a birth weight of 501-1500g with a first temperature taken within 1 hour of NICU admission.

The percentage of Medicaid deliveries that had the following number of expected prenatal visits:

• less than 21 percent of expected visits.

• 21 percent–40 percent of expected visits.

• 41 percent–60 percent of expected visits.

• 61 percent–80 percent of expected visits.

• greater than or equal to 81 percent of expected visits.