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Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Jul 16. [Epub ahead of print]
Practices of obstetrician-gynecologists regarding nonvaccine-related public health recommendations during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic.
Rasmussen SA, Power ML, Jamieson DJ, Williams J, Schulkin J, Kahn EB, Zhang Y, Macfarlane K, Kissin DM.
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
We examined practices of obstetrician-gynecologists regarding nonvaccine-related public health recommendations during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic.
STUDY DESIGN:
From February-May 2010, a survey was sent to a random sample of members of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists involved in obstetric care.
RESULTS:
Obstetrician-gynecologists varied in their adherence to 2009 H1N1 influenza public health recommendations. Nearly all reported prescribing antiviral medications to pregnant women with suspected influenza. Most obstetrician-gynecologists reported using preventive practices in the outpatient setting to reduce exposure of well patients to ill ones. A wide range of responses was provided regarding postpartum infection control practices, suggesting lack of awareness of, disagreement with, or difficulty adhering to these recommendations.
CONCLUSION:
Obstetrician-gynecologists reported that they adhered to some recommendations related to 2009 H1N1 influenza, but not to others. These data provide insight into strategies for development and dissemination of recommendations in a future pandemic.
Published by Mosby, Inc.
PMID:
22921096
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22921096
Practices of obstetrician-gynecologists regarding nonvaccine-related public health recommendations during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic.
Rasmussen SA, Power ML, Jamieson DJ, Williams J, Schulkin J, Kahn EB, Zhang Y, Macfarlane K, Kissin DM.
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
We examined practices of obstetrician-gynecologists regarding nonvaccine-related public health recommendations during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic.
STUDY DESIGN:
From February-May 2010, a survey was sent to a random sample of members of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists involved in obstetric care.
RESULTS:
Obstetrician-gynecologists varied in their adherence to 2009 H1N1 influenza public health recommendations. Nearly all reported prescribing antiviral medications to pregnant women with suspected influenza. Most obstetrician-gynecologists reported using preventive practices in the outpatient setting to reduce exposure of well patients to ill ones. A wide range of responses was provided regarding postpartum infection control practices, suggesting lack of awareness of, disagreement with, or difficulty adhering to these recommendations.
CONCLUSION:
Obstetrician-gynecologists reported that they adhered to some recommendations related to 2009 H1N1 influenza, but not to others. These data provide insight into strategies for development and dissemination of recommendations in a future pandemic.
Published by Mosby, Inc.
PMID:
22921096
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22921096