Massachusetts Health Quality Partners (MHQP) and representatives from twenty Massachusetts health care organizations, including HNE, have come together again to collectively endorse the 2006/2007 Perinatal Care Recommendations.   

While MHQP has issued Perinatal Care Recommendations every other year since 2002, this is the first time that the Recommendations are being made available on-line in both desk reference and brochure formats.  The on-line version also includes links to additional materials that you may find useful, such as screening tools and referral guides for clinicians, as well as informational handouts for patients.  

The Recommendations were compiled by a group of clinicians using evidence-based guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)* and other national organizations, including the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American Academy of Pediatrics.  The additional materials were also compiled by the clinician group based on their experience, and are offered as resources for your practice. 

Our goal in endorsing a single set of perinatal care recommendations is to support your efforts to provide high-quality, evidence-based care and eliminate inconsistent guidelines.  It is well documented that high-quality prenatal care is the single most important factor in improving maternal and infant health.    

We hope that you will find the 2006/2007 Perinatal Care Recommendations useful.  To access the Recommendations go to www.mhqp.org and click on the guidelines tab, or go to the Medical Guidelines link at HNE.com under the providers tab.  

*These recommendations are consistent with those published by ACOG with little substantive change.