Table –

Improvement targets for State Perinatal Quality Collaboratives.

Neonatal topics

• Nosocomial infection

• Central-line-associated bloodstream infection

• Human milk use

• Neonatal nutrition

• Delivery room management

• Timed cord clamping

• Neonatal abstinence syndrome

• Safe sleep practices

• Antibiotic stewardship

• Critical congenital heart disease screening

Obstetric topics

• Early elective deliveries

• Preventing preterm birth

• Antenatal corticosteroids

• Maternal hypertension

• Maternal hemorrhage

• Severe maternal morbidity

• Cesarean section rates

Data quality improvement

• Vital statistics and birth certificate data quality