The January 26 webinar featured speakers from Massachusetts General Hospital, the PQCNC expert panel, Institute for Healthcare Improvement and AWHONN and was attended by over 100 people, including sites participating in the 39 Weeks Project and colleagues working on perinatal quality improvement both in North Carolina and in other states and at national organizations. Of special interest was the talk by a patient whose baby ended up with a complicated NICU course following a routine repeat c-section at 38 weeks. To see the agenda, listen to the audio file of this webinar, and access the presentations, click here.
During the monthly conference call/webinar this month, each team gave a brief update of their work to date on the 39 Weeks Project. Some teams are continuing to monitor their data and have not tested changes yet, either because their current data suggests their rate of elective delivery <39 weeks is low or because they are examining their data to identify areas for potential change and to engage the physicians and midwives who deliver at these facilities. Other teams have tested changes to how deliveries are scheduled, such as by asking for specific information at the time the case is posted or by designating specific people on the unit who may schedule inductions or c-sections.
During the monthly conference call/webinar this month, each team gave a brief update of their work to date on the 39 Weeks Project. Some teams are continuing to monitor their data and have not tested changes yet, either because their current data suggests their rate of elective delivery <39 weeks is low or because they are examining their data to identify areas for potential change and to engage the physicians and midwives who deliver at these facilities. Other teams have tested changes to how deliveries are scheduled, such as by asking for specific information at the time the case is posted or by designating specific people on the unit who may schedule inductions or c-sections.