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Promoting Vaginal Birth 






60%

The increase in national C-Section rates from 1996 to 2011.

23.6%

The Healthy People 2030 NTSV C-Section rate goal.

11-44%

The range of NTSV C-Section rates among Illinois hospitals in 2017.

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Supporting vaginal birth and reducing primary cesareans for optimal maternal and neonatal outcomes

Working with hospital-based teams, the Illinois Perinatal Quality Collaborative (ILPQC) in 2020 is launching a statewide obstetric initiative to implement American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health guidelines. ILPQC is working with hospital teams to implement key quality improvement (QI) strategies such as facilitating clinical culture change that promotes and supports vaginal birth; developing standardized processes for induction and labor support; and developing standardized protocols for identification and response to labor challenges/abnormalities.

Objectives:

  • 1. AIM

    70% of participating hospitals will be at or below the Healthy People goal of 23.6% cesarean delivery rate among NTSV births by December 31, 2022

  • 2. Goal

    Increase the percent of cesarean section deliveries among NTSV births that meet ACOG/SMFM criteria for cesarean

  • 3. Goal

    Increase the percent of physicians/midwives/nurses educated on ACOG/SMFM criteria for cesarean, labor management strategies/response to labor challenges, protocol for facilitating decision huddles and/or decision debriefs

Labor Support Toolbox

Toolkit

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