For Providers
Resource: Obstetric Readiness in the Emergency Department (ObRED) – available now!
The Obstetric Readiness in the Emergency Department (ObRED) Manual [PDF 3.5 MB] includes tools and training to help sites without immediate access to Labor and Delivery services provide safe care for pregnant and postpartum patients. The manual includes readiness checklists, clinical protocols, and education for simulation training.
Resources were developed by a multidisciplinary team across eight IHS Areas and reviewed at urban and rural sites. The MCH team is also available by email if you have any questions.
Clinical Guidelines
- Immunize.org – We support healthcare professionals with educational resources and advocate to remove barriers to vaccination for all.
Toolkits
- Family Care Plans Toolkit – This toolkit is designed to help clinicians care for American Indian and Alaska Native pregnant women and their infants impacted by substance use disorders, support patients transitioning into and remaining in active recovery, and assist affected partners and families in growing stronger. From the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board.
- Medication Assisted Treatment Toolkit Empowering Recovery from Substance Use Disorders in Rural Alaska – Guidance, tools, and resources to develop a MAT program. From the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium.
- Protecting American Indian and Alaska Native Families from Respiratory Syncytial Virus: A Toolkit for Tribal Home Visitors [PDF - 6 MB] – from CDC, IHS, and ACF, this toolkit helps tribal home visitors, home health workers, and others communicate to AI/AN families how RSV immunization can help them stay healthy while keeping their traditional ways of life.
- STI Initiative Toolkit – Community and patient resources and example protocols and policies including field treatment that can be adapted as needed. From IHS.
