The South ą£ą£Ö±²„Šć Perinatal Quality Collaborative is a nonpartisan organization focused on advancing education and optimizing perinatal health in South ą£ą£Ö±²„Šć. Work of the collaborative may include supporting public discussion of perinatal health topics, advancing sustained, data-driven practices that result in improved quality care for perinatal patients, partnering and collaborating with South ą£ą£Ö±²„Šć organizations and healthcare providers for the improvement of perinatal health outcomes.

The South ą£ą£Ö±²„Šć Perinatal Quality Collaborative was founded in August of 2024. The collaborative is housed within South ą£ą£Ö±²„Šć State University's Community Practice Innovation Center. Initial work of the South ą£ą£Ö±²„Šć Perinatal Quality Collaborative is focused on the advancement of maternal care in South ą£ą£Ö±²„Šć, with specific emphasis on perinatal mental health. Currently, the collaborative is engaged in two grant-funded projects under the BIRTH-SD umbrella.

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Current Work
BIRTH-SD

Bridging Information and Resources to Transform Health for South ą£ą£Ö±²„Šć parents (BIRTH-SD) seeks to improve perinatal health outcomes for South ą£ą£Ö±²„Šć's parents.

About Perinatal Quality Collaboratives

ā€œ are state or multistate networks of multidisciplinary teams working to improve maternal and infant health outcomes.ā€ – National Network of Perinatal Quality Collaboratives.

Perinatal health resources are available to you:

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Community Practice Innovation Center
2400 S. Minnesota Ave.
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
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Mon - Fri: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
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