Emergency Preparedness for Women & Infants

Clinical Advisories for Health Care Professionals

American College of Nurse Midwives
Preparing midwife practices for public health disasters,
including care to pregnant women during flu epidemics.

American Nurses Association
  Adapting Standards of Care Under Extreme Conditions
Guidance for professionals during disasters, pandemics, and other extreme emergencies.

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
  State Emergency Planning & Preparedness Recommendations
for Maternal & Child Health Populations
Appendix C: Influenza Pandemic Plans for Infant/Maternal Safety

Breastfeeding in Emergencies

CDC: Considerations Regarding Novel H1N1 Flu Virus in Obstetric Settings

CDC: Swine Flu: Guidance for Health Care Professionals

CDC: Pregnant Women & Swine Influenza: Considerations for Clinicians

CDC: MMWR (May 2009): Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infections in 3 Pregnant Women

CDC: Guidance on Antivirals
Includes information for pregnant women and infants.

CDC: What's New on Swine Flu Site
Sign up to receive the latest CDC guidance via email, RSS or Twitter.

CDC: Crisis & Emergency Risk Communication Training
Online course for professionals who will perform media relations
during a public health emergency.

March of Dimes: Influenza Facts for Professionals & Researchers

New York State Public Health Department
Pediatric and Obstetrical Emergency Preparedness Toolkit

University of Minnesota Continuing Education Module
Caring for Pregnant/Birthing Women & Their Newborns during Disasters

US Department of Health and Human Services: Pandemic Flu

White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood
  Women & Infants Service Package (WISP)
Guidance on preventing excess neonatal and maternal morbidity and mortality by meeting the special needs of pregnant women and infants during, and in the aftermath of a disaster, including pandemic flu.

World Health Organization: Pandemic Preparedness

Journal Articles

Maternal and Newborn Care During Disasters: Thinking Outside the Hospital Paradigm
(2008, Nursing Clinics of North America)

Pandemic Influenza and Pregnant Women
(2008, Emerging Infectious Diseases, CDC)

American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing (2008)
Dedicated issue to emergency preparedness for maternal child populations

Education for Patients

H1N1 Virus & Seasonal Flu  NEW!
Resources on prevention for pregnant woman & care for infants

CDC: Emergency Planning Tips If You're Pregnant or Have Young Children
Resources for pregnant women about disaster planning

US State Department: Travel Alerts & Warnings