Current work

January 2025

• Published: Imminent birth flowchart - no change to clinical content. Date of review updated
• Published: First publication neonatal medicine Benzathine benzylpenicillin
• Amendment neonatal medicines valganciclovir, ganciclovir, nirsevimab
• Published: Full review neonatal medicine mupirocin

December 2024

• Published: Syphilis and pregnancy - guideline, supplement, consumer information, education presentation, flowcharts, knowledge assessment
• Published : Respiratory distress and CPAP - guideline, supplement, consumer information, education presentation, flowcharts, knowledge assessment
• Published: Gestational diabetes mellitus - scope
• Published: Intrapartum fetal surveillance - scope
• Published: Prolonged and/or obstructed labour - scope

November 2024

• Published: Full review Implementation checklist for guidelines (word and pdf version)
• Amendment: Primary postpartum haemorrhage guideline and supplement
• Published: First publication Position statement: Gender associated language
• Published: First publication neonatal medicine bevacizumab
• Published: Full review neonatal medicine atropine
• Published: Full review neonatal medicine  hydroxocobalamin (vitamin B12)

September 2024

• Published: First publication - Acute presentation of persistent pelvic pain guideline and supplement
• Published: First publication neonatal medicine nirsevimab
• Published: Full review neonatal medicine aciclovir
• Published: Full review neonatal medicine meropenem
• Published: Scope for CPAP and respiratory distress
• Published: Full review of Termination of pregnancy guideline, supplement, consumer information flowcharts, education presentation

August 2024

• Published: Full review neonatal medicine tetracaine
• Published: Full review neonatal medicine chloramphenicol
• Published: Full review of Primary postpartum haemorrhage guideline, supplement, education presentation, flowcharts, consumer information
• Published: Publicly funded homebirth: consumer information
• Amendment: Trauma in pregnancy guideline - review date extended until August 2025
• Amendment: Neonatal medicines guideline - review date extended until August 2025

July 2024

• Amendment: Early pregnancy loss guideline, supplement and flowchart
• Published: Scope for Acute presentation of persistent pelvic pain new guideline development
• Amendment: Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy guideline and supplement

June 2024

• Published: First publication - Publicly funded homebirth, guideline, supplement, flowcharts, education presentation and knowledge assessment

May 2024

• Published: First publication - neonatal medicine monograph sildenafil (NeoMedQ)
• Published:  Parent Information "Mental health during pregnancy and after birth" to accompany the clinical guideline Perinatal mental health

April 2024

• Published: Following review - Instrumental vaginal birth guideline supplement, consumer information, education and knowledge assessment
• Published: First publication - Preconception and prenatal genetic screening guideline, supplement, education presentation and knowledge assessment
• Amendment: Rh D negative women in pregnancy
• Published: First publication - neonatal medicine monograph hydralazine hydrochloride (NeoMedQ)
• Published: First publication - Perinatal mental health guideline, supplement, flowchart, education, knowledge assessment

March 2024

• Published: First publication neonatal medicine monograph isradipine (NeoMedQ)
• Published: First publication neonatal medicine monograph spironolactone (NeoMedQ)
• Amendment: Vitamin D neonatal medicine monograph (NeoMedQ)
• Amendment: Phenobarbital neonatal medicine monograph (NeoMedQ)
• Amendment: Phosphate neonatal medicine monograph (NeoMedQ)

February 2024

• Published Working party list for Newborn bloodspot screening
• Published: Parent Information "Third or fourth degree tears" to accompany the clinical guideline Perineal care
• Published: Parent Information "Your perineum and having a baby" to accompany the clinical guideline Perineal care
• Published: Scope for Termination of pregnancy guideline review
• Published: Scope for Primary postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) guideline review
• Published: Scope for Newborn bloodspot screening new guideline development

