Ohio haemorrhage quality improvement project: initial implementation of the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) Hemorrhage Patient Safety Bundle.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obstetrical haemorrhage is a common complication of childbirth, and all patients are at risk for haemorrhage. Mortality attributable to haemorrhage has been decreasing in the USA, but the incidence of haemorrhage has continued to increase. In Ohio, one-third (31%) of all pregnancy-related deaths in 2020 were due to causes other than infection, mental health or embolisms, with 3% of those attributed to haemorrhage. Haemorrhage was the third leading cause of pregnancy-related death in the state from 2008 to 2016.

Methods

Sponsored by the Ohio Department of Children and Youth, the Hemorrhage Quality Improvement Project (QIP) applies the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's methodology to implement structured quality improvement (QI) activities to improve key measur

SUBMITTER: Jenkins K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12742119 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature