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Belton H. 2025. Improving consistency in midwifery-led postpartum patient education on the day-of-discharge: a quality improvement project. Oregon Health and Sciences University , 55 pp.

Annotation: This doctoral paper describes the development and implementation of a quality improvement initiative to improve the consistency of midwifery-led postpartum patient education on the day of hospital discharge. Guided by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's Model for Improvement framework and the Knowledge to Action Framework, the project involved creating a comprehensive postpartum patient education handout, modifying the existing discharge summary documentation template, and altering the midwifery postpartum workflow. The project was conducted over two Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles in a faculty midwifery practice at a large urban academic hospital in the Pacific Northwest. Key findings demonstrated increased documentation of postpartum education, with 100% of discharge summaries utilizing the standardized template post-intervention. The project highlights the importance of improving consistency in discharge education to enhance maternal health outcomes, provider workflow, and health equity in postpartum care.

Keywords: Midwifery, Patient discharge, Patient educatiton materials, Postpartum care, Quality improvement
   

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