These disorders are also leading contributors to neonatal morbidity and mortality, with approximately 15-20% of NICU admissions being associated with maternal hypertension. The aim of this initiative is to increase the number of providers (defined as hospitals or health systems) who use evidence-based protocols for screening and managing women with hypertension in the antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum period. WisPQC accomplished this aim through the 2015 Regional Forum Series.

History

In 2015, the Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Care (WAPC) received funding from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services to develop the infrastructure for a statewide perinatal quality collaborative. WisPQC’s member organizations selected maternal hypertension as the inaugural initiative. The WAPC Regional Forum Series in 2015 served as the educational intervention for Cohort I, and participants submitted data beginning January 2016. Later in 2016, using the lessons learned from Cohort I, WisPQC launched Cohort II with a revised and more complete set of measures.