Joint Commission to roll out new maternal care standards in 2020

The Joint Commission will implement two new hospital accreditation standards on maternal care next year, reports AHA News.

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Three things to know:

1. The new standards, outlined in a Joint Commission advisory released last week, will take effect July 1, 2020.

2. They will offer updated care guidelines for preventing maternal hemorrhage and severe hypertension in pregnant women.

3. About 51 percent of maternal death and severe morbidity cases reported to The Joint Commission between 2010 and August 2019 listed maternal hemorrhage as a contributing factor.

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