Birthing hospitals across the state are providing postpartum patients with an orange bracelet as a reminder to watch for urgent maternal warning signs and get help quickly if they appear. The initiative’s statewide kickoff was Tuesday, September 30, 2025.
Birthing hospitals across the state are providing postpartum patients with an orange bracelet as a reminder to watch for urgent maternal warning signs and get help quickly if they appear. The initiative’s statewide kickoff was Tuesday, September 30, 2025.
The Connecticut Perinatal Quality Collaborative (CPQC), a CHA initiative, is a state network of teams dedicated to enhancing quality of care for mothers and newborns across the continuum. CPQC members identify areas of improvement in healthcare processes and use the best available methods to implement remedies as quickly as possible. The coalition comprises physicians, nurses, lactation consultants, additional maternal/infant healthcare providers, and state agency/community stakeholders. Through its work, CPQC facilitates cooperation among hospitals and healthcare providers, supports evidence-based maternal and newborn care practices, shares educational and training resources, and gathers critical data.
Bracelet Initiative Kickoff Event
Babies born too early may have breathing problems and jaundice after birth
Less likely to have vision and hearing problems after birth
Babies born at a healthy weight have an easier time staying warm than babies born too small
Babies born early sometimes can’t stay awake long enough to eat
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Alison Tyliszczak, Maternal Child Health Consultant
Backus Hospital
Bridgeport Hospital
Bristol Health
Carelon Behavioral Health
Carey Consulting
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital
Connecticut Breastfeeding Coalition
Community Health Center
Community Health Network of Connecticut
Connecticut Children’s
Connecticut Children’s NICU at UConn Health
Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Connecticut Department of Children and Families
Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
Connecticut Department of Public Health
Connecticut Office of the Child Advocate
Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center
Danbury Hospital
Day Kimball Healthcare
Eastern Connecticut Health Network
Greenwich Hospital
Griffin Health
Hartford HealthCare
Hartford HealthCare Medical Group
Hartford HealthCare Northwest Region
Hartford Hospital
The Hospital of Central Connecticut
Johnson Memorial Hospital
Lawrence + Memorial Hospital
Manchester Memorial Hospital
Middlesex Health
MidState Medical Center
Norwalk Hospital
Nuvance Health
Paving the Way: Diversity in Lactation
Psychological Health Associates
Saint Francis Hospital
Saint Mary’s Hospital
Sharon Hospital
Stamford Health
St. Vincent’s Medical Center
UConn Health
UConn John Dempsey Hospital
UConn School of Medicine
University of Connecticut
University of New Haven
University of Saint Joseph
Waterbury HEALTH
Wheeler Clinic
Women’s Health Connecticut
Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital
Yale New Haven Hospital
Yale School of Medicine
CHA convenes the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) and oversees statewide implementation of the AIM patient safety bundles in hospitals. This work is done through the AIM Advisory Committee, which has representatives from Connecticut’s 23 birthing hospitals. The AIM Advisory group is currently overseeing implementation of the Severe Hypertension in Pregnancy patient safety bundle.
PROUD is an educational series, funded through a grant from the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS), to educate those in the caring professions on support strategies that help families succeed.
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