{"id":44,"date":"2018-12-26T18:11:24","date_gmt":"2018-12-26T18:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/smoothtransitions\/?page_id=44"},"modified":"2026-03-26T13:31:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T20:31:51","slug":"about-obcoap","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/smoothtransitions\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;bottom&#8221; parallax=&#8221;content-moving&#8221; parallax_speed_bg=&#8221;1.2&#8243; overlay_dotted=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1563987135465{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/smoothtransitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/05\/obstetrical-care-outcomes-assessment-program_1920x700.jpg?id=951) !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;400px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #fff;\">Smooth<br \/>\nTRANSITIONS<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row overlay_dotted=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1568306388855{margin-top: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #13c5dd;\"><b>Families who choose to give birth at home or in a freestanding birth center deserve the best possible care when plans change and they need to access hospital services.<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\"><strong>Smooth Transitions\u2122<\/strong> is a Washington state-based quality improvement program enhancing the safety of these hospital transfers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\">We bring together community midwives, hospital providers and staff, and EMS personnel to build a collaborative model of care that puts birthing families at the center.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\">We offer presentations throughout Washington state and provide direct support to participating hospitals. We are also available to consult with perinatal collaboratives and organizations in other states interested in replicating this work.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; overlay_dotted=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1570214139952{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/smoothtransitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/10\/top-box.jpg?id=1203) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;home-pages-middle-box-content&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;480px&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1562182657342{padding-right: 4vw !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 4vw !important;}&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_col-xs-12&#8243; el_class=&#8221;home-text-block .patients&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Mission<\/strong>: To address our shared responsibility for improving hospital transfers from planned community-based births to promote greater patient safety and satisfaction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Goals:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Improve the whole person safety* and efficiency of the transfer process through the establishment of system-wide protocols<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Collect and analyze transfer outcome data for the purpose of quality improvement<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Build greater collaboration between community-based midwives, EMS, doulas and hospital care team<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Enhance the patient experience of care when transfers occur<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #ffffff;\">*Smooth Transitions considers &#8220;whole person safety&#8221; to encompass emotional, psychological, social, cultural, spiritual, and physical processes and outcomes.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;button-centered&#8221;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/smoothtransitions\/about-smooth-transitions\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"csgve-btn  csgve-btn-69d9b46fd9b25\">CLICK HERE - to learn more about Smooth Transition's history and program steps<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; overlay_dotted=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1568317348123{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/smoothtransitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/09\/left_smooth_quote.jpg?id=1162) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;home-pages-middle-box-content&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1562182834715{padding-right: 4vw !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 4vw !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;home-text-block .events&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_col-xs-12&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We believe that collaboration within an integrated maternity care system is essential for optimal mother-baby outcomes. All women and families planning a home or birth center birth have a right to respectful, safe, and seamless consultation, referral, transport and transfer of care when necessary. When ongoing inter-professional dialogue and cooperation occur, everyone benefits.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homebirthsummit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/HomeBirthSummit_BestPracticeTransferGuidelines.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>Best Practice Guidelines: Transfer from Planned Home Birth to Hospital<\/em><\/strong><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;button-centered&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/smoothtransitions\/resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"csgve-btn  csgve-btn-69d9b46fd9b4d\">LEARN MORE<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;button-centered&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm&#8221;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/smoothtransitions\/resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"csgve-btn  csgve-btn-69d9b46fd9b63\">Click Here for Resources Page<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;480px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; overlay_dotted=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1570214553755{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/smoothtransitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/10\/bottom-box-1.jpg?id=1206) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;home-pages-middle-box-content&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;480px&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1562182865190{padding-right: 4vw !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 4vw !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;home-text-block .participating&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_col-xs-12&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;button-centered&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]<em>\u201cLike most hospitals, we have struggled with how best to accommodate patients who have planned an out-of-hospital birth under the care of a midwife but are transferred in during labor or postpartum. With the help of the Smooth Transitions team, we have significantly changed the attitudes and the experience of these transfers. The tools available through the <strong>Smooth Transitions\u2122<\/strong> playbook have guided us along this process, and I strongly recommend this program to any hospital that wants to improve the transfer experience for all involved.<strong>\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Roger Rowles MD, Former Medical Director of Perinatal Services, Virginia Mason Memorial Hospital, Yakima, WA<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row overlay_dotted=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" title=\"Provided by Sogolytics\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/online-survey-tool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Online Survey<\/a> powered by Sogolytics<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sogolytics.com\/static\/ONLINE-SURVEY-IMAGES\/ONLINE-SURVEYS-COMMON\/logoM.png\" alt=\"Provided by Sogolytics\" \/>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column text_alignment=&#8221;text-center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;bottom&#8221; parallax=&#8221;content-moving&#8221; parallax_speed_bg=&#8221;1.2&#8243; overlay_dotted=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1563987135465{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/smoothtransitions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/05\/obstetrical-care-outcomes-assessment-program_1920x700.jpg?id=951) !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;400px&#8221;][vc_column_text] Smooth TRANSITIONS [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row overlay_dotted=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1568306388855{margin-top: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Families who choose to give birth at home or in a freestanding&#8230;","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-44","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/smoothtransitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/smoothtransitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/smoothtransitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/smoothtransitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/smoothtransitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44"}],"version-history":[{"count":148,"href":"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/smoothtransitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2302,"href":"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/smoothtransitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44\/revisions\/2302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qualityhealth.org\/smoothtransitions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}