AIM Severe Hypertension Bundle: Resources

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This page is home to the PNQIN AIM "Birth Equity Journey: Optimizing Management of Severe Hypertension" resources.

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If you have resources from your hospital to share with other teams, feel free to email them to PNQINAdmin@pnqinma.org! 

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In the spirit of equity and respectful language, please review the following glossaries:

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• Health Equity Rounds Glossary, Boston Medical Center OBGYN ( shared with permission, written by Elise Mary Lynch MD, Tejumola Adegoke, MD, Carolyn Smith-Lin)

• Glossary for Cultural Transformation, created by Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, and Boston University Medical Group

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LINKS:

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• ACOG Safe Motherhood Initiative: Severe Hypertension (slide deck, algorithms, and checklists)

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• AIM Severe Hypertension in Pregnancy eModules

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• AWHONN Post Birth Warning Signs Education Program

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PAPERS and DATA:

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• Ford, Nicole D., et al. "Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy and Mortality at Delivery Hospitalization — United States, 2017–2019." Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (2022). ​​

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POLICIES:

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• Lowell General Hospital Policy and Procedure Manual for Management of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy

  • ​Note from LGH: "We asked all providers, nurses, and techs to read and sign as a form of education to meet the TJC OB standards."

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PRESENTATION SLIDES:

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• Maternal Safety Bundle for Severe Hypertension in Pregnancy (ACOG District II)

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TEMPLATES:

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• Brigham & Women's Medical Staff Note: Protocol for the Management of SEVERE Hypertension in Pregnancy

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TOOLKITS:

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• California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Toolkit

• AIM Severe Hypertension in Pregnancy Bundle: Implementation Resources

• Actionable Patient Safety Solutions™ Severe Hypertension in Pregnancy and Postpartum Guide

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VIDEOS:

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• Blood Pressure Management (New England Journal of Medicine) 

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Please feel free to email Kali Vitek at PNQINAdmin@pnqinma.org with any questions.