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Ensuring mothers and infants receive high-quality care no matter

Who They Are.

Where They Live.

OUR CONTIUUM OF CARE

What We Do

We imagine a world where everyone can experience a safe, healthy pregnancy and birth. In Colorado, we work with healthcare providers, state agencies, insurers, and community groups to improve care for mothers and babies and prevent avoidable deaths and injuries. As trusted partners, we strengthen clinical and community healthcare teams by sharing expertise and advancing evidence-based improvements in care. 


Why Now?

Every family deserves access to high-quality, respectful perinatal care. Yet, our current system produces unequal outcomes—especially for Black and Indigenous communities. CPCQC is working across Colorado to change the systems that shape maternal and infant health so that all families have the opportunity to thrive.

Maternal Deaths

Rising Rates of Maternal Mortality

Maternal deaths are rising in Colorado. Most are preventable, revealing urgent and addressable gaps in care and support.

Preventable Harm

9 in 10 deaths are preventable

Nine in ten maternal deaths in Colorado are preventable. Suicide is the leading cause, showing urgent need for mental health care.

Infant Mortality

Rates vary substantially by race

Black infants in Colorado face nearly triple the mortality rate of white infants, reflecting structural inequities. 

For Hospitals

We are trusted partners with a shared commitment to the best healthcare experience and outcomes possible for mothers and babies.
“I am so proud of the work our physicians and nurses at Vail Health are doing as we participate in SOAR. Being a part of this project with other Colorado hospitals has given us the support and spirit to invigorate the work we do at Vail Health. For the past three months, the cesarean rate for our first-time, low-risk mothers has been below 13%. We are making a significant difference in the lives of families in our community, helping to prevent maternal morbidity and mortality.”
-Elizabeth McDaniel, BSN, CNML, RNC-OB
Clinical Nurse Manager, Family Birth Center, Vail Health Hospital
“I am so proud of the work our physicians and nurses at Vail Health are doing as we participate in SOAR. Being a part of this project with other Colorado hospitals has given us the support and spirit to invigorate the work we do at Vail Health. For the past three months, the cesarean rate for our first-time, low-risk mothers has been below 13%. We are making a significant difference in the lives of families in our community, helping to prevent maternal morbidity and mortality.”
Elizabeth McDaniel, BSN, CNML, RNC-OB
Clinical Nurse Manager, Family Birth Center, Vail Health Hospital
“I am so proud of the work our physicians and nurses at Vail Health are doing as we participate in SOAR. Being a part of this project with other Colorado hospitals has given us the support and spirit to invigorate the work we do at Vail Health. For the past three months, the cesarean rate for our first-time, low-risk mothers has been below 13%. We are making a significant difference in the lives of families in our community, helping to prevent maternal morbidity and mortality.”
Elizabeth McDaniel, BSN, CNML, RNC-OB
Clinical Nurse Manager, Family Birth Center, Vail Health Hospital

Recent Updates

In 2024, the Colorado Perinatal Care Quality Collaborative (CPCQC) innovatively revamped its SOAR Primary Cesarean Reduction program into a one-year, intensive learning collaborative.
We are awaiting the anticipated release of data and recommendations from Colorado’s Maternal Mortality Review Committee (MMRC) on pregnancy-associated and pregnancy-related deaths. However, from previously released reports and national trends, we have an idea of what the data will show.
Recent data shows sobering statistics of increased rates of maternal mortality and persisting racial disparities nationwide. This data reminds us that we have so much more work to do to improve equity to access and care for moms, birthing people, and their babies across our country and in our state.