Central Advisory Council Subcommittee on Guidelines and Recommendations
for Perinatal Care
Obstetric Care Committee
Chair
--Luis Bracero, MD, Director of Maternal Fetal Medicine, CAMC
Members
--Michael Stitely, WVU OB/Gyn, WVU Morgantown
--Peggy Knight, OB Nurse Manager, Davis Memorial Hospital
--David Baltierra, MD, WVU School of Medicine, Eastern Division
--Marlene Merkel, OB Nurse Manager, WVU Hospitals, Morgantown
--Kat Ambler, CNM, CAMC Women and Children’s Hospital
--Kathy Quillen, OB Nurse Manager Cabell Huntington Hospital
--Nancy Burke, Director of Women’s Services, Wheeling Hospital
--Stephen Bush, Chair of OB/Gyn, CAMC
Robert Nerhood, MD Chair of OB/Gyn, Marshall
--Brenda Dawley, OB/Gyn and Chair-elect of WV ACOG
--Kathy Imes, RNC, Nurse Manager Cabell Huntington Hospital
--David Chaffin, MD, Director Maternal Fetal Medicine, Marshall University
--Chris Powell, Nurse Manager, Wheeling Hospital
--Fran O’Brien, RN, Nurse Manager, Greenbrier Valley Medical Center
--Jann Foley, CNM, MSN, Women's Health Care of Morgantown, providing care at
Monongalia General Hospital
--Sheryl Sergent, RNC, OB Nurse Manager, Roane General Hospital
--Cynthia Marsh, RN Assistant Nurse Manager, Davis Memorial Hospital
--Patricia Moore, RN, MSN, Fairmont General Hospital
--Melanie Riley, OB Nurse Manager, WVU East City Hospital Committee
Staff
--Ann Dacey, RN, Nurse Coordinator, WV Perinatal Partnership
Neonatal Care Committee
Chair
--Janet Graeber, MD, Director of Neonatology, WVU Morgantown
Members
--Stefan Maxwell, MD, Neonatologist CAMC Women and Children’s
Hospital
--Renee Domanico, MD, Neonatologist, Cabell Huntington Hospital
--Nancy Marcus, Nurse Manager, NICU CAMC Women’s and Children’s Hospital
--Lori Blackburn, Nurse Manager, NICU, Cabell Huntington Hospital
--Judi Polak, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, WVU Children’s Hospital
--Teresa Frazer, MD, Pediatrician from Bluefield
--Jann Stewart, Clinical Preceptor, NICU, WVU Hospitals
--Judy Romano, MD, Wheeling Pediatrician
--Traci Daugherty, Clinical Coordinator - Nursery WVUH East City Hospital
--Debbie Menders, Neonatal Transport Nurse, CAMC
--Maureen Kenny-Palmera, Nurse Manager, NICU, WVU Hospitals
--Babs Nightengale, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Mother/Baby Unit, WVU
Children’s Hospital
Staff
--Ann Dacey, RN, Nurse Coordinator, WV Perinatal Partnership
Hospital Guidelines
The
West Virginia Perinatal Partnership has adopted guidelines for levels of
hospital care based on recommendations released by the American Academy of
Pediatrics (AAP) and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
(ACOG). These guidelines were adapted for West Virginia Hospitals by the
Perinatal Partnership's Guidelines for Perinatal Care Committee. A link to
the committee's complete set of recommendations may be found below.
A goal of the Perinatal Care Committee is statewide adoption of these
guidelines at all birthing facilities. The committee is now working on
Hospital Self-Assessment Guides that will be available later this year and
discussed at the 2008 Perinatal Summit. The purpose of the self-assessment
guides will be to help hospitals establish a consistent set of minimum
expectations for each level of perinatal services.
