Who We Are

The West Virginia Perinatal Partnership is a statewide collaboration of healthcare professionals, public and private organizations, and individuals working together to improve perinatal health outcomes for women and infants in West Virginia. Our mission is to engage and unite providers and stakeholders in improving maternal and infant health outcomes. We identify and promote evidence-based strategies to reduce infant and maternal morbidity and mortality, and to improve the health and wellbeing of West Virginia families.

The foundation of our work is to reduce infant and maternal mortality and morbidity and all of our projects are centered around this goal. We are addressing critical issues such as access to care, preterm birth, low birth weight, maternal mental health and substance use concerns by implementing effective interventions and quality improvement. We additionally focus on educating health care providers statewide, offering training and educational resources statewide and hosting the annual West Virginia Perinatal Summit.

We inform our strategies through surveys and input from healthcare professionals across the state. Based in the capital city of Charleston, WV, we have an amazing team of dedicated staff and contractors working on various projects related to maternal and infant health.