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.
WisPQC is separate from WAPC and the Perinatal Foundation. WAPC and the Perinatal Foundation began meetings in August 2014 with organizations interested in forming a perinatal quality collaborative. Since June 2015, WAPC has provided organizational and administrative support to the newly-formed Wisconsin Perinatal Quality Collaborative. WAPC applied for and was awarded grant funding for two years from the Department of Health Services to implement and evaluate a state perinatal quality collaborative. The Perinatal Foundation provides financial and programmatic resources to WisPQC through WAPC. Both WAPC and the Perinatal Foundation are founding members of WisPQC.
Currently, the Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Care has funding from the WI Department of Health Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The Steering Committee is currently comprised of ten people representing the Data, Maternal, and Neonatal Work Groups and the general membership:
*Steering Committee Chair and Co-Chair