H1N1 Flu Resources for Midwives

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News and Alerts
FDA Warns of Unapproved and Illegal H1N1 Drug Products Purchased Over the Internet

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned consumers to use extreme care when purchasing any products over the Internet that claim to diagnose, prevent, treat or cure the H1N1 influenza virus. The warning comes after the FDA recently purchased and analyzed several products represented online as Tamiflu (oseltamivir), which may pose risks to patients.

CDC Situation Update
Each week CDC analyzes information about influenza disease activity in the United States and publishes findings of key flu indicators in a report called FluView.

Travel Warnings

Client Education

Share With Women Handout from the Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health

What You Should Know About the Flu from MyMidwife.org
Includes common symptoms, danger signs, and tips for preventing seasonal flu.

Spanish Language Information

• From the World Health Association (WHO)
• From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Information for the Public from the CDC:

• What Should Pregnant Women Know about H1N1 Flu?
• H1N1 Flu and Feeding Your Baby: What Parents Should Know
• Information for Pregnant Women in Education, Child Care & Health Care
• Taking Care of a Sick Person in Your Home
  

Posts from Midwife Connection

• To Take or Not to Take the H1N1 Vaccine
• How Pregnant Women and New Moms Should Prepare for H1N1 Flu (includes webcast!)
  

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Research
H1N1 Influenza in Pregnancy: Cause for Concern from Obstetrics & Gynecology (October 2009)
Provides questions and answers to common issues in caring for pregnant women with H1N1 influenza and includes case studies of pregnant women who contracted the illness.

H1N1 2009 influenza virus infection during pregnancy in the USA from The Lancet (July 2009)

Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infections in Three Pregnant Women, United States, April—May 2009 from Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Report Dispatch

Prevention of Influenza from the Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health (May/June 2008)

Includes information on flu transmission, vaccination, and the thimerosal controversy.

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Clinical Guidance
Joint Statement on Seasonal Flu and H1N1 from ACNM, the March of Dimes, ACOG, AWHONN, and others
A national coalition of health care and information providers for pregnant women and children with an urgent message for pregnant women concerning influenza.

2009 H1N1 Vaccination Recommendations from the CDC

Facemasks and Respirator Use

H1N1 Flu Clinical and Public Health Guidance
Includes triage algorithm for adults, diagnostic tests, antiviral recommendations, and data collection forms.

CDC Clinician Outreach & Communication Activity (COCA)
Provides conference call audio archives

H1N1 and Seasonal Flu Presentation
This presentation was conducted at the 2009 AWHONN convention on H1N1 and seasonal flu risk in pregnancy and vaccination. Content includes why nurses should be vaccinated and information about the seasonal flu campaign done by AWHONN last year.

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Emergency Preparedness
ACNM All Hazards Preparedness Committee
All Hazards Preparedness is a high priority for ACNM. The resources on this page address the needs of women and infants when disaster plans are made.

Crisis & Emergency Risk Communication (CERC)
CDC modules provide guidance about communicating with the media and the public about health emergencies.

Adapting Standards of Care Under Extreme Conditions from the American Nurses Association
This document provides guidance for the individual professional in a care giver or service provider role.

Women and Infants Service Package from the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood
Guidance on preventing excess neonatal and maternal morbidity by meeting the special needs of women and infants during and in the aftermath of a disaster, including pandemic flu.

State Emergency Planning and Preparedness Recommendations for Maternal and Child Health Populations from the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP)
See Appendix C: "Influenza Pandemic Plans for Infant/Maternal Safety."

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