1 Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta, Georgia .
2 March of Dimes Foundation , White Plains, New York.
J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2018 Mar;27(3):221-226. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2018.6941.
State Perinatal Quality Collaboratives (PQCs) are networks of multidisciplinary teams working to improve maternal and infant health outcomes. To address the shared needs across state PQCs and enable collaboration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in partnership with March of Dimes and perinatal quality improvement experts from across the country, supported the development and launch of the National Network of Perinatal Quality Collaboratives (NNPQC). This process included assessing the status of PQCs in this country and identifying the needs and resources that would be most useful to support PQC development. National representatives from 48 states gathered for the first meeting of the NNPQC to share best practices for making measurable improvements in maternal and infant health. The number of state PQCs has grown considerably over the past decade, with an active PQC or a PQC in development in almost every state. However, PQCs have some common challenges that need to be addressed. After its successful launch, the NNPQC is positioned to ensure that every state PQC has access to key tools and resources that build capacity to actively improve maternal and infant health outcomes and healthcare quality.
州围产保健质量协作组织（PQCs）是由多学科团队组成的网络，致力于改善母婴健康结果。为了满足各州 PQC 的共同需求并促进合作，疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）与 March of Dimes 以及来自全国的围产保健质量改进专家合作，支持了全国围产保健质量协作网络（NNPQC）的开发和启动。这一过程包括评估该国 PQC 的现状，并确定最有助于支持 PQC 发展的需求和资源。来自 48 个州的国家代表齐聚一堂，参加了 NNPQC 的第一次会议，分享了在改善母婴健康方面取得可衡量进展的最佳实践。在过去的十年中，州 PQC 的数量显著增加，几乎每个州都有一个活跃的 PQC 或正在开发 PQC。然而，PQCs 面临一些共同的挑战，需要加以解决。在成功启动后，NNPQC 有望确保每个州的 PQC 都能够获得关键工具和资源，从而有能力积极改善母婴健康结果和医疗保健质量。
