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Recent updates

April 2023

  • Published: Clinical form: Encephalopathy assessment and therapeutic hypothermia criteria
  • Published: Clinical form: Neonatal seizures and neurological observations
  • Published: Fetal movements working party list
  • Published: Rh D negative women and pregnancy, parent information and education (new)
  • Amendment: Education presentation neonatal resus

March 2023

  • Amendment: Neonatal medicine benzylpenicillin
  • Amendment: Neonatal medicine clonidine
  • Amendment: Term SGA baby
  • Published: Working party list for review of Stillbirth care
  • Amendment: Retinopathy of prematurity (RoP) consensus statement
  • Published: Rh D negative women and pregnancy guideline and supplement
  • Published: Perineal care scope
  • Published: Fetal movements scope
  • Published: Perinatal mental health scope
  • Published: Breastfeeding and medicines parent information (new)
  • Published: Induction of labour x 3 parent information(2 new)

February 2023

  • Review date extended to Feb 2024 for guidelines Neonatal stabilisation for retrieval and Stillbirth care
  • Amendments to NeoMedQ (neonatal medicine monographs) adrenaline, caffeine citrate
  • Amendments to GDM education presentation
  • Published: NeoMedQ (neonatal medicine monographs) levothyroxine, polaxamer, rasburicase, palivizum (new)
  • Published: Intrapartum pain management guideline, supplement, flowchart, education presentation, , knowledge assessment, consumer information

January 2023

  • Published: NeoMedQ (neonatal medicine monographs), ganciclovir, valganciclovir, vancomycin, fluconazole (new)

December 2022

  • Amendments to Termination of pregnancy guideline, supplement, flowcharts, education presentation
  • Amendments to Preterm labour and birth guideline, supplement, flowchart, education presentation
  • Published: Induction of labour - guideline, supplement, flowcharts, education, knowledge assessment
  • Published: Neonatal jaundice - guideline, supplement, flowchart, education, knowledge assessment, consumer information
  • Published: Neonatal seizures - guideline, supplement, flowchart, education, knowledge assessment, consumer information
  • Published: Normal birth - guideline, supplement, flowcharts, education, knowledge assessment, consumer information
  • Amendments to Preterm labour and birth guideline, supplement, flowchart, education presentation

November 2022

  • Published: Standard care
  • Published: Early pregnancy loss consumer information x4 (ectopic pregnancy, methotrexate for ectopic pregnancy, pain and bleeding in early pregnancy, after a miscarriage)
  • Published: Stillbirth scope
  • Amendment: Neonatal resuscitation checklist
  • Amendment: Termination of pregnancy- guideline, supplement, flowchart, education
  • Amendment: Hypoxic ischaemnic encephalopathy (HIE) guideline, supplement

October 2022

  • Amendment: Syphilis in pregnancy- guideline, supplement, flowchart, education, knowledge assessment
  • Published: Early pregnancy loss - guideline, supplement, flowcharts, education, knowledge assessment
  • Published: Neonatal resuscitation - guideline, supplement, flowcharts, equipment checklist, education, knowledge assessment and consumer information

September 2022

  • Published: NeoMedQ (neonatal monograph) - clonazepam, lidocaine, phenytoin, pyridoxine (new)
  • Published:Safer infant sleep presentation recording from 8th Sept 2022
  • Published: Adult inpatient steroid induced hyperglycaemia - guideline and supplement

August 2022

  • Published: Early onset Group B Streptococcal disease - guideline, supplement, flowcharts, amendments

July 2022

  • Published: Early onset Group B Streptococcal disease - guideline, supplement, flowcharts, education, knowledge assessment and consumer information
  • Published: Safer infant sleep - guideline, supplement, flowchart, education, knowledge assessment
  • Published: NeoMedQ (neonatal monograph) adrenaline amendment
  • Published: NeoMedQ (neonatal monograph) argipressin, phosphate, magnesium sulfate, clonidine, azthromycin (new)
  • Published: Neonatal seizures - scope
  • Published: Intrapartum pain management - scope

June 2022

  • Published: Hypoglycaemia newborn amendments

May 2022

  • Published: Early pregnancy loss - scope
  • Published: Induction of labour - scope
  • Published: Neonatal resuscitation - scope
  • Published: RhD negative women and pregnancy - scope
  • Published: Gestational diabetes mellitus: guideline, supplement, flowchart - amendment
  • Review date extended for Early pregnancy loss, Neonatal seizures, Induction of labour

