Midwest Perinatal Substance Use
Workforce Development Project
2022-2025
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Providing evidence-based strategies to healthcare professionals who care for pregnant people who use drugs
Our Work
Our Work
Recent research suggests that perinatal substance use disorders, including opioid use disorder, is a leading contributor to maternal mortality. Approximately 20% of perinatal death can be attributed to overdose, suicide, and homicide. Women who live in poverty, women of color, LGBTQ people, and rural women are the most likely to suffer poor outcomes related to perinatal substance use disorders. Unfortunately, most perinatal healthcare providers receive no opioid use disorder (OUD) or other perinatal substance use disorder (PSUD) educational content in their formal training programs. The Minnesota Perinatal Substance Use Disorder Workforce Development Project is working to provide innovative educational activities for Registered Nurses (RN), Advanced Practice RNs (APRN), and Physicians working in perinatal healthcare to increase their knowledge of evidence-based recommendations and reduce the impact of perinatal opioid and other substance use disorders on the maternal-infant dyad.
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Resource Library
Resource Library
Need resources? Have resources to share? We are working on building a library of useful resources for health care professionals who work with pregnant or postpartum patients who use drugs.
e-Learning Modules
e-Learning Modules
Finding time to get training can be difficult for busy health care providers. We are creating a set of short e-learning modules that can be completed in as little as 5 minutes to help keep providers up to date on the latest evidence-based practices for caring for people with SUD.
Joint Perinatal Improvement Summits
Joint Perinatal Improvement Summits
The Joint Perinatal Improvement Summits (2023 and 2024) are hosted by the Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA), the Minnesota Perinatal Quality Collaborative (MNPQC), and Perinatal Substance Use Workforce Development Project. They provide an opportunity for education, resources and expertise sharing with a space to make connections across disciplines, hospitals and statewide geography as we work to improve perinatal health outcomes and experiences for our MN families.
Monthly Educational Webinars
Monthly Educational Webinars
The MN Perinatal Addiction Webinar Series is a partnership between The MN Perinatal Substance Use Disorder Workforce Development Project and the Minnesota Perinatal Quality Collaborative (MNPQC) to enhance the knowledge and comfort of perinatal prescribers in caring for people with perinatal substance use disorders.
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