clOUDi 3.0 updates newsletter

August 23, 2023

Sepsis in Obstetric Care now enrolling teams...

After months of work and multiple virtual meetings by our Sepsis in Obstetric Care Expert Team, we are proud to announce that work is complete (AIM/Mission statement, action plan, key driver diagram, metrics and prework) and we are prepared for launch of our Sepsis in Obstetric Care Initiative in January at our January Kickoff.

What is needed now is you and your hospital and a commitment to address the challenge that is infection in obstetric care.

Maternal death due to sepsis is fortunately relatively low, but it is reported as 11.7% of maternal mortality cases in North Carolina, and it should be lower.

This is our chance!

Please consider and discuss with your perinatal and hospital leaders the opportunity you have to reduce maternal deaths and morbidity from sepsis in your hospital. Join us on this path as we continue the mission to make North Carolina the best place to give birth and be born!

Reminder to Register for Learning Session 3

Make sure your team is registered for Learning Session 3, Thursday, September 28, 2023 at the McKimmon Center - as you may recall in Learning Session 2 in April we collectively agreed that as part of LS3 and to celebrate 3 years of intensive work teams would bring at least one patient / parent / family member impacted by our work to this final learning session.

For those folks you will be bringing with your team please - 

• Make sure they also register (or register them yourself) to ensure an accurate count for the meeting space, breakfast, and lunch
• PQCNC is offering an honorarium for those patient / parent / family members that attend but to receive it there is paperwork that must be completed in advance of the meeting - either send us the contact information or have them reach out to qiadvisor@pqcnc.org directly

As a state we have an opportunity to participate in a national survey about hospital practices and protocols related to birthing person and newborn toxicology testing.

Here's the details - 

The survey is web-based and should be completed by individuals familiar with their hospital’s toxicology testing practices, including OB/GYN and pediatric physicians or fellows, certified nurse midwives (CNM), perinatal social workers, as well as L&D nursing managers. Importantly, only one individual at each hospital should complete the survey. The survey takes approximately 20 minutes to complete and participants will be entered into a raffle to win AirPods.

You can access the survey at the following link: https://redcap.link/dzx3f7fg

Your participation in this survey will not only provide PQCNC with valuable statewide data, but it will also advance research and advocacy related to toxicology testing practices during pregnancy, more broadly, and finally, data from other states will be shared with PQCNC which we can in turn share with you. 

Note: the introduction to the survey says that "your name and email address have been furnished to us by your PQC" - this is not the case as we are only sharing the survey link with y'all - we NEVER share names and email addresses