October 2026 - 2nd Edition |
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Inside this edition:
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Last Chance: Share Your Lived Experience with MNPQC Through an Anonymous Survey
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Reminder: Support Wilder’s African American Babies Coalition (AABC) at the Summit!
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Less than a Week Until MNPQC’s Perinatal Improvement Summit!
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Explore Evidence-Based Best Practices for Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy (HDP) at the Next Perinatal Education ECHO Session
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The Perinatal Education ECHO Series Continues: Save the Dates for 2027
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Upcoming Community Events
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Self-Paced Lactation Counselor Training
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AMCHP’s Perinatal Substance Use Collaboration & Policy Action Map
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Last Chance: Share Your Lived Experience with MNPQC Through an Anonymous Survey |
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The MNPQC will be closing its MOSTaRE Patient Experience Survey on October 30, 2026. This survey is anonymous and open to Minnesota residents who have experienced substance use during pregnancy in the last 5 years.
How to Participate: To determine eligibility, please complete the brief, 2-minute screening questionnaire linked below. If eligible, you can expect to receive an email with the official survey link within 1-2 business days. Eligible respondents who successfully complete the survey will receive a $20 gift card.
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Reminder: Support Wilder’s African American Babies Coalition (AABC) at the Summit! |
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It’s not too late! Remember to help us celebrate Wilder’s African American Babies Coalition and Projects (AABC), MNPQC’s 2026 Outstanding Community Organization Award Recipient, at the Perinatal Improvement Summit on October 27, 2026!
We are partnering with AABC to host a Baby & Postpartum Recovery Supplies Drive during the Summit to help stock AABC’s Family Maternal Resource Room. Summit attendees are encouraged to bring items such as diapers of all sizes, onesies, diaper cream, baby lotion, baby wipes, breast pumps, and nipple cream to help stock AABC’s resource closet for the families they serve.
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Less than a Week Until MNPQC’s Perinatal Improvement Summit! |
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We are beyond excited to welcome many of you at MNPQC’s 2026 Perinatal Improvement Summit on October 27, 2026, at the Minneapolis Marriott West. This annual event brings together more than 200 healthcare professionals and advocates in perinatal health for a day filled with learning, collaboration, and connection!
It’s not too late to join us! Registration is open through the day of the Summit. We hope to see you there!
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Explore Evidence-Based Best Practices for Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy (HDP) at the Next Perinatal Education ECHO Session |
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Did you know that hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (HDP) remain a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality, especially in the first year postpartum?
There are just a couple of sessions left in MNPQC’s 2026 Perinatal Education ECHO Series. Join us on November 5, 2026, from 12:00 - 1:00 pm CDT, featuring Dr. Bethany Sabol, an Associate Professor of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical Center. During this session, Dr. Sabol will discuss evidence-based best practices for managing HDP, especially during the postpartum period. Participants will learn about effective approaches to patient counseling and how providers and community health workers can work together to strengthen care coordination.
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Rural IMPACT Sprint: Register for Session 3 on November 12th |
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Strong teamwork, clear communication, and practice can help rural and Critical Access Hospital teams feel prepared to respond effectively when obstetrical complications occur. Join MNPQC on November 12, 2026, from 12–1 PM for Team Roles, Communication & Drills, the third session of the Rural IMPACT Sprint.
Our guest speaker, Keri Bergeson, MD, a full-spectrum family doctor and Director of Rural Programs for the University of Minnesota Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, will cover:
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Key communication practices, including prebriefs, huddles, debriefs, and role clarification
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Opportunities to strengthen teamwork and communication in your own setting
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How simulation can support team readiness and confidence
The series is designed for clinicians, nurses, quality improvement professionals, and hospital administrators working in rural healthcare settings and Critical Access Hospitals, although anyone is welcome to participate.
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December 17, 2026 - Response & Transfer Coordination
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January 14, 2027 - Hemorrhage Readiness: Supplies & Systems
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February 11, 2027 – Perinatal Mental Health & Substance Use Response
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The Perinatal Education ECHO Series Continues: Save the Dates for 2027 |
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The MNPQC is thrilled to announce that the Perinatal Education ECHO series that started back in May 2026 will continue into 2027. Even more exciting? We’ve got the session dates lined up and ready to share with you - 2027 Save the Date Flyer!
As we continue the series, we will focus on Plans of Safe Care (POSC), respectful maternal care, hemorrhage, perinatal mental health, hypertension, and many other perinatal health conditions.
So far in 2026, the ECHO series has brought together nearly 555 registered participants, and we want to see the number grow even bigger in the new year! We open this learning opportunity to healthcare professionals, social workers, public health professionals, behavioral health professionals, and community organization leaders across Minnesota who want to learn more about addressing perinatal health outcomes.
We are thankful to those who have engaged with this program thus far!
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Self-Paced Lactation Counselor Training |
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Are you a nurse, childbirth educator, peer counselor, or any healthcare professional looking to advance your breastfeeding education and clinical knowledge?
The Healthy Children Project, Inc, Center for Breastfeeding is offering a 95-hour, college-level Lactation Counselor Training course that is self-paced, resulting in a National Certification as a Lactation Counselor (CLC) upon completion. This course will equip professionals with practical skills, effective communication strategies, and evidence-based approaches to support breastfeeding success across a variety of clinical and public health settings.
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AMCHP’s Perinatal Substance Use Collaboration & Policy Action Map |
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Explore the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs’ (AMCHP) new Perinatal Substance Use Collaboration & Policy Action Map. This resource provides leaders across the country with an overview of the systems that shape families' experiences accessing perinatal substance use disorder (SUD) care.
By outlining what an ideal perinatal substance use system could look like, the resource aims to encourage collaboration across sectors in the maternal health community and offers clear recommendations to advance effective policies. AMCHP has also developed a helpful tutorial video that walks through the map’s components and accompanying resources.
There is still time to join the live launch webinar today, October 21, 2026, from 12:00 - 1:00 pm CDT. |
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