Cardiac conditions are the leading cause of pregnancy-related deaths with 80% of all pregnancy-related deaths being preventable, regardless of cause.

The Best for All Learning Collaborative will focus on respectful patient care, standardized screening for conditions and policies affecting health with appropriate referrals, and improve patient satisfaction.

Tennessee’s tiniest babies have fragile and still maturing lungs. Improving their odds of avoiding Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia is the second project in the Tennessee Tiniest Baby Bundle.

The first project in the Tennessee Tiniest Baby Bundle is the prevention of severe intraventricular hemorrhage (sIVH).  Intraventricular hemorrhage is bleeding inside or around the ventricles of the brain.

The third project in the Tennessee Tiniest Baby Bundle is Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) project. NEC is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in premature infants.

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

TIPQC has been providing SIMS trainings since 2020.

The TIPQC Community Resource Council aims to connect like-minded individuals, gather feedback from community organizations, and engage community leaders in Quality Improvement work.

Mental Health conditions, including substance use disorder, were the leading cause of pregnancy related deaths in Tennessee. TIPQC seeks to address this issue through trainings, networking, and educational opportunities throughout the state. Check out the Events Page for Summer 2025 training dates.

To promote safe vaginal delivery for ALL women presenting with a nulliparous, term, singleton, vertex pregnancy (NTSV) and thus decrease NTSV cesarean delivery rates to <23.6% in all participating Tennessee hospitals by Summer 2024, with ongoing work through 2026.

Learn more about the years of collaboration on a variety of projects to help improve the perinatal and neonatal care for Tennessee – and beyond.

In the summer of 2024 we traveled to each of the five Tennessee perinatal regions for a free, provider centered training on Substance Use Screening and MAT with TIPQC’s Project Lead, Dr. Jessica Young! 

In the summer of 2024 TIPQC traveled to each of the five Tennessee perinatal regions for a free, continuing education for doulas led by a Maternal Fetal Medicine Physician. 

Tennessee remains under-resourced in the need for lactation professionals. These professionals provide a critical support for moms and babies during their initial and ongoing journey through breastfeeding.

TeamBirth is a joint project endeavor with TIPQC and Ariadne Labs supporting open communication among patients, their support team, and clinicians during labor, delivery, and postpartum.