

Out-of-Hospital (OOH)/Community Births was selected as a UWNQC focus because of the growing percentage of planned out-of-hospital births in Utah. Utah ranks in the top five states nationally for planned out of hospital births at 3.2% in 2015. The goals of the committee are to analyze the current state of OOH births in Utah, to identify maternal and neonatal safety issues related to OOH births and create statewide actions items addressing the recognized safety issues.
UWNQC Committee Reports
Develop out-of-hospital and community birth resources, 2021
The transfer feedback survey was updated to include patient feedback and promotion of the survey has begun. The committee provided feedback on the content for the EMS and out-of-hospital provider online modules. An infographic on out-of-hospital births was created. The transfer forms were updated and streamlined. Presentations to share committee progress were given to the Alaska Out of Hospital Birth Group and the Utah Midwives Organization Conference.
2020 Out of Hospital Births Committee Progress
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Committee Meetings are generally held on the second Tuesday of the month at 3:00-4:30 pm via Zoom and all are welcome. Contact uwnqc@utah.gov to be added to the email distribution and to verify the date of the next meeting.
Out of Hospital/Community Birth Resources
Training Resources
Transfer Resources
Hospital Specific Transfer Guidelines
If you need to create a transfer guideline, use our Transfer Guideline Template.
Visitor policies included in these guidelines are subject to change in the setting of the COVID-19 pandemic. Current visitor policies can be clarified by calling the Labor and Delivery Unit at each hospital as listed in its guideline.
Ashley Regional Medical Center (Vernal)
Bear River Valley Hospital (Tremonton)
Blue Mountain Hospital (Blanding)
Brigham City Community Hospital
Cache Valley Hospital (North Logan)
Central Valley Medical Center (Nephi)
Davis Hospital and Medical Center (Layton)
Garfield Memorial Hospital (Panguitch)
Gunnison Valley Hospital (Gunnison)
Intermountain Medical Center (Murray)
Intermountain St. George Hospital
Jordan Valley Medical Center (West Jordan)
Jordan Valley Medical Center, West Valley Campus
Mountain Point Medical Center (Lehi)
Mountain View Hospital (Payson)
Mountain West Medical Center (Tooele)
Salt Lake Regional Medical Center
San Juan Hospital (Monticello)
Sanpete Valley Hospital (Mount Pleasant)
Sevier Valley Hospital (Richfield)
St. Mark’s Hospital (Salt Lake City)
Timpanogos Regional Hospital (Orem)
Uintah Basin Medical Center (Roosevelt)
University of Utah Health (Salt Lake City)
If you are interested in printed copies of the resources listed, please contact us at uwnqc@utah.gov or call (801) 273-2856.