Resources and Tools

Increasing Use of Skin to Skin Immediately After Birth
At Henry Ford Hospital a team of three, a nurse, a neonatal nurse practitioner and a nurse midwife changed practice to make skin to skin the standard of care after all vaginal births.

Delayed Cord Clamping for Selected Cesarean Sections
The High River Hospital Community Maternity Program adopted recommended delayed cord clamping practice for vaginal births, then extended the practice to C/S patients as well, when appropriate.

Mother Baby Dyad Care Audit Tool


Dyad Care Audit Tool
Measure and track your progress using evidence-based process and outcome measures.

Support After a Severe Maternal Event


MEWS Protocol


Skin to skin contact care procedure


Delayed Cord Clamping Clinical Guideline- Baystate Medical Center
This is a policy for term infants and use of delayed cord clamping from Baystate Medical Center.

Daily Care Assessment of Baby After Birth
Hospital policy example focused on how to complete newborn assessments in the immediate period after birth. Assessments include bathing, vitamin K administration, umbilical cord care, etc.) Developed by Calgary Health Region.

Infant Feeding Policy-USCF
An Infant Feeding Policy from San Francisco General Hospital, a Baby-Friendly Hospital.

Postpartum Hemorrhage: A Suggested Approach


Unicef Baby-friendly initiative Research on Skin-to-Skin Contact


An implementation algorithm to improve skin to skin practice in the first hour after birth


Delayed Cord Clamping and S25 Protocol- Baystate Medical Center
This algorithm compliments the policy for delayed cord clamping in term infants from Baystate Medical Center.

Healthy Birth Practice #6: Keep Mother and Baby Together


The First Hour After Birth: A Baby’s 9 Instinctive Stages


Quantification of Blood Loss (video)


AWHONN Postpartum Hemorrhage Project


Council on Patient Safety in Women's Health Care: Safety Action Series


Clinical Challenges To Maintaining Intact Cord
This power point presentation outlines potential challenges to the implementation of delayed cord clamping, highlighting management options.

Placental Transfusion FAQ
Common questions regarding placental transfusion and the relationship to delayed cord clamping are provided in this resource from experts in newborn cord management.

Innovative Approaches to Promoting Breastfeeding
This link provided by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and includes multiple resources and links to assist hospitals and their staff to promote breastfeeding.

Recovering From a Traumatic Birth


When Things Don't Go To Plan


Save Your Life Warning Signs


Advocate for Yourself: Lifesaving Tips for a Safer Birth


Skin to Skin Clinic Handout for Clients
A prenatal education handout promoting skin to skin care for families developed by Henry Ford Hospital.

Improving Health Care Response to Maternal Venous Thromboembolism


Evaluation and Treatment of Antepartum and Postpartum Preeclampsia and Eclampsia in the Emergency Department


Improving Healthcare Response to Cardiovascular Disease in Pregnancy and Postpartum


Implementing TJC Care Core Measure Toolkit
This tool kit is provided by the U.S. Breastfeeding Task Force to aid hospitals in implementing the Joint Commission Core Measure on exclusive breastfeeding measure.

Improving Health Care Response to Obstetric Hemorrhage Toolkit
Toolkit resource for improving health care response to obstetric hemorrhage. Developed by the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative.

Implementing TJC Measure on Exclusive Breastfeeding Toolkit
Link to PDF toolkit that helps to implement the Joint Commission Core Measure on Exclusive Breast Milk Feeding, including evidence-based recommendations, documentation guidelines, and sample audit tools. Created by the United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBC).

Mother-Baby Dyad Care Implementation Toolkit (PMCH)
This toolkit from includes evidence-based clinical guidelines, pre-test, training program slide deck, and audit tool. Created by the Provincial Council for Maternal and Child Health (PMCH). BROKEN LINK. Tool made inactive until replacement link is given.

Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI)
The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) recognizes and awards birthing facilities that successfully implement the "Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding" and the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes. Settings providing maternity care throughout the US and US Territories may earn designation as a Baby-Friendly Hospital by successfully completing a designation program and passing an on-site assessment.