AIM - Obstetric Hemorrhage

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The Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) is a national partnership of organizations poised to reduce severe maternal morbidity by 100,000 events and maternal mortality by 1,000 deaths by 2018. The AIM program is funded through a cooperative agreement with the Maternal and Child Health Bureau/Health Resource Services Administration.

  • AIM aligns national, state, and hospital level efforts to improve maternal health and safety
  • AIM develops maternal safety bundles and promotes their implementation in all birth facilities to ensure consistent maternity care  
  • AIM Bundles: 
    • Obstetric Hemorrhage
    • Severe Hypertension/Preeclampsia
    • Maternal Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism
    • Safe Reduction of Primary C/S | Support for Intended Vaginal Birth
    • Reduction of Peripartum Racial Disparities
    • Postpartum Care Basics for Maternal Safety
    • Patient, Family, and Staff Support after a Severe Maternal Event
  • AIM facilitates multidisciplinary and interagency collaboration between states and hospitals
  • AIM supports harmonized data-driven continuous quality improvement processes
  • AIM provides evidence-based implementation resources to streamline bundle implementation

Core AIM Partners Include:

  • American College of Nurse Midwives 
  • The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 
  • Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs 
  • ASTHO 
  • AWHONN 
  • California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative 
  • HRSA Maternal and Child Health Bureau 
  • Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine
Updates

Updates

November 9, 2018 - As we enter the final months of collaboration for improving our readiness and response to obstetric hemorrhage, one system stands out when it comes to sustaining improvements.  The Novant Health system rolled out an all- Read more...
October 30, 2018 - Conducting simulation drills of obstetric hemorrhage scenarios is a vital piece of improving identification and management of obstetric hemorrhage.  While a majority of the same providers work on a given unit, the team that Read more...
Results

Results

OBH Update

More than half way there - One goal Learn more...