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Maternal & Child Health

Our Center for Health Services & Outcomes Research (CHSOR) investigators have been working to reduce racial/ethnic disparities in peripartum care and to improve the quality and safety for pregnant patients and their babies in the United States. CHSOR is one of the homes of the Illinois Perinatal Quality Collaborative (ILPQC), which uses data-driven, evidence-based practices to improve the quality of perinatal health. 

ILPQC

As a result of our work with ILPQC, there has been a reduction of disparities in maternal and infant morbidity and mortality, improved outcomes for all mothers and birthing persons, and a decrease in costs. The collaborative builds on the existing state-mandated regionalized perinatal system and operates with long-term sustainable funding. 

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Faculty

Borders, Ann E B

Borders, Ann E B

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medical Social Sciences

Lee King, Patricia

Lee King, Patricia

Research Assistant Professor of Medical Social Sciences (Implementation Science)

Toledo, Paloma

Toledo, Paloma

Adjunct Associate Professor of Anesthesiology

Bio

I am an obstetric anesthesiologist and my research focuses on understanding and addressing racial and ethnic disparities in the use of epidural analgesia for labor pain relief. After completing my cli... [more]

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