The Arkansas Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes Quality Review Committee started with Act 1032 of 92nd General Assembly Regular Session, 2019. The committee is charged with reviewing data on births and developing strategies for improving birth outcomes.

Purpose

The purpose of the Arkansas MPOQRC is to ensure that the maternal and perinatal levels of care classification systems are implemented and maintained in the state of Arkansas with the goal of decreasing maternal and infant morbidity and mortality.

Mission

Ensuring the best health outcomes for mothers and newborns.

Vision

all Arkansas families have access to high-quality care for their family members to achieve optimal long-term health and wellness.

Goals:

• Create a continuous quality improvement process that includes but is not limited to:
  • Reviewing maternal and neonatal data from labor and delivery units, nurseries, and neonatal intensive care units in the state
    • Sharing of aggregate data with the committee aligned with improvement efforts
  • Using comparative data (where it exists) to assess opportunities as well as the success of hospitals in the state
  • Identify agreed-upon outcomes and process measures
  • Develop aims and interventions to reduce maternal and infant mortality and morbidity
  • Review self-verification data and quality data collection tool information yearly for all participating facilities
  • In addition to yearly self-verification, the Committee will conduct facility site reviews for level III-A, III-B, and IV facilities every three years
  • Provide education to the committee based on current evidence and state needs
  • Advocacy and policy recommendations
  • Delegation of the above goals and objectives to already existing collaboratives in the state of Arkansas as voted on by the committee

Reports

• 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020

​​For questions, please contact ADH MPOQRC.