April 2022

  • Published: Nomograms V2 update to statewide forms
  • Published: Maternity care for mothers and babies during COVID-19 pandemic guideline and supplement - update
  • Published: Preterm prelabour rupture of membranes shortGuide, supplement and education - amendment
  • Published: NeoMedQ (neonatal monograph) vitamin D - amendment

March 2022

  • Published: Hypoglycaemia - newborn guideline amendment
  • Published: Term small for gestational age newborn baby guideline, supplement, education and knowledge assessment (full review)
  • Published: Maternity care for women and babies during COVID-19 pandemic guideline and supplement amendments
  • Published: Termination of pregnancy guideline, supplement, and education amendments
  • Published: Rheumatic heart disease and pregnancy shortGUIDE, supplement, education and knowledge assessment (new)
  • Published: NeoMedQ (neonatal monographs) adrenaline (epinephrine), metronidazole, micafungin, omnipaque (new)

February 2022

  • Published: Maternity care for women and babies during COVID-19 pandemic guideline update
  • Published: Early onset Group B streptococcal disease - scope

January 2022

  • Published: Maternity care for women and babies during COVID-19 pandemic guideline, supplement, education and consumer information amendments
  • Published: NeoMedQ (neonatal monographs) pentavite, vitalipid, vitamin E, vitamin D, prednisolone (new)
  • Published: QCG consumer representative role (peer review)

December 2021

  • Published: COVID-19 and pregnancy consumer information (updated)
  • Published: Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy guideline, supplement, education presentation, consumer information and knowledge assessment (peer review)
  • Published: Maternity shared care operational framework (full review)

November 2021

  • Published: Newborn assessment (routine) guideline, supplement, education presentation, consumer information and knowledge assessment (full review)
  • Published: Establishing breastfeeding guideline, supplement, education presentation, consumer information and knowledge assessment (full review)
  • Published: Maternity care for mothers and babies during COVID-19 pandemic (V7) guideline and supplement
  • Published: Scope for SGA review
  • Published: NeoMedQ adenosine
  • Published: NeoMedQ noradrenaline (norepinephrine)

October 2021

  • Published: Respiratory distress and CPAP amendment

September 2021

  • Published: Perinatal substance use: maternal guideline, supplement, education presentation, consumer information and knowledge assessment (full review)
  • Published: Perinatal substance use: neonatal guideline, supplement, education presentation, consumer information and knowledge assessment (full review)
  • Published: COVID-19 vaccination education presentation (new)
  • Published: Partial update - Maternity care for mothers and babies during COVID-19 pandemic guideline
  • Published: Antenatal corticosteroids guideline, supplement, education presentation, consumer information and knowledge assessment (new)
  • Published: Obesity and pregnancy (including post bariatric surgery) guideline, supplement, education presentation, consumer information and knowledge assessment (full review)

August 2021

  • Published scope for review of Shared care: operational framework
  • Republished: All consumer information (excluding those under review) to include QR code
  • Republished: NeoMedQ (neonatal monographs);updates to aciclovir, amoxicillin, ampicillin, benzylpenicillin, cefepime, cefazolin, cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, flucloxacillin gentamicin, sodium chloride 23.4%,
  • Published NeoMedQ (neonatal monograph) phenobarbital

July 2021

  • Published: Gestational diabetes mellitus amendment
  • Published: Syphilis in pregnancy amendments
  • Published: Primary postpartum haemorrhage amendment
  • Published: NeoMedQ (neonatal monographs) amlodipine, ceftriaxone, dexamethasone, levetiracetam, sodium chloride 23.4%, topiramate

June 2021

  • Published: Hypoglycaemia- newborn amendments

May 2021

  • Published Scope for Self-management of diabetes for hospitalised inpatients
  • Published Scope for Establishing breastfeeding
  • Published: NeoMedQ (neonatal monographs) sucrose, hepatitis B vaccine, hepatitis B immunoglobulin, phytomenadione
  • Published Nomograms (6) for neonatal jaundice, phototherapy and exchange transfusion by gestation and birth weight

April 2021

  • Published: Scope for Routine newborn assessment
  • Published: Scope for Perinatal substance use (maternal and neonatal)
  • Published: Scope for Rheumatic heart disease and pregnancy

