Five Regional Perinatal Councils (RPCs) improve perinatal health in Virginia by providing resource and referral information and education in preconception, pregnancy, childbirth and infancy.
Their services include bereavement support; infant mortality reviews; and supporting the coordination and linkage of perinatal health services in each region. To see a map click here.
Southwestern Perinatal Region
Merry Wright-McKenna, RNC
644 Norfolk St
P.O. Box 1016
Abingdon, VA 21210
276-676-4501West Central Perinatal Region
Sharon Veith, RN, BSN
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400195
Charlottesville, VA 22908
434-924-5420East Central Perinatal Region
Cheryl Bodamer, RN, MPH, PhD
Virginia Commonwealth University
1200 E. Broad St.
Richmond, VA 23298
804-828-5949Northern Perinatal Region
Lori Cooper
Inova Health Care Services
3300 Gallows Road
Falls Church, VA 22042
703-776-6782Eastern Perinatal Region
Beth Kavinsky, RN, MNSc
Eastern Virginia Medical School
P.O. Box 1980
Norfolk, VA 23501The DWIH has created a Google group for day-to-day contractual and operational activities of the RPCs. If you are interested in learning more about Virginia’s RPC Google Group, please email Kathleen.Moline@vdh.virginia.gov
Division of Women's and Infants' Health
109 Governor St. 8th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact Kathleen Moline,
Kathleen.Moline@vdh.virginia.gov
804-864-7767
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