2024 Recipients of the VNPC Community Fund
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 [...]
2024 Annual Summit Keynote: Leveling the Landscape
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. [...]
Virginia Neonatal Pregnancy Collaborative (VNPC) Receives $1 Million Subaward to Tackle Statewide Maternal Mortality
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 [...]
Care Coordination: Meeting Evolving Maternal Health Needs
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. [...]
VNPC’s most-used maternal and infant health resources
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 [...]
Creating Bridges to Share Maternal Health Data
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, [...]
Save the Date: 2024 VNPC Day of Learning
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 [...]
Sneak Peek: VNPC Hospital Recognition Program
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 [...]
The Promise of Doula Care for Maternal Health Outcomes
One of the Virginia Neonatal Perinatal Collaborative’s (VNPC) priorities is to engage our communities in maternal and infant health improvement work, and likewise support community members and organizations in theirs. The VNPC is committed to making [...]