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MMRT Recommendation Implementation Environmental Scan
At the Virginia Neonatal Perinatal Collaborative (VNPC) we work closely with the Virginia Maternal Mortality Review Team (MMRT) to implement recommendations for maternal health in the commonwealth. We are seeking to better understand what other organizations are using MMRT recommendations, and how those recommendations are being implemented. This will hopefully open up new opportunities for collaboration, and help us better understand what work is being done in Virginia.
Interested in learning more about MMRT? View the recent MMRT report published in April 2024.
All answers will be kept confidential, and we are only asking for emails to be able to return analysis when it is completed. By completing this survey, you are agreeing to share this information with the VNPC and its stakeholders. Thank you for your participation.
VNPC Community Fund
Overview
The VNPC Community Fund is intended to support local work that will help to improve maternal and infant health outcomes in Virginia communities. This request is for a one-time amount of up to $2,500 to be expended within 6 months of receipt. The funds must be used to improve maternal and/or infant health in the specified community. Priority is given to programs or projects that will be sustainable after these funds are spent.
Required: Impact statement due at the end of the program period or 6 months following disbursal of funds.
Encouraged: Program story or update at 12 months or 6 months following the end of the program period.
We will provide a template to be completed for the impact statement and program story.
Evidence-Based in Dyad Care
Overview
Evidence-Based in the Dyad Care (EBDC) is an implementation science initiative that will focus on improving outcomes for our pregnant and parenting women, families and infants impacted by substance use disorder. This project will focus on the dyad, both mom and baby, recognizing the unique needs for both mom, baby and the dyad. The EBDC project will provide strategies and activities that incorporate (1) education, (2) care coordination, (3) communication, (4) data and (5) screening.
Currently, 5 pilot hospitals are implementing this QI project to learn and ensure that the best version of the project is developed and implemented for our communities across the Commonwealth. Once the pilot phase is complete, the EBDC project will be open to any hospital that would like to join. All of this work will be rooted in a respectful care framework, to ensure when working with our pregnant and parenting women and families experiencing substance use disorder they receive optimal care to improve outcomes among this population.
EBDC Objectives
Project EMBRACE
Project EMBRACE (Equitable care for Mothers and Babies through Readiness, Access, and Community Expansion) is a data-driven quality improvement project that works with birthing facilities throughout the state of Virginia to address the topic of Perinatal Mental Health. VNPC supports birthing facilities participating in EMBRACE to develop and implement programming based on the needs of their facilities and populations. VNPC recognizes that Virginia has distinct and unique regions with varying qualities and we encourage participating facilities to “tune in” to what is needed most in their area.
SMILE Overview
EMBRACE is the overarching name of the overarching quality improvement project, and the specific focus on Perinatal Mental Health conditions is entitled S.M.I.L.E., which stands for Supporting Maternal mental health through Initiatives, Learning and Engagement. SMILE is a quality improvement project aimed at supporting birthing facilities in implementing the AIM Patient Safety Bundle “Perinatal Mental Health Conditions.” This bundle focuses on 5 categories: Readiness, Recovery, Reporting and Systems Learning, and Respectful, Equitable, and Supportive Care Perinatal Mental Health Conditions.