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Better Maternal Outcomes Quality Improvement Workbooks

Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

The QI Workbooks contain descriptions, examples, and templates for tools that teams can use to guide their quality improvement (QI) work focused on improving maternal health outcomes and equity.

The QI Workbooks were developed as part of the Better Maternal Outcomes Rapid Improvement Network, whose goal was to equip participants with the knowledge and skills needed to reliably implement promising practices and improve care delivery for all women and newborns around the time of birth.

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Black Maternal Health: Reducing Inequities Through Community Collaboration

These reports describe the guiding principles for the Better Maternal Outcomes: Redesigning Systems with Black Women project, and the experience of the four communities participating in the project to improve outcomes and reduce racial inequities in maternal outcomes for Black people who birth through community collaboration.
Tackling Systemic Racism in Maternity Care

A Brazilian health collaborative uses improvement science and the concept of “liberatory consciousness” to address racism in maternity care.
Effect of Data Quality Improvement Intervention on Health Information Management System Accuracy

A data quality improvement initiative embedded within woreda clinical improvement collaborative in Ethiopia improved the accuracy of data used to monitor maternal and newborn health services. The initiative was a partnership between the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and the Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health.
Providing Safe, High-Quality Maternity Care in Rural US Hospitals

This IHI Innovation Report examines the challenges and gaps that rural health care organizations in the US face; presents a synthesis of published evidence and effective approaches developed by clinicians and leaders; and describes potential strategies for providing safe, high-quality maternity care in rural areas.
A Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase the Frequency of Vaginal Delivery in Brazilian Hospitals

Four key interventions implemented with quality improvement (QI) methods in Brazilian hospitals were associated with increased vaginal delivery, suggesting that this approach may help address the global C-section delivery epidemic.

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Patient Safety Executive Development Program
Fall 2023 | Boston, MA

With today’s shrinking health care budgets and growing focus on costs, it has never been more important to have a robust safety plan. Maintaining a powerful safety program is essential to the long-term health of your department, organization, or health care system — and to ensuring that your patients receive the safe and reliable care they deserve. To position your organization for success, attend IHI’s Patient Safety Executive Development Program.
Improvement Advisor Professional Development Programme
Begins September 7, 2023 | Online and London, UK

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), Improvement Advisor Professional Development Programme helps individuals in this critical role build and hone high-level improvement skills. This richly-packed, 10-month programme is an “all teach, all learn” experience.
IHI Forum 2023
December 10–13, 2023 | Orlando, FL, USA

The IHI Forum is a four-day conference that has been the home of quality improvement (QI) in health care for more than 30 years. Attend this year's conference in Orlando, FL, USA.

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Better Maternal Outcomes Quality Improvement Workbooks

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