Four Maternity Care Trends to Watch
There’s a big gap between our current maternity care system and the high-quality, high-value system envisioned by a multi-stakeholder Transforming Maternity Care Project Team. We’re glad to see many of...
View ArticleMaternity Care Improvement: Will it Play in Peoria?
You’ve probably heard the phrase, “Will it play in Peoria?” It originated in the early ’20s and ’30s during the US vaudeville era, when Peoria, IL was a popular stop for vaudeville acts and...
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Addressing Obstetrical Adverse Events: Webinar This Wednesday
The Partnership for Patients national program for improving patient safety is one of the first times we’ve seen maternity care on the national agenda, with reducing obstetrical adverse events...
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Leading Change: An Interview with Christine Morton of CMQCC
Our Leading Change series profiles leaders in efforts to transform maternity care. This month we bring readers an interview with Christine Morton, PhD, a medical sociologist at the California Maternal...
View ArticleUpdate on Nationally Endorsed Maternity Care Performance Measures
At Childbirth Connection, we know that performance measurement is an essential element for moving toward the maternity care system that women and families deserve — one that meets the Triple Aim of...
View ArticleTechnical report on NQF quality measures now available.
Back in April, Carol Sakala wrote about the new and continuing perinatal and reproductive health quality measures endorsed by the National Quality Forum. The final Technical Report on the set of...
View ArticleMulti-state collaborative works to improve pre- and inter-conception health
A recent Issue Brief from the Commonwealth Fund highlights a multi-state collaboration to improve pre- and inter-conception health for women insured by Medicaid. The Louisiana Birth Outcomes...
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