Hassan announced that health systems and universities were joining together for the first time to “stop moms and babies from dying.”

“It brings together Michigan’s leading experts in medical care for moms and babies to ensure the most advanced care is available to everyone in Michigan,” said Hassan, founding director of the Office of Women’s Health from Wayne State University.

Facilities in the SOS network will offer women a “pregnancy care package” including tests and treatments aimed at reducing premature births and preeclampsia. Preeclampsia is a serious condition during pregnancy in which women experience high blood pressure and other symptoms, according to the Cleveland Clinic. One test involves an ultrasound of a patient’s cervix midway through her pregnancy, which lets doctors know if a patient is at high risk of premature birth.

It’s an alliance of doctors, hospitals, universities, community groups and policymakers from across the state, she said. Hassan said they were all “united under one agenda,” which she said “is not always the case” for competing institutions.