PARC Team - Susan Sun Dan, CA-PARC; Brandi Desjolais (SoCAL); Paula Krakowiak (CA-PARC); Calvin Johnson (SoCAL); Christy McCain (PHI/CA-PARC); Kimberly Robinson (Central Valley); Karol Watson (Central Valley); Kimberly Gregory (CA-PARC); Sayida Peprah-Wilson (SoCAL); Christine Morton (CMQCC/CA-PARC); Mashariki Kudumu (SoCAL) CMQCC California Pregnancy-Associated Review Committee Presents at California Black Birth Equity Summit 2025

December 10, 2025

The California Pregnancy-Associated Review Committee (CA-PARC) recently presented at the California Black Birth Equity Summit on “Actionable Insights from the California Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review (CA-PAMR) Committee: Strategies to Mitigate Disparities from Cardiovascular Disease (CVD).” Cardiovascular disease has long been the leading

Black Maternal Health Week 2025

April 9, 2025

This year marks the 8th annual Black Maternal Health Week, a campaign founded and led by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance to build awareness, activism, and community​ to amplify ​the voices, perspectives and lived experiences of Black pregnant women and birthing people.

CPQCC & CMQCC 2024 Impact Report

April 8, 2025

CPQCC and CMQCC's 2024 impact report, "Catalysts for Change: Innovating Maternal and Infant Health," outlines our work in 2024 as the California Perinatal Quality Collaborative. 

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Angela's Story: "I want people to know how serious preeclampsia is"

May 31, 2024

When Angela Jones became pregnant for a second time in 2022, she had five risk factors for preeclampsia – she is Black, over 35, overweight, lower income, and her daughter was born nearly 20 years prior.

CMQCC & CPQCC Announces New Co-Chairs & Principal Investigators

February 26, 2024

The California Maternal (CMQCC) and Perinatal (CPQCC) Quality Care Collaboratives are thrilled to announce the appointment of new Co-Chairs and Principal Investigators.

Discussing risk respectfully: How to talk about preeclampsia and low-dose aspirin with patients

December 7, 2023

Low-dose aspirin (LDA) is remarkably effective at preventing preeclampsia, a serious pregnancy complication associated with maternal and infant morbidity and mortality.

U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration Awards California a $10 Million State Maternal Health Innovation Award

October 23, 2023

U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration awards California a $10 Million State Maternal Health Innovation Award 
California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative at Stanford University School of Medicine to lead coordination with state health agencies

Dr. Kimberly Gregory appointed to lead California Pregnancy-Associated Review Committee

September 14, 2023

Kim Gregory, MD, MPH, is the new chair of the California Pregnancy-Associated Review Committee (CA-PARC) formerly known as the California Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review (CA-PAMR).

New CMQCC Equity Tool for California Hospitals

September 14, 2023

With the goal of improving maternal outcomes for all women and birthing people, CMQCC and its partners developed The Hospital Action Guide for Respectful and Equity-Centered Obstetric Care (Hospital Action Guide).

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