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Poster Session 4

Category: Obstetric Quality and Safety

Poster Session 4

(1029) Implementation of Respectful Care Breakfasts supports statewide perinatal quality improvement initiative equitable care efforts

Thursday, February 12, 2026
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM  
Objective:
The Illinois Perinatal Quality Collaborative’s (ILPQC) Birth Equity (BE) quality improvement (QI) initiative launched in July 2021 to implement actionable strategies to address birth equity across Illinois birthing hospitals. Respectful Care Breakfasts (RCB) were designed to promote discussion of respectful care experiences and opportunities to improve care with patients/families who delivered in the past year and OB clinical staff. We aim to describe hospital team progress towards implementing RCBs from their introduction mid-initiative (Jan-Jun 2023) through early sustainability (Jan-Jun 2025) and identify themes from participants’ experiences.   

Study Design:
Hospitals submitted monthly data, including whether a RCB was held and the number and type of participants. Chi-square tests were used to evaluate differences in hospitals’ characteristics of those that completed a RCB and those who did not. A post-event survey was distributed to assess participant experiences and inform future RCBs.

Results:
77 hospitals participated in the BE initiative and 56 hospitals (73%) hosted at least one RCB between Jan 2023 to June 2025. Hospitals hosting a RCB increased from 5% in Jan-Jun 2023 to 48% in Jan-Jun 2025. No significant differences in hospital characteristics were found between those that hosted a RCB and those that did not (Table 1). Among 333 post-event participant surveys, 96.7% of participants rated enjoyment of the RCB at 4-5 and 88.6% rated learning at 4-5 on a 5-point scale. Patients valued open and honest dialogue and the opportunity to share experiences and feel heard. Clinical staff valued hearing patient stories, feedback and learning strategies to improve respectful care (Table 2). Personal invitations to patients from trusted providers increased patient participation and scheduling for breakfast/lunch increased clinical team participation.

Conclusion:
The results suggest that a statewide collaborative can facilitate and sustain equitable implementation of RCBs through a QI initiative. Hospitals can use RCBs to promote respectful care improvements regardless of hospital characteristics.