Access to comprehensive healthcare is crucial for expectant and new mothers, and Virginia’s Cardinal Care program ensures eligible residents receive coverage throughout pregnancy and for 12 months postpartum. This extended coverage applies to pregnant individuals [...]
RICHMOND, VA - On December 17th, Governor Glenn Youngkin announced several new initiatives aimed at improving maternal health outcomes, with a focus on enhancing care for mothers and infants. A key part of these efforts [...]
The VNPC is pleased to announce the 2024 Recipients of the VNPC Community Fund! The VNPC Community Fund awards grants of up to $2,500 to support innovative local initiatives that aim to improve maternal and [...]
Leveling the Landscape: Action to Outcome was presented as the keynote address by Dr. Paola Gehrig on October 21, 2024, at the 8th Annual VNPC Summit in Wintergreen, Virginia. [...]
CDC’s ERASE MM awarded funding for review and surveillance to prevent maternal deaths, address health disparities in maternal health August 28, 2024 For Immediate Release Richmond, VA — The Virginia Neonatal Perinatal Collaborative (VNPC) is [...]
Introduction The state of maternal healthcare in the U.S. has put 32 million reproductive-age birthing people at higher risk of worse outcomes due to lack of reproductive and maternal healthcare. [...]
Have you ever wondered how a perinatal quality collaborative guides, informs and improves their work? Every day, the VNPC utilizes resources and information from a number of reputable and evidence-backed sources, many of which [...]
The Maternal Health Data & Quality Measures Task Force (the Task Force) recently released its final report, summarizing two years of work. It includes recommendations focused on strengthening maternal health data collection across the Commonwealth, [...]
The Virginia Neonatal Perinatal Collaborative (VNPC) looks forward to welcoming back our community partners, healthcare professionals, advocates and community members at the 2024 Day of Learning on March 18th. The theme of the 2024 [...]
The Virginia Neonatal Perinatal Collaborative (VNPC) will unveil a new recognition framework for participating Virginia birth hospitals in Spring 2024. All hospitals participating in a VNPC program or initiative are eligible to earn points [...]
