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June 24, 2025

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2025 Perinatal Summit Attendee and Sponsorship Registration Now Open
Obstetric Hemorrhage Community of Learning: Now Enrolling Interested Hospitals
NEW: MNPQC’s Hospital Designation Program
Partner Spotlight: Kiwi Cares
Updated Guidance for Safe Place for Newborns Law
Resources

2025 Perinatal Summit Attendee and Sponsorship Registration Now Open

Join us for this year’s Summit focused on Connecting Communities, Enhancing Outcomes. This event emphasizes our dedication to bringing together multidisciplinary professionals from across Minnesota to foster significant advancements in perinatal health. Let’s unite, exchange insights, and make a lasting impact!
Date: October 28, 2025
Location: Minneapolis, MN

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Obstetric Hemorrhage Community of Learning: Now Enrolling Interested Hospitals

Obstetric hemorrhage remains a leading cause of preventable maternal morbidity and mortality in the United States. Timely recognition and response are critical to saving lives and improving maternal outcomes. Guided by the AIM Obstetric Hemorrhage Patient Safety Bundle, this Obstetric Hemorrhage Community of Learning, starting from September 2025 to April 2026, is tailored to meet the varying needs of Minnesota’s rural, urban, and suburban communities. This program was designed with equity in mind, recognizing that resources, staffing, and access vary across the state.

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NEW: MNPQC’s Hospital Designation Program

We are thrilled to launch MNPQC’s Hospital Designation Program, recognizing hospitals dedicated to high-quality, evidence-based care for mothers and newborns through MNPQC initiatives and community of learning programs. This program is being implemented to drive accountability, share successful strategies, and improve maternal and neonatal outcomes statewide. Ella Krispin presented the first Banner of Excellence to Mallory Cummings at Aspirus St. Luke’s Duluth, a leader in quality improvement.

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Partner Spotlight: Kiwi Cares

Check out our latest Partner Spotlight featuring Kiwi Cares. This organization is dedicated to enhancing maternal health in Minnesota by fostering community support among birthing individuals and families. Kiwi Cares offers financial assistance and vital resources, addressing funding gaps to better support those giving birth. Read the full interview to learn more about their impactful initiatives!

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Updated Guidance for Safe Place for Newborns Law

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) has updated guidance on the Safe Place for Newborns law. This law allows those who give birth to voluntarily and anonymously leave their newborns in designated safe places without fear of prosecution for abandonment. When a safe place birth takes place at a hospital, the hospital will keep the individual’s identity confidential when registering the newborn’s birth record, following Minnesota Statute, section 144.216, subdivision 4(b). The hospital cannot report the person who gave birth to the local child welfare agency.

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Resources

June is CMV Awareness Month

This course features three 15-minute videos on CMV and its effects on those who give birth. By age five, 1 in 3 children is expected to be infected, with 50% of adults infected by age 40. CMV is the leading congenital viral infection in newborns, potentially causing issues with the brain, liver, spleen, lungs, and growth. The most prevalent long-term health issue for infants with CMV is hearing loss.
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March of Dimes: Educational Opportunities

Join the leaders in maternal and infant health to promote healthy outcomes for mothers and babies. For nearly 40 years, they have offered educational opportunities that drive change in family care, reduce maternal and infant mortality and morbidity, and address health equity gaps.
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