This webinar series aims to support hospitals to accomplish birth equity goals for providing high quality, respectful and equitable care.

This webinar series is brought to MA perinatal facilities by the Institute for Perinatal Quality Improvement (PQI) SPEAK UP Against Racial Bias Program, Massachusetts (MA) Department of Public Health, and PNQIN to support using a quality improvement approach to accomplish at least one of the four birth equity focused goals.
Authors Institute for Perinatal Quality Improvement, PNQIN
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