Missouri PQC News

Jami Kiesling, R.N., BSN Chief, Bureau of Genetics and Healthy Childhood Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services  About Missouri’s Newborn Screening Program  Newborn blood spot screening allows for early diagnosis and intervention, which can be lifesaving for some infants...

Jennifer Hawn, DNP, R.N., WHNP-BC, RDMS OB/GYN, C-EFM Women and Infants Advanced Practice Nurse Clinical Specialist Missouri Baptist Medical Center | BJC HealthCare  The Urgency of Addressing Obstetric Hemorrhage  Delayed recognition and response to maternal hemorrhage that may...

Lisa Schlientz, MPH, IBCLC When it comes to breastfeeding, most people are aware of the fundamental health benefits it offers to both mothers and babies. Research consistently highlights that breastfeeding boosts a baby’s immune system and helps reduce the risk of chronic...

Kendra Copanas, Executive Director, Generate Health STL  Mental illness occurs a lot more than we normally recognize. As one of the most common mental illnesses, depression affects more than 280 million people worldwide.1 Depression can greatly impact one’s pregnancy and first year...

Karen Florio is a maternal-fetal medicine specialist with a passion for understanding hypertension in pregnancy. Her journey began unexpectedly after experiencing pre-eclampsia during her own pregnancy. Despite being in peak physical health at the time, she became pre-eclamptic at...

Far more women are experiencing a life-threatening condition during pregnancy but aren’t being treated for it, according to a study published this week. This problem is largely avoidable, and experts have urged providers to take action. One official called it a “missed...

Perinatal depression affects as many as 20% of women in the United States during pregnancy, the postpartum period, or both, according to studies. In some states, anxiety or depression afflicts nearly a quarter of new mothers or pregnant women. Many women in the U.S. go untreated ...

In the first episode of PolicyHuddle, a podcast from the Missouri Hospital Association, Dr. Alison Williams, MHA’s vice president of clinical quality improvement, discusses maternal health improvement, and the formation and purpose of the Missouri Perinatal Quality Collaborative....

Postpartum Medicaid coverage in Missouri has expanded from 60 days to one year under legislation signed into law in 2023. The Department of Social Services estimates the extension will cover more than 4,000 people who would otherwise go uninsured two months after the end of pregnancy....