Maternity Care Project
The VCUHS’ Telemedicine Center in collaboration with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGYN), Family Maternity Center of the Northern Neck (FMCNN) and Northern Neck Middle Peninsula Telehealth Consortium (NNMPTC) established a partnership to address the urgent health disparity relative to infant mortality and poor pregnancy outcomes in rural Virginia. The FMCNN is a 501-3c community based organization that was developed to address the lack of available obstetrical care in the rural community geographically defined as the Northern Neck region of Virginia. The essential goal of the initiative is to improve access to women’s health, prenatal care and delivery services. The goal can be achieved through establishing close partnership and telemedicine links between the local health clinics, Family Maternity Center and VCU Medical Center. This collaborative effort will provide real-time distant consultation services and education to ancillary support staff, health care providers and members of the community.