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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 […]

Bridging Community Care and Clinical Excellence: Launching the Hospital Doula Integration Framework Resource

Planning for pregnancy and birth is one of the most transformational times in a family’s life. Every birthing individual deserves to feel supported, informed, and in control of their care […]

We all have a role Partnering Together to Prevent Perinatal Suicide Emerging collaborative initiatives designed to address maternal mental health complications across Colorado Last September, CPCQC gathered with more than […]

Introducing CORE: Strengthening Obstetric Emergency Readiness Across Rural Colorado

CPCQC is excited to introduce CORE: Colorado Obstetric Readiness in Emergency Care, a new statewide initiative designed to strengthen obstetric emergency readiness in rural and low-volume emergency departments across Colorado. […]

Expanding Care, Strengthening Communities: Announcing the 2026–2027 IMPACT BH Cohort

Since launching in 2022, IMPACT BH has grown alongside the rural Colorado communities at the heart of the initiative. What began as a responsive effort to strengthen perinatal behavioral health […]

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 […]

The Power of Proximity

This spring, CPCQC’s Annual Forum, Better Together: From Shared Purpose to Statewide Progress, brought together more than 200 clinicians, hospital leaders, public health professionals, and community partners from across Colorado […]

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. […]

What Happens When We Actually Listen: Centering Lived Experience at CPCQC

“If our ultimate goal is to improve patient outcomes and to really impact lives, then when lived experience isn’t at the table, we are missing an entire perspective of the […]

Rising Together: A New Chapter in Colorado Perinatal Health

Rising Together: A New Chapter in Colorado Perinatal Health Recently, one of our nurses, a QI advisor, shared a story about a patient she cared for in the hospital: a […]

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 […]

NEST Update: 100% Hospital Readiness & MOC Credit Approval

The NEST (Newborn Evidence-based Sleep Teaching) initiative successfully launched in early 2026 with strong engagement from nine participating hospital teams across Colorado. We are pleased to share that 100% of […]

IMPACT BH Expands to Support Improved Maternal and Infant Behavioral Health Outcomes Across Colorado

IMPACT BH Expands to Support Improved Maternal and Infant Behavioral Health Outcomes Across Colorado In 2022, CPCQC and the Colorado Behavioral Health Administration launched the IMprove Perinatal Access, Coordination, and […]

A New Landmark for Colorado Families: Launching the Perinatal Substance Use Field Guide

Accelerating Excellence: Reflecting on a Year of Momentum

Colorado Perinatal Care Quality Collaborative CEO Annual letter

New Law Expands Paid Family Leave for NICU Parents

Embedding Mental Health in Quality Improvement: How CPCQC is Redefining Perinatal Quality in Colorado

Press Release-IMproving Perinatal Access, Coordination, and Treatment Behavioral Health (IMPACT BH) Program to Enhance Perinatal Behavioral Health Services in New Counties

The Colorado Perinatal Care Quality Collaborative (CPCQC) is proud to announce the launch of the IMPACT BH program in new counties beginning July 1, 2025.

Bridging the Gap: CPCQC’s SPARK Initiative and the Future of Postpartum Care in Colorado

This initiative is about more than just discharge instructions and follow-up appointments. It’s about making sure that every birthing person and newborn has access to the right care, at the right time, and with the right support—no matter their zip code, insurance status, or risk factors.

CPCQC Welcomes FAMLI in 2024

As an organization, we are proud of Colorado for prioritizing equitable access to paid family leave during the early postpartum period through FAMLI.

Our Primary Cesarean Program is Planning a Re-launch in 2024

While cesarean deliveries can be lifesaving, there is no evidence that the high instance of cesareans in the United States (1 in 3 births) reduces infant or maternal morbidity and mortality. On the contrary, evidence shows cesarean sections are overused, putting some birthing people and infants at needless risk.

Racial Disparities in Colorado Maternal Outcomes: A Call to Action

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.

Strengthening Support for New Parents: The IMPACT BH Program Launches in New Communities

PCQC’s IMprove Perinatal Access, Coordination, and Treatment: Behavioral Health program (IMPACT BH) strengthens connections and collaboration among organizations serving pregnant and postpartum people—weaving a tight web of support to ensure no family in need of behavioral health services falls through the cracks.

Championing Maternal Well-Being: CPCQC Contributes to National Strategy On Maternal Mental Health

As Colorado’s Perinatal Quality Collaborative, CPCQC participated in the National Task Force on Maternal Mental Health to advocate for the unique needs of Colorado mothers, birthing people, infants, and families.

Shifting the Curve to Reduce Maternal Mortality

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.

The Power of Partnerships

This fall, CPCQC gathered with partners across the state at the CHoSEN Forum. The semi-annual convening brought providers, organizations, and policymakers together to improve perinatal substance use outcomes.

Working Together to Reduce Maternal Suicide

Improving outcomes for pregnant and postpartum people–especially those experiencing the greatest disparities–requires collectively investing in systems-level change.

Birth is Just the Beginning: Matrescence and Maternal Health Quality

Becoming a mother is a huge, complicated life transition that can shake every fiber of a person’s being. The process even has its own name: matrescence.

Reductions in Cesarean Rates for Low-Risk Patients

In 2024, the Colorado Perinatal Care Quality Collaborative (CPCQC) innovatively revamped its SOAR Primary Cesarean Reduction program into a one-year, intensive learning collaborative.

Bridging the Gap: The State of Rural Maternal Health in Colorado

Despite the state’s robust health care industry, there are still persistent maternal health disparities in certain areas, which puts some expectant mothers at a disadvantage.

Celebrating Tough as a Mother —3 Years of Empowering Moms in Recovery

Launched on Mother’s Day 2020, Tough as a Mother is a statewide campaign connecting pregnant and parenting mothers to substance use disorder treatment services and recovery support within their communities.