Queensland Maternal and Perinatal Quality Council
The Queensland Maternal and Perinatal Quality Council was reactivated in 2009 after five years of inactivity. The Council reports to the Patient Safety and Quality Executive Committee of Queensland Health, and has a quality agenda which encompasses both public and private sectors. The Council is a gazetted quality committee under Sections 30 - 38 (Quality Assurance) of the Health Services Act 1991.
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Its purposes are to:
- Collect and analyse clinical information regarding maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity in Queensland to identify state-wide and facility-specific trends
- Make recommendations to the Minister for Health on standards and quality indicators of maternal and perinatal clinical care to enable health providers in Queensland to improve safety and quality
- Assist with the adoption of such standards in both public and private sectors
QMPQC Membership
Membership includes representation from neonatology, obstetrics, midwifery, neonatal nursing, specialist obstetrics /maternal foetal medicine, general practice obstetrics, Indigenous health, academic/research, consumer representation.
The QMPQC has four subcommittees:
- Maternal Mortality and Morbidity
- Perinatal Mortality and Morbidity
- Congenital Anomalies
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perinatal Health
Maternal and Perinatal Mortality and Morbidity in Queensland
The 2011 Report of the Queensland Maternal and Perinatal Quality Council is now available. The Report highlights clinical areas which may benefit from review by practitioners in maternity and newborn facilities, to the ultimate benefit of future mothers and babies.
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