The Washington State Perinatal collaborative (WSPC) is a volunteer group of public and private organizations, agencies and individuals committed to improving care and outcomes for the state's pregnant mothers, newborns and infants. We commit to collaborating with everyone who shares an interest in improving the health and health care of women of childbearing age, newborns and infants in our state. The collaborative meets twice a year and is open to public participation. If you would like to be added to our mailing list please fill out this form.
Strategies:
- Improve the Quality of Statewide Labor and Delivery Services
- Improve birth outcomes
- Improve newborn care
- Contain Healthcare costs
- Improving policies
- Working toward provider and consumer culture change
If you have any questions about WSPC, please email WAPerinatalCollaborative@doh.wa.gov.
Washington State Quality Improvement
- Lactation and Infant Feeding-Friendly Environments (LIFE)
- Enhancing the Safety of Hospital Transfers from Planned Community-Based Births "smooth transitions" (Washington Midwives)
- Maternal Mortality
- Perinatal Regional Networks
- Safe delivery roadmap (WSHA)
- Washington State Opioid response plan (PDF)
- WA State Opioid Plan (stopoverdose.org)
- Obstetrical Care Outcomes Assessment Program (OB COAP)
Reports & Guidelines
- Infant Mortality Reduction Report (PDF)
- Perinatal Indicators Report for Washington Residents (PDF)
- Perinatal and Neonatal Level of Care Guidelines (PDF)
- Guidelines for performance of an autopsy in the Setting of a Potential Maternal Death (PDF)
Washington State Birth Data
- Vital statistics and population data
- Hospital Obstetric Delivery Statistics
- Washington State Maternal and Child Health Data Reports
- PRAMS survey
Provider Resources
- COVID-19 and Pregnancy
- Family Health History Guide (PDF)
- Contact a genetics clinic near you
- Help your patient make an informed decision about prenatal genetic testing
- Flu during pregnancy
- Folic Acid
- Hepatitis B vaccination of newborns
- Immunizations/vaccination for pregnant women
- Maternal Mortality Review Panel
- Oral health care during pregnancy
- Parent Help 123 (WA State resources)
- Postpartum Follow-Up Care Schedule: Hypertension in Pregnancy (PDF)
- Pregnancy webpages
- Tobacco
- Washington Tracking Network: A source for environmental public health data
- https://search.wa211.org/
2-1-1 is the official state number to call for health and human services, such as food, utility assistance, emergency housing, crisis line, substance abuse programs, and legal assistance. - Women, Infants, and Children Supplemental Nutrition Program (WIC)
- Women's Health
- Zika virus
Perinatal Quality Measures
- National Quality Forum Measure Definitions
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Measure Definitions and Indicators
- Joint Commission Perinatal Care Measure Definitions
Publications
Safe Sleep
Substance Use/Abuse
Toolkits
- Obstetric Hemorrhage (California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative)
- Opioid toolkit (National Council of State Boards of Nursing)
- Pre-eclampsia (California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative)
- Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) clinical guidance
Washington State Laws
- Safe Haven Law - Revised Code of Washington 13.34.360 - Transfer of newborn to qualified person, criminal liability, notification to child protective services, definitions.
- Maternal Mortality - RCW 70.54.450
- Newborn Eye Prophylaxis - WAC 246-100-202