March 2021

  • Published: Maternity care for mothers and babies during COVID-19 pandemic
  • Published: Hypoglycaemia- newborn amendments

February 2021

  • Published: Gestational diabetes mellitus guideline, supplement, education presentation and knowledge assessment (following peer review)
  • Published: Retinopathy of prematurity consensus statement
  • Published: Hypertension and pregnancy guideline, supplement, flowcharts, consumer information, education presentation, knowledge assessment
  • Published: NeoMedQ (neonatal monographs) fentanyl, alprostadil, dantrolene, insulin, glucose and insulin infusion, enoxaparin, ERYthromycin

December 2020

  • Published: NeoMedQ (neonatal monograph) update to glucagon, and benzyl penicillin
  • Published: Syphilis in pregnancy amendment
  • Published: HIE scope
  • Published: VBAC consumer information, knowledge assessment and education presentation

October 2020

  • Published: NeoMedQ (neonatal monographs) cefazolin, neostigmine, vecuronium
  • Published: Obesity and pregnancy (including post bariatric surgery) scope
  • Published: Neonatal resuscitation equipment checklist

September 2020

  • Published: Maternity care for mothers and babies during COVID-19 pandemic (reviewed)
  • Published: VBAC (full review)
  • Published: Perinatal care of the extremely preterm baby (peer review)
  • Published: Fetal movements amendment
  • Published: PPH amendment
  • Published: Instrumental vaginal birth amendment
  • Published: Perineal care amendment
  • Published: NeoMedQ Furosemide (frusemide)

August 2020

  • Published: Termination of pregnancy amendment

July 2020

  • Published: CPAP Clinical Learning Resources (CLR, education presentation, response booklet, list of readings)
  • Published neonatal monographs: albumin, paracetamol, ibuprofen, cefepime,

June 2020

  • Published: Preterm labour and birth (guideline, supplement, clinician education)

May 2020

  • Published: Respiratory distress and CPAP (guideline, supplement, clinician education)
  • NeoMedQ: Neonatal medicines - Added monographs survanta, curosurf, infloran

April 2020

  • Published: Maternity care for mother's and babies during COVID-19 pandemic (previously titled Perinatal care if suspected or confirmed COVID-19 in pregnancy)
  • Update: Early onset Group B Streptococcal disease

March 2020

  • Published: Perinatal care if suspected or confirmed COVID-19 in pregnancy (guideline, supplement, operational framework and consumer information)
  • Update: Gestational diabetes mellitus for screening during COVID-19 pandemic (FAQ and Screening and diagnosis flowchart)

February 2020

  • Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis in pregnancy and the puerperium (full review of guideline, supplement, clinician education and consumer information)

February 2020

  • Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (scope published)
  • Gestational diabetes mellitus (scope published)
  • Perinatal care at extremely low gestation (previously Perinatal care at the threshold of viability) (scope published)
  • NeoMedQ: Neonatal medicines - Added monographs ferrous sulphate, epoetin alfa, morphine sulfate, morphine hydrochloride, midazolam

December 2019

November 2019

October 2019

September 2019

  • Newborn hypoglycaemia - Updated guideline, supplement, education, and flowcharts following full review of evidence
  • NeoMedQ: Neonatal Medicines- Added monographs about Diazoxide, Glucagon, Glucose gel, HydrOCHLOROTHIAZIDE, Hydrocortisone, and Octreotide.
  • Neonatal Medicines - New guideline, supplement, and clinician education
  • Trauma in pregnancy - Updated guideline, supplement, education and parent information following review of evidence.

June 2019

Guidelines in development

Review: Syphilis in pregnancy

  • Stage: Draft

New: RhD negative women in pregnancy

  • Stage: Published

Review: Neonatal stabilisation for retrieval

New: Perinatal mental health

New: Prenatal screening - in collaboration with Down Syndrome Queensland

Review: Neonatal hypoglycaemia

Review: Stillbirth care

Review: Fetal movements

Review: Perineal care

Review: Preterm prelabour rupture of membranes (PPROM)

  • Stage: Draft

Review: Prelabour rupture of membranes (PROM)

  • Stage: Draft

Stages of guideline development:

  • Draft: First draft being developed with Clinical Lead
  • Consultation: Out for consultation with the Working Party and/or statewide clinicians and consumers
  • Endorsement: Progressing through the endorsement process

More about clinical guideline development

Last updated: 19 May 2023