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In California, safety experts and hospitals worked together to implement practices that are now endorsed by leading medical societies as the gold standard of care. Statewide, California’s maternal death rate has fallen by half, while deaths rose across most of the country.
Perinatal Quality Collaboratives (PQCs) are state or multistate networks of teams. They work to improve the quality of care for mothers and babies. PQC members identify health care processes in need of improvement. They suggest the best available methods to make changes as quickly as possible.
The U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use comprises recommendations for the use of specific contraceptive methods by patients who have certain characteristics or medical conditions. The U.S. Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use addresses a select group of common, yet sometimes controversial or complex, issues regarding initiation and use of specific contraceptive methods. The app is developed directly from the CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) by the Division of Reproductive Health and covers more than 60 characteristics or medical conditions (U.S. MEC) and numerous clinical situations (U.S. SPR). These recommendations are intended to assist healthcare providers when they counsel women, men, and couples about contraceptive method choice and use. Although these recommendations are meant to serve as a source of clinical guidance, healthcare providers should always consider the individual clinical circumstances of each person seeking family planning services. Free
The Oral Contraceptive Pill Reference (OCP Reference) is a mobile app for medical professionals featuring an up-to-date database of 170+ FDA-approved oral contraceptives. Fee Subscription Required
