National Perinatal Information Center - Sample Analyses and Surveys

NPIC/QAS member hospitals receive a special analysis each quarter displaying data relating to a topic of current interest to providers of perinatal care.

Late Preterm Births (LPB) (created March 2012)

This analysis provides data on the hospital's Late Preterm Birth infants in comparison to the NPIC/QAS Database average rates. This is similar to a report developed for the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Part 4 program participants.
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Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) (created December 2011)

This linked analysis provides data related to neonatal abstinence syndrome for inborns, including a linked inborn/mother analysis and relevant maternal variables.
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Maternal Mortality Review (created September 2011)

This report provides a descriptive overview of maternal mortality including statistics from the NPIC/QAS trend database.
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Maternal Hemorrhage (created June 2011)

Provides analysis of antepartum and postpartum hemorrhage for calendar year 2010 data.
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Expanded Set of Perinatal Indicators (created January 2011)

This report is designed to consolidate the OB Quality Indicators (on Table OB 10) and Neonatal Quality Indicators (on Table N 11) of the standard quarterly report, eliminate indicators that are no longer relevant and expand to include new indicators that are tracked by other national groups (AHRQ, National Quality Forum (NQF)) and are currently or have been tracked by NPIC/QAS.
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Maternal Obesity & Complications of Mothers, Fetuses and Newborns (created October 2010)

A linked trend analysis 2007-2010 (Q1) of the coded complications of mothers whose delivery discharge record included diagnosis code 649.1x, (obesity complicating pregnancy, childbirth, or the puerperium) compared to mothers without diagnosis code 649.1x, as well as the percent change from 2007-2009.
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Maternal Shoulder Dystocia and Inborn Birth Trauma (created July 2010)

A five year linked trend analysis (2004-2009) of mothers who had a vaginal delivery, a shoulder dystocia code on their record and a birth trauma code on their ≥ 2500 gram baby’s record.
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Incidence of Episiotomy (created April 2010)

An analysis of National Quality Forum (NQF) measure #0470, Incidence of Episiotomy, the rate of vaginal deliveries without shoulder dystocia that had an episiotomy.
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Joint Commission New Perinatal Care Measure Set (created January 2010)

This report provides background information on the new Joint Commission perinatal care measures, links to resource/reference materials and an analysis of the initial patient populations for the maternal and newborn measures.
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Maternal Obesity & Complications of Mothers, Fetuses and Newborns (created October 2009)

A linked trend analysis 2007-2009 (Q1) of the coded complications of mothers whose delivery discharge record included diagnosis code 649.1x, (obesity complicating pregnancy, childbirth, or the puerperium ) compared to mothers without diagnosis code 649.1x.
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Late Preterm Births (created July 2009)

An aggregate profile of preterm births. This analysis provides a comparison of calendar year 2006 to 2008 data using the NPIC/QAS Trend Database.
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Inductions by Gestational Age (created April 2009)

A linked Mother/Baby analysis of inductions ≥ 37 weeks and < 39 weeks completed gestation with and without coded medical indications for induction.
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Member Hospitalist Survey Analysis (created April 2009)

An analysis of survey responses from member hospitals regarding their use of "laborists" or "OB hospitalists”.
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