The OB COAP data base is comprised of high quality, clinical data collected by our member sites. It currently contains information on over 200,000 births abstracted from the electronic health record and serves as the basis for quality improvement work as well as groundbreaking research and important collaborative projects. This data drives change, answers critical questions, and informs best practices – within the OB COAP collaborative and around the world. 

Several signficant collaborations are being conducted with some of the foremost thought leaders in OB. Visit our Collaborations Page  for more information!  

Papers are being published, abstracts presented, and ongoing research is being conducted. Opportunities exist to be involved in research initiated by the OB COAP research committee or to submit applications for use of the data. Visit the Research Page  to find out more.  

OB COAP Research & Collaborations

We are very pleased to announce the publication of a groundbreaking study from OB COAP! “Effects of the ARRIVE (A Randomized Trial of Induction Versus Expectant Management) Trial on Elective Induction and Obstetric Outcomes in Term Nulliparous Patients” will publish in the August 2023 issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Because of its significance to the profession, it will be accompanied by an editorial and be featured as an Obstetrics & Gynecology journal club article along with a set of questions to facilitate discussion of the manuscript.

The article Effects of the ARRIVE (A Randomized Trial of Induction Versus Expectant Management) Trial on Elective Induction and Obstetric Outcomes in Term Nulliparous Patients and editorial Lost in Translation? Evaluating the Generalizability of Randomized Controlled Trial Findings to Broad Clinical Practice can be accessed here, and the entire issue will publish on July 20 at 2 PM PT. You can find the journal club articles here.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR MEMBERS – THIS GROUNDBREAKING WORK WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE INCREDIBLE COMMITMENT TO CLINICAL DATA COLLECTION AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT DEMONSTRATED BY ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH!    

Visit our research and collaborations page to find out more about being involved in OB COAP research to advance obstetrical improvement efforts.