July 2025
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Inside this edition:
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MNPQC Outstanding Community Organization Award
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2025 Perinatal Summit Attendee and Sponsorship Registration Now Open
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Thank You for Advancing Naloxone Education with Us
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Obstetric Hemorrhage Community of Learning: Now Enrolling Interested Hospitals
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Check out MNPQC's Eat, Sleep, Console Final Report
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LINK ECHO Series Session 6: Strategies for Developing Family Care Plans
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Summer Sprint Learning Series: Advancing Obstetric Readiness with AIM
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Resources: Birth Equity Community Council & Perinatal Substance Use Workforce Development Project
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MNPQC Outstanding Community Organization Award |
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We are excited to announce our first-ever Outstanding Community Organization Award. This award recognizes a Minnesota-based organization or program/service that has made a significant, measurable impact on improving perinatal health within the community. Nominate a community organization by August 1, 2025, for consideration. Nominations may include self-nominations. |
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2025 Perinatal Summit Attendee and Sponsorship Registration Now Open |
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Join us for this year's Summit focused on Connecting Communities, Enhancing Outcomes. This event emphasizes our dedication to bringing together multidisciplinary professionals from across Minnesota to foster significant advancements in perinatal health. Let's unite, exchange insights, and make a lasting impact!
Date: October 28, 2025
Location: Minneapolis, MN |
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Thank You for Advancing Naloxone Education with Us |
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We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all attendees and presenters who contributed to the success of our recent Naloxone Access and Integration Sprint. Your active participation and shared insights have played a crucial role in enhancing awareness and understanding of this vital lifesaving medication. One-page overviews of each session, along with the final report, are now available on our website! |
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Obstetric Hemorrhage Community of Learning: Now Enrolling Interested Hospitals |
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Obstetric hemorrhage remains a leading cause of preventable maternal morbidity and mortality in the United States. Timely recognition and response are critical to saving lives and improving maternal outcomes. Guided by the AIM Obstetric Hemorrhage Patient Safety Bundle, this Obstetric Hemorrhage Community of Learning, starting from September 2025 to April 2026, is tailored to meet the varying needs of Minnesota’s rural, urban, and suburban communities. This program was designed with equity in mind, recognizing that resources, staffing, and access vary across the state. |
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Check out MNPQC's Eat, Sleep, Console Final Report |
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At the end of March, we concluded our Eat, Sleep, Console (ESC) Community of Learning (COL), focused on addressing the opioid crisis among vulnerable populations, particularly newborns with Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS). We’re pleased to share the MNPQC ESC Final Report, which includes tools, resources, tested changes, a family of measures, results from participating hospitals, and more. |
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LINK ECHO Series
Session 6: Strategies for Developing Family Care Plans |
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On July 21st, MNPQC's LINK ECHO Series will highlight local-level strategies for developing and implementing Plans of Safe Care to support pregnant and parenting people affected by substance use. A featured Minnesota county representative will share their approach to creating effective, family-centered plans that promote coordination across healthcare, child welfare, and community support systems. Participants will learn about practical tools, collaborative workflows, and lessons learned that can help improve outcomes for families and ensure compliance with federal requirements. |
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Summer Sprint Learning Series: Advancing Obstetric Readiness with AIM |
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The Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) Technical Assistance (TA) Center is excited to offer a 5-session AIM Obstetric Readiness Summer Sprint Learning Series! The AIM Obstetric Readiness Summer Sprint will provide an overview of topics related to planning and assessment for OB readiness and offer insight on pre-hospital planning, engaging resource-limited settings in OB readiness, and more. CEs are available. |
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Birth Equity Community Council |
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The Saint Paul-Ramsey County Birth Equity Community Council (BECC) was founded in 2017 when a proposal and training program was implemented by CityMatCH and its birth equity cohort. BECC’s main mission is to look for periods of risk associated with perinatal care and inform the community on areas with the greatest opportunities for impact. BECC places a special emphasis on the integration of both qualitative and quantitative data. |
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Perinatal Substance Use Workforce Development Project |
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The Perinatal Substance Use Workforce Development Project offers innovative training for healthcare professionals in perinatal health. Its goal is to enhance knowledge of evidence-based practices and minimize the effects of opioid and substance use disorders on mothers and infants. The project provides concise e-learning modules focused on effective care for individuals with substance use disorders (SUD). |
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