New Jersey Perinatal Quality Collaborative
Steps to improve care at New Jersey’s hospital birthing centers are likely to have saved hundreds of new mothers from fatal bleeding, dangerous high blood pressure or other pregnancy-related deaths over five years, according to a new report.
Read the full article at the NJ Spotlight News: Changes to pregnancy care saved lives in NJ, report says
BOSTON—The National Institute for Children’s Health Quality (NICHQ) recently launched a new Department of Health Equity Innovation, led by VP of Health Equity Innovation Stacy Scott, PhD, MPA, with the goal of accelerating strategies that address systemic health inequities. “We’ve worked diligently over the past few years to infuse equity into everything we say and…
Nebraska Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative [Ann Anderson Berry] said she and many of her colleagues don’t necessarily trust the accuracy of self-reported data because race and ethnicity can also be assumed by medical providers, who then record it based on their assumptions into a patient’s health record. Nebraska also has an asterisk next to its…
Washington State Perinatal Collaborative, Montana Alliance for Innovation of Maternal Health The first perinatal quality collaborative took root in California in 1997, [the CDC’s Jacqueline Wallace] noted, and there is now one in each state. “PQCs address gaps and reduce variation in care,” Wallace said. “It’s really critical because variation in care is a big…
A Centers for Disease Control (CDC) study finds that around 1 in 8 women report experiencing symptoms of maternal depression. Perinatal depression is depression that occurs during or after pregnancy. Perinatal Mental Health is an urgent public health issue in the United States. In response to the national maternal perinatal mental health crisis, The…
Louisiana Perinatal Quality Collaborative Louisiana has been my home for more than 20 years. I know how strong we are and what power we have. All of the solutions to maternal morbidity and mortality are in front of us, but those solutions do not rely on one person or one entity. The solutions will only…
BOSTON—Dr. Zsakeba Henderson will join the National Institute for Children’s Health Quality as a Senior Medical Advisor, where she will advise NICHQ President and CEO Scott D. Berns, MD, MPH, FAAP, to help advance the work of the organization to ensure every child achieves their optimal health. Dr. Henderson will also advise the VP of…