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      For 25 years, NICHQ has been guided by a profound passion for every child to achieve their optimal health. As a bold organization of innovative and passionate collaborators, we have earned a reputation as a national leader for improving the health and well-being of mothers and birthing people, children, and their families.

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      • Community-Centered Hospital Initiative (CCHI) Centering communities to uplift their capacity as leaders in improving perinatal and infant health.
      • Enriching ECHO (Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes) cohorts with High-risk Pregnancies and Children with Disabilities Enhancing disability research in the ECHO program
      • Family Engagement and Leadership in Systems of Care Support state teams in engaging families in leadership to improve systems of care
      • Hemoglobinopathies National Coordinating Center Providing support to expand access to high quality care for people with sickle cell disease.
      • Maternal Health Action & Resource Center (MHARC) Providing CBA & TTA to State Maternal Health Innovation Grantees
      • National Network of Perinatal Quality Collaboratives Providing resources and support toward efforts to improve maternal and infant health outcomes
      • PQC Demonstration Project Building Perinatal Quality Collaborative (PQC) Capability for Maternal Health Improvement
      • Supporting Healthy Start Performance Project Reducing disparities in birthing outcomes by investing in communities to improve health outcomes before, during, and after pregnancy.
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      Listen here to Before Birth & Beyond: Improving Care in MCH, a podcast that focuses on pressing issues in maternal and child health. Also check out Catalyst Conversations in MCH, a podcast hosted by NICHQ CEO Dr. Scott D. Berns.

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      As a data-driven institution, it is important to us to publish the results of our research and change activities. Click here to find abstracts and links to our publications in peer-reviewed journals.

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      View webinars hosted by NICHQ projects teams and departments to learn more about the work that we do, from quality improvement to addressing health inequity.

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      The Equity Engagement Hub is a virtual space that holds the Equity Exchange, our new equity-focused virtual event series, as well as resources, articles, and tools related to equity in maternal and child health.

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  • NICHQ Employee Spotlight: Lauren Sapp

    November 14, 2025November 24, 2025

    Lauren Sapp, MPH, a Communications Coordinator for NICHQ’s Community-Centered Hospital Initiative (CCHI) and Maternal Health Action & Resource Center (MHARC), shares her professional goals and career journey thus far.

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  • 2025 Annual Healthy Start All-Grantee Meeting

    October 23, 2025October 30, 2025

    This year’s meeting brought grantees together under the banner, “Building on the Legacy and Continuing the Mission: Collaborating to Improve Perinatal Outcomes.” Healthy Start Technical Assistance & Support Center (TASC) Senior Project Director, Karen Chustz, MSW, opened the convening by acknowledging the significance of the meeting’s timing.  “It is incredible to come together in September,…

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  • NICHQ Employee Spotlight: Laura Sabino

    October 22, 2025November 14, 2025

    Laura Sabino, a Project Coordinator for NICHQ’s National Network of Perinatal Quality Collaboratives (NNPQC) and Maternal Health Action & Resource Center (MHARC), shares her professional goals and career journey thus far.

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  • October Is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month: Honoring the Babies We Remember and the Families Who Carry Them

    October 7, 2025October 7, 2025

    For many, this month opens a space to share what has often been held in silence. Grief after pregnancy or infant loss is unlike any other—it touches every part of life and changes how we see the world. The Conditions Beneath Our Grief Grief does not happen in a vacuum. It’s shaped by our daily…

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  • Journey into Sickle Cell Disease Advocacy

    September 22, 2025September 23, 2025

    Dr. Titilope Fasipe shares how her personal experience with SCD led her to become a pediatric hematologist, the importance of including warriors in care plans and practices, and what advocacy work she believes still needs to be done to advance SCD research and treatment.

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  • NICHQ Employee Spotlight: D’Ondria Mullins

    September 18, 2025October 10, 2025

    D’Ondria Mullins, the Kansas Community Engagement Coordinator for NICHQ’s Community-Centered Hospital Initiative (CCHI) shares her professional goals and career journey thus far.

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  • NICHQ Employee Spotlight: Madeline D’Onfro

    September 11, 2025September 12, 2025

    Madeline D’Onfro, MPH, a Senior Project Manager for NICHQ’s Community-Centered Hospital Initiative (CCHI), Hemoglobinopathies National Coordinating Center (HNCC), United HealthCare Catalyst Initiative: Infant Health Equity, and CDC Foundation Respectful Maternal Care Resources for Perinatal Quality Collaboratives, shares her professional goals and career journey thus far.

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  • Reflections on NICHQ’s Decade of Transformation

    August 25, 2025September 2, 2025

    Not pride in myself and what I’ve accomplished but pride in the NICHQ team, the organization’s laser focus, the robust partnerships, and the sustained changes we’ve made with and for the people we’ve served: the public health and clinical professionals, the community leaders, and the children and families who are the true motivation for this…

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  • NICHQ Employee Spotlight: Aleena Surenian

    August 1, 2025August 4, 2025

    Aleena Surenian, MPH, a Project Manager for NICHQ’s Maternal Health Action & Resource Center, shares her professional goals and career journey thus far.

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  • Dr. Zsakeba Henderson’s Mission in Kenya

    July 16, 2025July 31, 2025

    Zsakeba Henderson, MD, FACOG, Senior Medical Advisor at the National Institute for Children’s Health Quality (NICHQ)™, recently traveled to Kenya to work with Africa Mission Services (AMS). She shared her experiences from her time spent with AMS and the communities she served, describing it as a transformative journey.  As Dr. Henderson prepared for her journey…

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The National Institute for Children’s Health Quality (NICHQ)™ is an independent, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to drive change to improve children’s health. 

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