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Indiana Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative

In October 2010, the Indiana Department of Health’s (IDOH) Division of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) initiated the Hospital Levels of Care Task Force. Its goal was to ensure that all pregnant patients deliver at a hospital that could provide a risk-appropriate level of care. Because Indiana did not have a formal process for designating levels of care for the state’s 90 birthing hospitals, the Task Force was asked to 1) assess the current level of care definitions; 2) create standard definitions and guidelines for each hospital level of obstetric and newborn care, and 3) make recommendations to the health department and professional organizations on policy needed to improve quality perinatal care and what the next steps should be. The Task Force adopted principles to guide its work:

  • Achieve the best outcomes for mothers and babies;
  • Comply but not exceed the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) national standards;
  • All standards must be grounded in solid evidence;
  • Produce a visionary document.

2025 Save the Dates

    • April 25: Specialty Transport Conference, Nasser Education & Simulation Center in Indianapolis
    • September 10: Perinatal Substance Use Conference, Forum Events Center in Fishers

Guidance Documents

Perinatal Centers Task Force
Women's Health Task Force
Trauma-Informed Care - four-part video series:
  1. Video 1: What is Trauma-Informed Care?
  2. Video 2: A Patient’s Perspective
  3. Video 3: Providers’ Perspective on Trauma-Informed Care
  4. Video 4: Voices in Care: Stories of Providers and Patients
  5. Voices in Care Provider & Patient Vignettes

Midwest Trauma-Informed Training Center
Trauma-Informed Care Materials for offices and facilities - free to download
Trauma-Informed Care Resource Library
Additional MTITC Trauma-Informed webinars and videoa
Trauma-informed Care Video Series Trailer

Perinatal Transport Task Force
Interviewing

Infrastructure & Reports