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Is SOAR Making Progress on Reducing Unnecessary C-Sections?

SOAR’s goal is to reduce preventable harm by helping Colorado hospitals reach and stay at or below the Healthy People 2030 goal for cesarean deliveries among first-time, low-risk births (known […]

From Statewide Reach to Statewide Impact

From Statewide Reach to Statewide Impact CPCQC’s 2026–2030 Strategic Plan By W. Spencer McClelland, MD, FACOG, Board Chair The Colorado Perinatal Care Quality Collaborative (CPCQC) has grown as a statewide […]

Q3 2026 Program Updates & Insights Brief

CPCQC Q3 2026 Program Updates & Insights Brief Colorado Perinatal Care Quality Collaborative Reporting Period: July 2026 – September 2026 Executive Summary This quarterly briefing provides an in-depth breakdown of […]

Stronger Systems, Safer Births: Colorado’s 2025 Annual Perinatal Reports

Stronger Systems, Safer Births is the annual report submitted by the Colorado Perinatal Care Quality Collaborative (CPCQC) to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) in fulfillment of […]

Sustaining Rural Maternity Care in Colorado: From Crisis to Building-Block Solutions

Thank you to the many rural leaders, clinicians, and partners who continue to make time—amid already stretched capacity—to engage in honest conversations about the future of perinatal care in Colorado. […]

New Report: A Closer Look at Postpartum Care, Mental Health, and the Cost of Perinatal Care in Colorado

Last fall, the Colorado Perinatal Care Quality Collaborative (CPCQC) and the Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) released findings on perinatal mental health and postpartum care in Colorado. […]

New Report: The Economic Impact of Perinatal Substance Use Support

What happens when healthcare systems are designed to meet people where they are, at one of the most critical moments in their lives? Accidental overdose is a leading cause of […]

New Report: Understanding Severe Maternal Morbidity in Colorado

Every mother in Colorado deserves a safe and respectful start to parenthood. For the first time, Colorado has a comprehensive, statewide picture of severe maternal morbidity (SMM), the most serious […]

New Report: Perinatal Mental Health and Postpartum Care in Colorado: 2019–2023

Maternal mental health conditions remain one of the leading drivers of pregnancy-related complications and deaths in Colorado. New findings from the Colorado Perinatal Care Quality Collaborative (CPCQC) reveal both progress […]

On-Demand Webinar Series: Improving Healthcare with Race, Ethnicity, and Language (REL) Data

Accurate REL data is key to identifying and addressing health disparities. CPCQC’s free, three-part webinar series—led by the Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) during spring 2025—teaches best practices for […]

Reducing Stigma in Perinatal Substance Use Care: Training Impact Summary Now Available

From 2023–2025, CPCQC partnered with lived experience experts from HardBeauty and the Perinatal Peer Support Doula Program at the CU College of Nursing to deliver a groundbreaking training aimed at […]