Practices of obstetrician-gynecologists regarding nonvaccine-related public health recommendations during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic

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• Alternative Title:
  Am J Obstet Gynecol
• Personal Author:
  Rasmussen, Sonja A. ; Power, Michael L. ; Jamieson, Denise J. ; Williams, Jennifer ; Schulkin, Jay ; Kahn, Emily B. ; Zhang, Yujia ; MacFarlane, Kitty ; Kissin, Dmitry M.
• Description:
  OBJECTIVE
  
  We examined practices of obstetrician-gynecologists regarding nonvaccine-related public health recommendations during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic.
  
  STUDY DESIGN
  
  From February to 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.
  
  
• Keywords:
  2009 H1N1 Adult Attitude Of Health Personnel Female Gynecology Health Care Surveys Humans Infection Control Influenza Influenza, Human Nonpharmaceutical Interventions Obstetrics Pandemic Practice Patterns, Physicians' Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious Public Health Treatment

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• Source:
  Am J Obstet Gynecol. 207(4):294.e1-294.e7
• Pubmed ID:
  22921096
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5823252
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U65 PS000813/PS/NCHHSTP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; UA6MC19010/PHS HHSUnited States/ ; U65PS000813-03/PS/NCHHSTP CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  207
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:4bf94a091b6a4b38917d1fc687df85ed3a2b274f75a41fc08e6c66c53cf5356a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/52066/cdc_52066_DS1.pdf
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