Florida Perinatal Quality Collaborative

Do your patients have safe housing during Helene? Visit Floridadisaster.org for information on shelters that are currently open throughout Florida: https://www.floridadisaster.org/planprepare/shelters/

FPQC loves our nurses!!! Nurses drive our QI initiatives and we would be nowhere without them! Happy National Nurses Week!

We're excited to celebrate our nurses for ! Nurses make a difference as trusted advocates who ensure individuals, families, and populations receive quality patient care and services. make a difference by influencing and shaping health policy decisions that ensure all Americans have access to high-quality, affordable health care coverage. Learn more about how we're celebrating this week. https://bit.ly/33vIECx

Attention CBO partners!

Request for Community-Based Organizations to Raise Awareness of Urgent Maternal Warning Signs in Pregnant and Postpartum People

The CDC Foundation is requesting proposals from community-based organizations (CBOs) who serve people who are pregnant or postpartum to help raise awareness about important health warning signs that can happen during and after pregnancy. This work is part of the national Hear Her® communication campaign, and many resources like videos and information sheets are available to help educate communities. Activities should also help improve communication among people who are pregnant or postpartum, their support networks (like partners, family, or friends), and their healthcare providers. This request is open to organizations nationwide, and special consideration will be given to CBOs serving Atlanta, Dallas/Ft. Worth, New Orleans, New York City, and/or St. Louis based on their higher proportions of Black people who are pregnant or postpartum. Up to six awards of $50,000 each are available. The deadline to apply is May 31, 2024 at 5:00pm EDT.

https://www.cdcfoundation.org/Hear-Her-CBO-RFP?inline

Learn more about this opportunity on May 16, 2024: https://cdcfoundation.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iSRIRjUnSjqzeOXarHE7uA #/registration

Happy World Doula Week! Per ACOG Committee Opinion Number 766: "Evidence suggests that, in addition to regular nursing care, continuous one-to-one emotional support provided by support personnel, such as a doula, is associated with improved outcomes for women in labor." In this ACOG Expert View, an OBGYN discusses why she chose to hire a doula for her own pregnancy: https://www.acog.org/womens-health/experts-and-stories/the-latest/im-an-ob-gyn-heres-why-i-had-a-doula-help-with-my-delivery

Our theme for 2024 is “Doulas Support You!”

Register Now!

FHA Maternal Mortality Call to Action: The Role of Doulas in Improving Pregnancy Outcomes
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET

https://www.fha.org/FHA/Events/Event_display.aspx?EventKey=WEB032624

Doula support during the prenatal, delivery and post-partum periods can improve maternal health outcomes and having a positive impact on many of those conditions that contribute to maternal mortality. Research has shown that doula support can decrease the rate of c-sections and increase the likelihood of breastfeeding. Additionally doula support can decrease the rates of postpartum depression and anxiety, two contributors of pregnancy related deaths in Florida.

Please join FHA on Tuesday, March 26, 11:30 a.m. ET, to learn more about the role of Doulas; reimbursement for Doula services; and Integrating Doulas into the delivery process and care team.

Presenter:

Cathy Timuta, CEO, Florida Association of Healthy Start Coalitions, Inc.
Register!

If you need assistance with registration, or have any issues accessing the call, please email [email protected] or call (850) 222-9800. For detailed registration instructions, view the FHA's Education and Events Registration Guide.