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PHILADELPHIA LABOR & DELIVERY LEADERSHIP GROUP

MISSION

The PLDLG is a workgroup comprised of labor and delivery directors, nurse managers, and patient safety officers from each of the six delivery hospitals in the city that meets monthly to improve delivery-related maternal care.

  • ACCOMPLISHMENTS

    Facilitated a health information exchange through a prenatal lab sharing agreement.

  • Shared best practices for substance use screening, management of postpartum hemorrhage, use of Pitocin for labor augmentation, and referral resources for lactation consultants, behavioral health specialists, and doulas.

  • Supported implementation of immediate postpartum LARC programs.

PLDLG Members