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ILPQC is a nationally recognized statewide network of hospital teams, perinatal clinicians, patients, public health leaders, and policymakers committed to improving health care and outcomes for mothers and babies across Illinois. Since our inception in 2012, we have built partnerships and engaged stakeholders working with the IDPH Regionalized Perinatal System, state health agencies, associations, and advocacy groups to improve obstetric and neonatal care to end maternal and infant mortality.






Mothers and Newborns Affected by Opioids – OB






10x

The increase in pregnancy-associated deaths from opioid poisonings in IL between 2008 and 2017.

100

The number of hospitals participating in the MNO-OB Initaitive.

37.5%

The increase in average percent of women with OUD on MAT between 2018 and 2019.

65%

The percentage of sample deliveries in Illinois screened for Opioid Use Disorder on Labor & Delivery in September 2019.
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Transforming Care to Save Mothers from Overdose Death


Working with hospital-based teams, the Illinois Perinatal Quality Initiative (ILPQC) in 2018 launched a statewide obstetric initiative to implement American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health guidelines. ILPQC worked with hospital teams to implement system changes such as implementation of screening, treatment algorithms, checklists and local resource mapping, as well as clinical culture change using OB provider education, debriefs of OUD cases to identify missed opportunities to improve care, and regular data review to reduce risk and improve outcomes for every pregnant or postpartum woman with OUD.

Objectives:


  • 1.
    Screen every pregnant patient for OUD with a validated screening tool
  • 2.
    Assess readiness for and starting Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) and linking to Recovery Treatment Programs
  • 3.
    Complete an OUD Clinical Care Checklist, which includes providing Naloxone (Narcan) counsling and prescription
  • 4.
    Reduce stigma and bias across the clinical team
  • 5.
    Empower mothers through education to use non-pharmacologic care for their newborns exposed to opioids

MNO – OB Clinical Leadership


  • Barb Parilla
  • Jaye Shyken
  • David Ouyang
  • Ann Borders

Webinars


Toolkit


**Key Resource
The following material is an example only and not meant to be prescriptive. The resources provided in this toolkit are for informational purposes only. The exclusion of a resource, program, or website does not reflect the quality of that resource, program or website. Note: websites and URLs are subject to change.

Clinical Quick Start Resources