Cardiac conditions are the leading cause of pregnancy-related deaths. This project will focus on decreasing Severe Maternal Morbidity (SMM) among women with Cardiac Conditions and decrease Pregnancy-Related Deaths due to Cardiac Conditions.

During this project, teams are working to ensure every patient receives respectful care by gauging patient experience via survey and implementing potentially better practices related to respectful care.

Focused on reducing the incidence of severe intraventricular hemorrhage (sIVH) in Tennessee’s tiniest babies.

Chronic Lung Disease, also known as Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, is a lung disease of extreme prematurity. TIPQC has launched this project so that Tennessee’s Tiniest Babies can have the best chance possible in avoiding this problem.

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in premature infants, with Tennessee’s NEC rate ranging from 3% to 10% annually. This project aims to reduce the NEC incidence by 25% and mortality by 10% by 2026 among preterm infants born at 29.6 or less weeks gestation. 

The fourth project in the Tennessee Tiniest Baby Bundle is Hospital Acquired Infection (HAI).