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Iowa Statewide Implementation of AWHONN’s POST-BIRTH Warning Signs

By Iowa Maternal Quality Care Collaborative (IMQCC) – Iowa Department of Public Health
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According to recent statistics in Iowa’s Maternal Mortality Review Committee report, 56% of the maternal deaths reviewed were postpartum deaths. Iowa is implementing statewide AWHONN’s POST-BIRTH Warning Signs (PBWS) Education and the POST-BIRTH Warning Signs Implementation Toolkit, a set of essential resources created by AWHONN. Ten (10) nurses from each of Iowa’s birthing hospitals and two (2) from each Title V MCAH agencies are being trained via the AWHONN POST-BIRTH Warning Signs education course. Presenters will report on progress to date.

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Written by:
Kelli Sheppard
Published on:
January 5, 2021

Resource Information

Author: Iowa Maternal Quality Care Collaborative (IMQCC) – Iowa Department of Public Health
Audience: Clinical
Type: Spark Session
Category: Clinical
Dimension: Learn
Topics: Postpartum Visit
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