Most states have developed perinatal quality collaboratives to enhance hospital care quality for maternal and newborn care. While some states are further along in their journey, others continue to develop their programs. Where are you in your own QI journey?
Posted under: Maternal Health, Quality of Care
To support the inclusion of Newborn Falls within Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) efforts, here is a start for your teams to “plug in” a QI framework that addresses preventing and reducing newborn falls during the immediate postpartum stay.
Posted under: Quality of Care
Our National Perinatal Information Center Perinatal Database reveals that homelessness is one of the most reported social determinants of health (SDOH).
Posted under: Social Determinants of Health/Disparities
Well-newborns are not often thought of as requiring additional support or expertise for their care. Research and literature, both medical and nursing, tend to support Labor and Delivery and Neonatal Intensive Care as opposed to the immediate postpartum period. Perhaps it is time to revisit this and build depth into these areas, including the care of the well-newborn.
Posted under: Other, Quality of Care
Today is, National Maternal Health Awareness Day 2024. This year the focus is on Access to Care. Access in Crisis.
Posted under: Maternal Health, Quality of Care
