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Practice Guideline Resources & Citations

RESOURCES, CITATIONS, AND LINKS FROM THE POSTPARTUM IN PRACTICE BULLETIN:

Page 3 & 4 – Establishing Equity in Maternal Care:

  • Dartmouth-Hitchcock Center for Shared Decision Making: https://med.dartmouth-hitchcock.org/csdm_toolkits.html
  • NCCare360 Resource Database: https://nccare360.org/resources/
  • United Way of North Carolina Resource Database: https://nc211.org/

Page 5 & 6 – Redesigning Postpartum Care:

  • ACOG Postpartum Toolkit for Health Care Providers: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c38dffb31d4df1edda48776/t/5f6b8639b80c6b740f1f3505/1600882238784/2018-Postpartum-Toolkit.pdf
  • ACOG Alternate and Reduced Visit Guide With Telehealth Recommendations: https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/committee-opinion/articles/2020/02/implementing-telehealth-in-practice
  • List of local free clinics: https://www.freeclinics.com/sta/north_carolina
  • List of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs): https://www.fqhc.org/find-an-fqhc

Links on this page refer to pages within these two documents:

Click to download the Postpartum in Practice Booklet
Click to download the Postpartum in Practice Booklet
Click to download the Billing and Coding Guide.
Click to download the Billing and Coding Guide.
  • Women’s Health Practice Bulletin: https://beforeandbeyond.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/pch-bulletin-2020-FINAL2.pdf
  • Before, Between and Beyond Pregnancy: https://beforeandbeyond.org/
  • AWHONN Post Birth Warning Signs: https://awhonn.org/education/hospital-products/post-birth-warning-signs-education-program/
  • ERASE CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/maternal-mortality/erase-mm/index.html
  • Childbirth Trauma and Maternal Near Miss: https://newmomhealth.com/selfcare/birth-trauma
  • Maternal Near Miss Survivors Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/maternalnearmiss/
  • National Perinatal Association course: Trauma-Informed Care during COVID-19 Pandemic: https://www.myperinatalnetwork.org/new-covid-19.html
  • Birth Trauma Support Center: https://birthandtraumasupportcenter.org/

Page 7 – Safety at Home: Intimate Partner Violence Screening:

  • North Carolina Mandatory Reporting Laws: http://nccasa.org/resources/mandatory-reporting/#identifier_2_360
  • Domestic Violence Agencies: https://nccadv.org/get-help#state-wide-agencies 
  • Rape Crisis Centers: http://nccasa.org/get-help/
  • Child Protective Services – Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect: https://www.ncdhhs.gov/divisions/social-services/child-welfare-services/child-protective-services/about-child-abuse-and

Page 8 – Mental and Emotional Wellbeing:

  • NC Maternal Mental Health Matters: https://www.med.unc.edu/ncmatters/
  • LME/MCO Screening, Referral and Triage Line: https://www.ncdhhs.gov/providers/lme-mco-directory
  • Postpartum Support International Helpline: https://www.postpartum.net/get-help/help-for-moms/

Page 9 – Support Tobacco-Free and Substance-Free Living:

  • You Quit, Two Quit – https://youquittwoquit.org/
  • Tobacco Cessation Practice Bulletin – https://youquittwoquit.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/YQ2Q-Practice-Bulletin-May-2019.pdf
  • Perinatal Self-Help Tobacco Cessation Materials: https://youquittwoquit.org/patient-education-materials/
  • Alcohol and Drug Council of North Carolina: https://www.alcoholdrughelp.org/
  • Infant Plan of Safe Care: https://www.ncdhhs.gov/divisions/mental-health-developmental-disabilities-and-substance-abuse/infant-plan-safe-care

Page 10 & 11: Chronic Conditions and Postpartum:

  • CCNC Pregnancy Medical Home Program – Clinical Care Pathway – https://www.communitycarenc.org/what-we-do/clinical-programs/pregnancy-medical-home/pmh-pathways/postpartum-care-and-transition-well-woman-care

Provider Resources:

  • ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 212: Pregnancy and Heart Disease – https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/practice-bulletin/articles/2019/05/pregnancy-and-heart-disease
  • NC Pregnancy Medical Home Postpartum Blood Pressure Management Guidelines – https://www.communitycarenc.org/sites/default/files/2019-09/PMH_Pathway-Management_of_Hypertensive_Disorders_in_Pregnancy-2019.pdf
  • Guide to Contraception for Women with CVD – https://www.cmqcc.org/resource/3376/download
  • Guide to CVD Medications for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women – https://www.cmqcc.org/resource/3375/download
  • Community Care of North Carolina Info Sheet on Obtaining Home BP Monitors – https://www.communitycarenc.org/home-blood-pressure-monitoring-for-ob-providers

Patient Resources:

  • Community Care of North Carolina Tip Sheet for Accurate Home BP Monitoring – https://www.communitycarenc.org/home-blood-pressure-monitoring-for-patients

Page 12 – Sex, Birth Spacing and Contraceptives:

  • NC Medicaid: Be Smart Family Planning Program – https://medicaid.ncdhhs.gov/beneficiaries/get-started/find-programs-and-services/be-smart-family-planning-program

Provider Resources:

