Communities Transforming Maternal & Child Health
Join other Kentucky birthing center leaders in jumpstarting your community’s journey to improved birth and breastfeeding outcomes. Work together in an open, collaborative space with the support of expert coaches, data, and tools.
Kentucky birthing centers can join at any time!
Contact usInitiative Status:
Active through September 2023
Led By:
Kentucky Department for Public Health
Funded By
CDC State Physical Activity & Nutrition (SPAN) Grant
Less than half of Kentucky families experience skin-to-skin and rooming-in after birth, missing a once-in-a-lifetime bonding and feeding opportunity that leads to better breastfeeding.2
2 out of 3 birthing centers don’t have an active task force to address lagging birth and breastfeeding outcomes.3
65% of birthing center leaders said their relationships with community organizations could be strengthened to improve discharge planning.3
The Kentucky Jumpstart Open Collaborative is a space for birthing center leaders to work together on improving birth and breastfeeding outcomes, and reducing racial disparities. Kentucky birthing center leaders can join anytime to benefit from…
Get expert technical assistance and learn from peers in an open collaborative setting. Start with Quick Wins!
Use clear, actionable data and free tools to improve your evidence-based care practices.
Learn how to build a community-informed task force that can help drive sustainable impact.
Motivate your team with a taste of success using Quick Wins!
“Quick Wins” are small, easy actions for improving maternity care outcomes.
Quick Wins can be started today because they require no leadership sign-off and no extra funding.
Inspired by the 2018 CDC Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC) Survey Results Report, this toolkit provides everything you need to accomplish two Quick Wins designed to improve breastfeeding exclusivity and breastfeeding assessments before discharge.
The first step in quality improvement is knowing your starting point. This validated survey helps you equitably assess your birthing center’s maternity care practices through short patient interviews.
Also based on the mPINC Survey Results Report, this customized resource guide offers more ideas on how to improve your score by implementing evidence-based practices. Associated training, tools, activities, and workplan template are included to help you get started.
Are you looking for additional support in improving your mPINC scores? Get technical assistance in identifying and implementing strategies for tackling your birthing center’s improvement areas.
The COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated health disparities that exist across Kentucky. Now, more than ever, breastfeeding support is needed to provide all infants food security and immune protection.
Cindy Sullivan, MS, RD, LD, CLC
ECE Program Coordinator
Kentucky Department for Public Health, Health Promotion Branch
Since 2018, Coffective and the Kentucky Department for Public Health have partnered to support community success across the state. See how our journey has evolved!
Learn more about the full set of tools, training and activities available to Kentucky birthing center leaders.
Contact usMany of Coffective’s training, tools, and activities are co-created with local leaders. Become a co-creator and share your ideas for developing or creating materials.
Fill out the Co-Creation SurveyCoffective Kentucky Hospital Leader Survey, 2019
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