ALASKA PERINATAL
QUALITY COLLABORATIVE
(AKPQC)
The AKPQC Steering Committee meets the second Thursday of every month from 12 pm to 1 pm. All are welcome to attend these meetings.
Email akpqc@alaska.gov for more information.
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About the AKPQC
AKPQC Mission
To provide the highest level of care to mothers and infants across Alaska by collaborating with hospitals, birthing facilities, providers, and key stakeholders to promote the sharing of best practices and advancement of data-driven initiatives.
The Alaska Perinatal Quality Collaborative (AKPQC) has been established to promote high-quality maternal and newborn care across Alaska. Perinatal Quality Collaboratives exist in most states and are structured and function based on the needs of the population.
Alaska has a relatively small population, finite financial resources, great geographical distances, costly transports, unpredictable weather, scarcity of specialized care, high hospital staff turnover, and competing health business entities. This backdrop necessitates strong collaborative efforts to optimize perinatal care.
The State of Alaska, Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health, Section of Women’s, Children’s and Family Health (WCFH) is the administrative partner to the Alaska Perinatal Quality Collaborative.
Short-term goals
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Engage Hospitals/Birthing Facilities in collaborative quality improvement on issues affecting maternal health through participation in the Alliance on Innovation for Maternal Health (AIM) Program
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Engage key stakeholders to explore funding and partnership opportunities to develop a neonatal branch of the AKPQC
Mid-term goals
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Secure funding to sustain maternal quality improvement efforts and to establish a structure for a neonatal branch of the AKPQC
Long-term goal
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Eliminate preventable maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality in Alaska
Resources
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AKPQC Annual Meeting Documents: Recordings, slides, posters, and other resources
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Alaska Maternal and Child Health Data Book 2018: PRAMS Edition
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Pregnancy-Associated Mortality in Alaska – Updated January 2020
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Pregnancy-Associated Mortality in Alaska - Updated December 2022
Current Initiatives
Past Initiatives