Patient and family engagement support hospital teams in meaningfully involving patients and families in quality improvement by providing tools for recruitment, training, and integration into QI teams.

Teams are actively implementing evidence-based key strategies to identify and address disparities, social determinants of health, and bias; implement respectful care practices; engage patients and communities; and promote birth equity.

As of 2024, Birth Equity teams have transitioned to sustainability. See initiative page for additional details. 

Maintained a cesarean delivery rate of 23.6% or lower among Nulliparous, Term, Singleton, Vertex (NTSV) births, supporting evidence-based labor management practice

As of 2023, PVB teams have transitioned to sustainability. See initiative page for additional details. 

Achieved a 32% reduction in antibiotic use among newborns ≥35 weeks and increased early discontinuation of antibiotics by 36 hours from 47% to 71%, promoting safer, evidence-based newborn care.

Increased the percentage of pregnant individuals with Opioid Use Disorder connected to Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) from 41% to 85%, improving access to evidence-based care and supporting better maternal and neonatal outcomes.

Improved coordinated discharge planning for Opioid-Exposed Newborns from 25% to 70%, strengthening continuity of care and outcomes for both parent and infant.

Facilitated a 100% implementation rate of immediate postpartum LARC access across all participating teams by supporting best practice protocol adoption and streamlining billing processes to reduce barriers to care

Increased scheduled postpartum visits prior to delivery discharge from 2% to over 90% of patients, while also ensuring 90% of perinatal clinicians received targeted education on maternal risk factors and strategies to enhance postpartum care engagement.

Increased timely treatment of severe maternal hypertension (within 60 minutes) from 41% to 85%, contributing to a reduction in hypertension-related mortality risk from 15% to 9% across participating sites.

Increased checklist utilization in neonatal resuscitation care from 46% to 90%, promoting adherence to best practices and enhancing clinical team performance.