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  • Healthcare Quality Improvement
  • Health Equity

Background:

  • Significant racial disparities persist in maternal morbidity and mortality.
  • Racism and social determinants of health are key drivers of these inequities.
  • State perinatal quality collaboratives (PQCs) are vital in addressing these disparities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine how state PQCs are implementing strategies to promote birth equity.
  • To understand the core practices adopted by PQCs to reduce maternal health disparities.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current practices and initiatives within state perinatal quality collaboratives.
  • Analysis of how PQCs are integrating equity-focused strategies into quality improvement efforts.

Main Results:

  • PQCs are adopting core practices such as leadership commitments to equity, education on bias, accurate data collection, addressing social determinants of health, and incorporating patient narratives.
  • These efforts aim to confront racism and bias in obstetric care.

Conclusions:

  • Racism, social determinants of health, and care variations contribute to maternal health inequities, especially for Black birthing people.
  • PQCs are crucial resources for implementing changes to mitigate these factors and improve maternal outcomes.