Vermont Child Health Improvement Program (VCHIP)
Perinatal Care Project List
Welcome to the list of active VCHIP Perinatal projects. The information below provides a brief overview of the selected research area. Please select from the following links for a more detailed project summary and contact information.
Breastfeeding Initiative: 10 Steps to Empower Mothers and Nurture Babies
- Multidisciplinary perinatal teams from each participating hospital are working to establish a breastfeeding culture which will provide a foundation for a sustained breastfeeding experience...read more.
Improving Care for Opioid-exposed Newborns (ICON)
- The ICON project partners with stakeholders to improve health outcomes for opiate-dependent mothers and their opioid-exposed newborns...read more.
Late Preterm Infant (LPI) Quality Improvement Project
- This project developed and implemented practice changes that would potentially decrease the rate of late preterm infant (34+0 and 36+6 weeks gestation) births and ensure high quality care for those infants...read more.
Vermont Hospital Preventive Services Initiative (VHPSI)
- VHPSI has worked to improve the processes and outcomes of preventive services delivered to women and infants during the birth hospitalization. Preventive services included Hepatitis B immunization, breastfeeding assessment and support, sleep positioning...read more.
Vermont Regional Perinatal Health Project (VRPHP)
- In partnership with the Vermont Department of Health, Vermont community hospital birthing centers, and Fletcher Allen Health Care, the VRPHP project is a high-quality academic health care resource for education, skills competencies, and quality improvement in perinatal health care...read more.

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Last modified July 20 2012 10:38 AM


