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Building Wisconsin’s Quality Improvement Capacity


Formed in 2014, WisPQC’s mission is to improve perinatal health outcomes and equity across the continuum for all birthing people and infants in Wisconsin.

Wisconsin at the National Level

WisPQC’s National Work

WisPQC is a member of the National Network of Perinatal Quality Collaboratives (NNPQC) and the Alliance for Innovation in Maternal Health Program (AIM).

Our Executive Director sits on the NNPQC Executive Committee and leads the Business Affinity Group for the NNPQC.

WisPQC provides QI data to the AIM program and has completed an initiative on Severe Hypertension in Pregnancy one of AIM’s core bundles. We are currently running an initiative on another of AIM’s core bundles: Care for Pregnant People with Substance Use Disorder. 

Learn More: NNPQC
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Quality Improvement Support

About the Wisconsin Perinatal Quality Collaborative (WisPQC)

WisPQC membership consists of organizations and agencies working on perinatal health in Wisconsin. Through WisPQC, Wisconsin has the opportunity to harness the energy of like-minded local, regional, and statewide organizations to improve the quality of perinatal care and outcomes.

WAPC provides administrative support and leadership to WisPQC, and is funded for this work through the Wisconsin Department of Health Services MCH Title V Block Grant and a Cooperative Agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

WisPQC supports quality improvement efforts and provides quality improvement training across Wisconsin to can improve outcomes and reduce disparities in perinatal health.

WisPQC’s mission is “to improve perinatal health outcomes and equity across the continuum for all birthing people and infants in Wisconsin.”

Current Initiatives

Neonatal Initiative

Human Milk Feeding

The vision for this initiative is to have as many infants as possible receive human milk. In addition, facilities should address equity among the populations they serve.

Learn More: Human Milk Feeding Initiative
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Maternal Initiative

Birthing People and Infants Affected by Opioids

Nearly half (48%) of all pregnancy-related deaths in 2016–17 were due to an overdose. To address this pressing issue, WisPQC launched an 18-month initiative to improve care for pregnant and postpartum people with SUDs.

Learn More: Maternal Substance Use Disorder Initiative

Past Initiatives

2016 – 2021

Maternal Hypertension

Hypertension is a common medical disorder in pregnancy in the United States. Preliminary data from PeriData.Net® show that in Wisconsin, hypertensive disorders affect approximately 22% of pregnancies. These disorders are also leading contributors to neonatal morbidity and mortality, with approximately 15-20% of NICU admissions being associated with maternal hypertension.

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Why does Wisconsin need a Perinatal Quality Collaborative?

Wisconsin has the opportunity to leverage the energy of like-minded local, regional, and statewide organizations to form a lasting structure that will formally and systematically improve the quality of perinatal care and outcomes.

Who can be a WisPQC Member?
  • Organizations are members. Organizations identify individuals who represent their interests.
  • A large organization may have departments or divisions that could be considered for membership in the WisPQC. Departments or divisions of larger organizations can have representatives in the WisPQC if the individual departments or divisions represent unique perspectives. Organizations will participate in initiatives in ways that reflect their own overall objectives. For example, academic institutions could incorporate educational changes into their curricula.
  • Individuals cannot be members of the WisPQC. (The WisPQC may ask individuals to serve as content experts or consultants to the WisPQC, but the individuals will not be considered members.)
How is WisPQC Funded?

WAPC receives financial support for WisPQC from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant, a cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and direct-funding from the Alliance for Innovation in Maternal Health Program (AIM).

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Is your organization a WisPQC Member? Join us as we build a culture of quality improvement in our state.

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