The Oregon Perinatal Collaborative is committed to birth equity, and knows it takes many people working together to make meaningful progress.

The 2023 March of Dimes Report Card gave Oregon overall a B grade, but racial disparities were highlighted in preterm birth and infant mortality. National data points to these and other disparities across the country, including that Black women in the US are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy related cause than white women. While clinical quality improvement is necessary and important, factors such as housing, social support, reliable transportation, healthy food, and other basic needs must also be addressed to achieve birth equity.

The OPC seeks to listen, learn, and actively partner with clinicians and communities to address disparities identified through data and experience.

ACOG Respectful Care eModules

AMCHP Systems Mapping Birth Equity

AWHONN Birth Equity

CDC Hear Her Campaign

CDC Reducing Black Maternal Mortality

CMQCC 2024 Perinatal Equity Webinar

HHS CLAS in Maternal Health.  Course for providers

Diversity Science Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth.  Course for clinicians

IHI Maternal Health: Reducing Inequalities

Institute for Perinatal Quality Improvement SPEAK UP

March of Dimes Awareness to Action. Implicit bias training