OB COAP is a collaborative quality improvement program helping obstetrical care providers deliver optimum care to the childbearing people and the babies they take care of.

Following a long-standing successful model of clinician-led, data-driven quality improvement established under the Foundation for Health Care Quality, OB COAP utilizes clinical data from the medical record to evaluate the care given to pregnant persons during labor, delivery and the postpartum period as the basis for exploring actionable and sustainable improvements.  

OB COAP is open to any site delivering babies. Current participants include hospitals of all sizes and neonatal/maternal level of care in urban, suburban and rural locations, as well as community births planned in home or birth centers. The data collected allows for analysis of provider-specific decisions during labor, delivery and postpartum; the impact of factors such as patient risk, gynecological history, clinician type and environment on outcomes; and balancing measures that evaluate both the intended and unintended effects of changes in practice.  

The Foundation for Health Care Quality is a non-profit organization and participation in OB COAP is protected as a Certified Quality Improvement Program, making this a safe and neutral place for members to work on ensuring they maintain the highest quality of care for everyone they care for.