Maternal and perinatal safety remains a national patient safety and quality priority. The Northwest Safety and Quality Patient Safety Organization (NWSQ PSO) provides a protected environment for healthcare organizations to learn from adverse events, near misses and system vulnerabilities affecting mothers and newborns.
Through review and shared learning, teams can improve clinical reliability, communication and escalation processes, prepare for obstetric emergencies and support evidence-based care practices.
National maternal mortality reviews have found that more than 80% of pregnancy-related deaths examined by Maternal Mortality Review Committees were preventable, highlighting the importance of safety monitoring, multidisciplinary learning and quality improvement.
Joining PSO activities helps teams focus on broad system improvements that reduce preventable harm, improve maternal and neonatal outcomes and strengthen a culture of safety.
Fore more safety resources, explore Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) Patient Safety Bundles, which provide evidence-informed guidance for obstetric hemorrhage, severe hypertension, sepsis, mental health conditions and other maternal safety priorities.
Additional data, toolkits and quality improvement resources are available through CDC Maternal Mortality Prevention and the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative (CMQCC):