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Perinatal Quality Improvement Tips

A Resource Guide for Hospitals Seeking to Improve Maternal & Newborn Outcomes

A new integrated resource guide for birthing facilities seeking to improve maternal & newborn outcomes is now available!

This resource guide provides a summary of programs and initiatives that may help birthing facilities address some of the greatest challenges affecting maternal and newborn health in South Carolina (SC). It is designed for use within hospitals by Perinatal Quality Improvement Leaders and Provider Champions to improve systems of care and, consequently, improve obstetric outcomes through the implementation of evidence-based, respectful care.

The resources in this guide can provide support for hospitals in the following ways:

Aid in reporting of national quality indicators (i.e., CMS, AIM, The Joint Commission, and Leapfrog Group)
Help meet CMS birthing-facility credentials
Optimize limited staff resources
Promote greater return on investment

Through the tips and resources provided in this guide, hospitals can be key partners in improving perinatal quality, access to care, and outcomes for mothers and babies in SC.

Download the new PQI Tips Guide

SC BOI Geospatial Environmental Scan December 2021^©

The December 2021 SC BOI Geospatial Environmental Scan^© (GeoEScan^©) is an information product that can be used to explore select characteristics at multiple geographic levels.

The December 2021 GeoEScan^© uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applications to capture, integrate, analyze, and display data pertaining to maternal conditions among hospitalized mothers, utilization of prenatal and postpartum care, drive time to care, hospital births, social determinants of health, and much more.

PLEASE NOTE: To use the interactive features of the SC BOI GeoEScan^©, you must DOWNLOAD the pdf below and then open your saved copy. The interactive features do not work when the file is opened in a browser window.

SC Birth Outcomes Geospatial Environmental Scan^© December 2021

BOI Geospatial Environmental Scan^© Quick Start Tips December 2021

BOI Geospatial Environmental Scan^© User Guide June 2021

SC BOI Geospatial Environmental Scan^©

The SC BOI Geospatial Environmental Scan^© is an interactive tool that can be used to explore select population health characteristics geographically at statewide or sub-state levels.

SC Birth Outcomes Geospatial Environmental Scan^©

BOI Geospatial Environmental Scan^© User Guide

BOI Geospatial Environmental Scan^© “Getting Started” Tips

BOI Geospatial Environmental Scan^© Key Findings

The VOICES/VOCES Initiative

Learn more about this initiative that elevates the voices of Black and Latinx immigrant women who use Medicaid during their pregnancy, birthing, and postpartum experiences, specifically during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Infographics


2021	2016 (5-Year BOI Anniversary)	2015	2014

SC Deliveries and Births Fact Sheets

2020	2019	2018

Presentations

Maternal and Newborn Health Quality 2018-2020 Annual Results

Lòpez-DeFede, A. & Gareau, S. (2022). Maternal Health Quality 2018-2020 Annual Results. Presented at the January 2022 South Carolina Birth Outcomes Initiative Vision Team meeting.

Click here to view the full PPT slides examining maternal and newborn characteristics, labor & delivery trends, statewide initiatives, and areas for potential intervention.

2016 Annual Results

The SCBOI celebrated its fifth anniversary. Highlights of accomplishments are featured in this Prezi developed by SCDHHS and also available here as pdf