Practice Briefs

AWHONN practice briefs can be used as a quick-reference guide that can and should be incorporated into your clinical practice. Each brief provides a summary of the pertinent details of each technique and rationale for why it should be used in practice.

The Emergency and All-Hazards Preparedness

Emergency and All-Hazards Preparedness: AWHONN Practice Brief Number 22. Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN, S0884-2175(25)00307-7. Advance online publication.

Optimizing Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in Perinatal Patients With Diabetes

Decreased Fetal Movement: AWHONN Practice Brief #20

Perinatal Care for People With a History of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: AWHONN Practice Brief Number 19

(ACOG Practice Advisory) Updated Clinical Guidance for the Use of Progesterone Supplementation for the Prevention of Recurrent Preterm Birth

Management of Newborns with Inutero Substance Exposure: AWHONN Practice Brief Number 18

Intrapartum Pain Management for People on Medication-Assisted Therapy for Opioid Use Disorder Practice Brief: AWHONN Practice Brief Number 17

Breastfeeding Recommendations for People who use Substances: AWHONN Practice Brief Number Number 16

Provision of Human Milk in the Context of Gender Diversity: AWHONN Practice Brief Number 15

Sustained Skin-to-Skin Contact for Healthy Late Preterm and Term Newborns After Birth: AWHONN Practice Brief Number 14

Quantification of Blood Loss: AWHONN Practice Brief Number 13

Guidelines for Active Management of the Third Stage of Labor using Oxytocin: AWHONN Practice Brief Number 12

Lower Extremity Nerve Injury in Childbirth: AWHONN Practice Brief Number 11

Prevention of Newborn Falls/Drops in the Hospital: AWHONN Practice Brief Number 9  – Reaffirmed January 2025

Sudden Unexpected Postnatal Collapse in Healthy Term Newborns Practice Brief Number 8 –  Reaffirmed January 2025

Retired Practice Briefs