January 2024

• Published: Working party list for Instrumental vaginal birth
• Amendment: Albumin neonatal medicine monograph (NeoMedQ)
• Amendment: Morphine sulfate neonatal medicine monograph (NeoMedQ)
• Amendment: Benzyl penicillin neonatal medicine monograph (NeoMedQ)

December 2023

• Published: First publication of neonatal medicine monograph (NeoMedQ) indometacin
• Published: Perineal care - guideline, supplement, education
• Published: Prelabour rupture of membranes (PROM) guideline, supplement, education, consumer information
• Published: Preterm prelabour rupture of membranes (PPROM) guideline, supplement, education, consumer information
• Published scope for instrumental birth

November 2023

• Amendment: NeoMedQ glucose gel
• Published: Newborn hypoglycaemia - guideline, supplement, education, consumer information
• Published: Neonatal stabilisation for retrieval - guideline, supplement, education, consumer information
• Published: Consumer engagement strategy
• Amendment: Stillbirth care guideline and supplement

October 2023

• Amendment: Termination of pregnancy guideline, supplement, flowchart and education presentation
• Published: Working party list for PPROM and PROM clinical guidelines

September 2023

• Published: Stillbirth care guideline, supplement, education, consumer information
• Published: Working party list for Preconception and prenatal genetic screening guideline
• Published: Link to education package on water immersion
• Published: Link to QCH paediatric emergency guidelines
• Review date extended: Syphilis in pregnancy, PPH, Instrumental vaginal birth, Perineal care
• Published: neonatal medicine monographs microlax, miconazole, nystatin, glycerol suppository

August 2023

• Amendment: Syphilis in pregnancy - guideline, supplement, flowchart and education presentation

July 2023

• Published: Fetal movements - guideline, supplement and flowchart
• Published: Syphilis and pregnancy scope
• Published: Perinatal mental health working party list
• Published: Perineal care peer review panel
• Published: Steering committee list and Terms of reference 2023 to 2025

June 2023

• Published: NeoMedQ (neonatal monograph) - dexmedetomidine, sulfamethoxaole, heparin sodium, omeprazole (new)
• Published: Newborn hypoglycaemia scope
• Published: Preconception and prenatal genetic screening scope
• Amendments: Establishing breastfeeding guideline and supplement
• Amendments: Induction of labour guideline, supplement and flowchart (oxytocin)

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)

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

Januray 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)
• 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

• Intrapartum fetal surveillance Amended terminology - 'Hypersystole' corrected to 'tacysystole'
• Preterm labour and birth - Review scope available

November 2019

• NeoMedQ: Neonatal medicines - Added monographs for Amphotericin B (amphotericin) Liposomal, Suxamethonium, Ampicillin (updated), Calcium folinate, Hydroxocobalamin
• Intrapartum fetal surveillance - Review of guideline, supplement, and consumer information
• Termination of pregnancy - Full review of guideline, supplement, education, and consumer information.
• Stillbirth care - Amended guideline and supplement. Added care during induction of labour.

October 2019

• Neonatal hypoglycaemia - Amended guideline and flowchart to clarify wording of meconium aspiration syndrome as a risk factor.
• NeoMedQ: Neonatal Medicines - Added monographs about Dopamine, Dobutamine, Ipratropium, Tetracaine (eye).
• Neonatal seizures - Updated guideline and supplement - correction to Table 16 Midazolam.

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

• Newborn born to women with HIV (CHQ guideline) - added to additional guidance
• Sepsis in pregnancy (SOMANZ guideline) - added to additional guidance
• NeoMedQ: Neonatal Medicines- Added monographs on Aciclovir, Ampicillin, CefOTAXIME, and Meropenem
• Jaundice - Neonatal - Guideline amended regarding TcB meter correlation to TBR and indications for phototherapy when access to TSB result is delayed
• Assessment - Routine Newborn - Re-endorsed as current. Review date extended. Minor wording updates.
• NeoMedQ: Neonatal Medicines - Added monographs on Atropine, Calcium gluconate 10%, and Caffeine citrate