BIRTH-SD
The primary goal of the BIRTH-SD program is to improve perinatal health outcomes for South Dakota's parents. There are currently two projects that fall under the BIRTH-SD umbrella: BIRTH-SD-AIM and BIRTH-SD-UNITE. All BIRTH-SD programs are housed within the South Dakota Perinatal Quality Collaborative.
Learn more about BIRTH-SD-AIM and BIRTH-SD-UNITE
BIRTH-SD-AIM (seeks to improve the state of perinatal health in South Dakota by conducting research and implementing two Alliance for Innovation in Maternal Health (AIM) patient safety bundles at hospitals and birthing centers across South Dakota. The 4-year project is funded through an $800,000 grant from Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) focused on implementation of AIM patient safety bundles.
BIRTH-SD-UNITE will document traditional birthing practices and ceremonies to prevent further loss of sacred practices from American Indian culture. We will work with the nine tribes of the land now called South Dakota to document unique birthing practices and ceremonies to create a written record which will be 1. shared back to each tribe for their preservation, and 2. be used to educate South Dakota providers. The 1-year project is funded through a $10,000 through the Wokini Challenge Grant program at South Dakota State University.
Project Goals:
- To engage in evidence-based research and conduct public health research activities.
- To increase the research knowledge basis for this work.
- To collect information from each of the nine tribes on traditional birthing practices and ceremonies.
- To create recommendations for future practice.
- To share findings with the nine tribes.
The South Dakota Perinatal Quality Collaborative (SDPQC) is a non-partisan organization focused on advancing education and optimizing perinatal health in South Dakota. The SDPQC was founded in 2024.
Student Researchers
Diana Leal, Mandy Cadotte, Chandana Kamaraj, and Delaney Wilson.
