Perinatal Quality Collaboratives (PQCs) are state or multistate networks that work to improve the quality of care for mothers and babies. Many PQCs across the country are focusing some of their work on addressing maternal substance use disorder (SUD). Through funding from a 5-year CDC cooperative agreement*, Karna supported the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Division of Reproductive Health by developing new tools and resources. Karna assembled a Maternal Health Advisory Network (MHAN), a diverse group of 15+ expert collaborators, who provided ongoing input, advice, and ideas to support Karna’s development of tools and resources to assist PQCs’ efforts to decrease maternal substance use.

The Maternal Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Toolkit offers educational resources, training, and communication guides to help healthcare professionals provide compassionate, stigma-free care for pregnant patients.

*This project is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling approximately $2.7 million over 2 years, Using tailored approaches to establish, enhance, and sustain partnerships that address the health of pregnant and postpartum women, with 100 percent funded by CDC/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CDC/HHS, or the U.S. Government.