EnCoRe MoMS Aim 1: Develop and Implement a Community-informed Institutional Obstetric Sepsis Bundle
Columbia University
Summary
Sepsis is the second leading cause of maternal death in the U.S. Labor and postpartum are particularly vulnerable risk periods. The goal of this multi-center, multidisciplinary study is to evaluate a maternal sepsis safety bundle.
Description
Maternal sepsis is the second leading cause of maternal death, major cause of morbidity, and preventable in most cases. Labor, birth, and postpartum are periods of increased sepsis risk. While American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) recommend the implementation of safety bundles to prevent maternal mortality as the standard of care, there is limited evidence regarding effectiveness. EnCoRe MoMS will directly evaluate safety bundle performance for maternal sepsis. With extensive community partnerships and community organized…
Eligibility
- Age range
- Not specified
- Sex
- Female
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: Birthing Person (EMR evaluation): -Delivery hospitalizations and associated postpartum readmissions at the 4 hospital sites between 2020-2025 Exclusion Criteria: Birthing Person (EMR evaluation) -Delivery hospitalizations (and associated postpartum readmissions)to a hospital other than the 4 hospital sites or outside of 2020-2025 timeframe
Interventions
- BehavioralMaternal Sepsis Safety Bundle
Maternal sepsis safety bundle implemented at Columbia, Lincoln, Harlem, and Allen hospitals.
Locations (4)
- Columbia Unviersity Irving Medical CenterNew York, New York
- NewYork-Presbyterian Allen HospitalNew York, New York
- NYC Health+Hospitals/HarlemNew York, New York
- NYC Health + Hospitals/LincolnThe Bronx, New York