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Improving Postpartum Access to Care (IPAC) Resources

Toolkit

Initiative Resources

  1. 10 Steps to Getting Started with the ILPQC Improving Postpartum Access to Care Initiative
  2. Improving Postpartum Access to Care Aims and Measures
  3. Improving Postpartum Access to Care Making Change Happen
  4. Improving Postpartum Access to Care Data Form
  5. Improving Postpartum Access to Care Key Drivers Diagram
  6. Improving Postpartum Access to Care Readiness Survey for QI Teams
  7. Example Process Flow for Scheduling Early Postpartum Visits

Tools for implementing universal early postpartum visits scheduled prior to hospital discharge.

    1. Example Process Flow Diagram
    2. Example protocol from St. Anthony Hospital
    3. Postpartum Visit Timeline Tool for Scheduling Early Postpartum Visits

Tools for outpatient providers to optimize early postpartum visit/maternal health safety check.

    1. Checklist for Early Postpartum Visit/Maternal Health Safety Check

Resources for provider /nurse education

Resources for patient education regarding IPAC

  1. ILPQC Patient IPAC education tear pad
  2. March of Dimes – Your Postpartum Checkups
  3. March of Dimes – How Long Should you Wait Before Getting Pregnant Again? (available in English and Spanish)
  4. Breastfeeding Survival Guide First Two Weeks
    1. English
    2. Spanish
  5. Fertility Awareness
    1. English
    2. Spanish
  6. Postpartum Progress – New Mom Checklist for Maternal Mental Health Help
  7. Depression Self-Care Action Plan
  8. FPQC patient counseling resource (patient handout)
**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.

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