  • NC DPH Women’s Health Branch Publications Order Form – https://whb.ncpublichealth.com/provPart/pubmanbro.htm
  • Birth Control After Baby (English) – https://www.mombaby.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/birth_control_booklet_English-FINAL.pdf
  • Birth Control After Baby (Spanish) – https://www.mombaby.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/birth_control_booklet_Spanish-FINAL.pdf
  • Bedsider.org – https://www.bedsider.org/       

Page 13 – Infant Feeding:

  • CDC’s Webpage on Infant and Toddler Nutrition – https://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/infantandtoddlernutrition/index.html
  • LactMed – https://www-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.libproxy.lib.unc.edu/books/NBK501922/
  • NewMomHealth Mastitis – https://newmomhealth.com/selfcare/mastitis
  • NewMomHealth Engorgment – https://newmomhealth.com/selfcare/engorgement

Provider Resources:

  • Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Mastitis Protocol – https://abm.memberclicks.net/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/4-mastitis-protocol-english.pdf
  • Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine  Engorgement Protocol – https://abm.memberclicks.net/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/20-engorgement-protocol-english.pdf
  • Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Persistent Pain Protocol – https://abm.memberclicks.net/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/26-persistent-pain-protocol-english.pdf

Page 14 – Planning for the Postpartum Period:

  • NewMomHealth Postpartum Supply List – https://newmomhealth.com/buildingmyvillage/postpartum-supplies
  • Postpartum Support International: https://www.postpartum.net/
  • North Carolina Community Resources: North Carolina Child Care Center Search – https://ncchildcaresearch.dhhs.state.nc.us/search.asp
  • North Carolina Diaper Bank – https://ncdiaperbank.org/
  • North Carolina Food Banks/Pantries – https://www.foodpantries.org/st/north_carolina
  • WIC – https://www.nutritionnc.com/wic/
  • NC Care 360 – https://nccare360.org/
  • Family-Friendly NC Groups: https://www.ncfamiliesunited.org/

Page 15 – Use Your Voices:

  • North Carolina Perinatal Health Strategic Plan – https://whb.ncpublichealth.com/phsp/
  • MomsRising – https://www.momsrising.org/
  • NC Child – https://ncchild.org/
  • Black Mamas Matter Alliance – https://blackmamasmatter.org/
  • White Coats for Black Lives – https://whitecoats4blacklives.org/
  • National Birth Equity Collaborative – https://birthequity.org/
  • Shades of Blue – https://www.shadesofblueproject.org/index.html

ADAPTION:

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Postpartum Toolkit for Health Care Providers. Published online 2018. Accessed May 15, 2020. www.acog.org/-/media/project/acog/acogorg/files/pdfs/publications/2018-postpartum-toolkit.pdf


Postpartum in Practice Coding Bulletin Links

LINKS FROM CODING AND BILLING GUIDE:

Page 2:

  • NC DMA Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinical Care Coverage Policies – https://medicaid.ncdhhs.gov/providers/clinical-coverage-policies/obstetrics-and-gynecology-clinical-coverage-policies
  • NC PMH Guidance – https://www.communitycarenc.org/what-we-do/clinical-programs/pregnancy-medical-home/ob-guidance
  • Be SMART Family Planning – https://medicaid.ncdhhs.gov/providers/programs-services/family-planning-and-maternity/be-smart-medicaid-family-planning
  • Office-Based LARC Table for Medicaid Providers – https://www.communitycarenc.org/sites/default/files/LARC%20Table%20for%20Medicaid%20Providers%20-%20v3%20vh.pdf

Page 3: ICD-10 Codes for Tobacco Cessation Counseling – https://youquittwoquit.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/icd10.pdf

Page 4:

  • NC Medicaid – https://medicaid.ncdhhs.gov/
  • NC Medicaid Special Bulletins:
  • #29 – https://medicaid.ncdhhs.gov/blog/2020/03/31/special-bulletin-covid-19-29-coverage-automatic-blood-pressure-monitors-temporary
  • #34 – https://medicaid.ncdhhs.gov/blog/2020/04/07/special-bulletin-covid-19-34-telehealth-clinical-policy-modifications-%E2%80%93-definitions
  • #43 – https://medicaid.ncdhhs.gov/blog/2020/04/09/special-bulletin-covid-19-43-telehealth-clinical-policy-modifications-%E2%80%93-self
  • #48 – https://medicaid.ncdhhs.gov/blog/2020/04/17/special-bulletin-covid-19-48-telehealth-clinical-policy-modifications-remote
  • #49 – https://medicaid.ncdhhs.gov/blog/2020/04/17/special-bulletin-covid-19-49-telehealth-clinical-policy-modifications-interim
  • #52 – https://medicaid.ncdhhs.gov/blog/2020/04/20/special-bulletin-covid-19-52-coverage-weight-scales-and-portable-pulse-oximeters
  • #65 – https://medicaid.ncdhhs.gov/blog/2020/04/24/special-bulletin-covid-19-65-telehealth-and-virtual-patient-communications-clinical
  • #78 – https://medicaid.ncdhhs.gov/blog/2020/05/01/special-bulletin-covid-19-78-telehealth-and-virtual-patient-communications-clinical
  • Dietary Evaluation and Counseling and Medical Lactation Services Clinical Coverage Policy – https://medicaid.ncdhhs.gov/providers/clinical-coverage-policies/dietary-evaluation-and-counseling-and-medical-lactation-services-clinical-coverage-policy

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