To achieve prevention and reduce rates requires partnership and coordination at many levels. MMRCs alone cannot achieve reduction, but together with perinatal quality collaboratives and the tools and technical assistance of the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) program, we can achieve culture change and improved maternal outcomes.

Implement education and...

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• Audra R. Meadows , MD, MPH, FACOG
• Lisa M. Hollier , MD

There is no nationally accepted standard approach to the assessment of and care for infants with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome. There is paucity of data on behavioral and neurodevelopmental outcomes for this high-risk population. Due to this there is a need for high quality timely multicenter studies that can be readily applied to clinical practice to develop a standard...

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• Lori A. Devlin-Phinney , DO, MHA

The U.S. has the worst rate of maternal deaths in the developed world, and 60 percent are preventable. The death of a neonatal nurse in the hospital where she worked illustrates a profound disparity: The health care system focuses on babies but often ignores their mothers.

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• Dena Goffman , MD
• Haywood L. Brown , MD

ILPQC works closely with the Illinois Department of Public Health Regionalized Perinatal System, state health agencies, associations, and advocacy groups to improve obstetric and neonatal care to reduce maternal and infant morbidity and mortality.

With the opioid crisis continuing & worsening, it is essential for every hospital...

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