{"id":65,"date":"2025-08-27T17:31:28","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T17:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/maternal-health\/?page_id=65"},"modified":"2025-10-28T15:31:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T15:31:49","slug":"maternal-health-data-sources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/maternal-health\/maternal-health-data-sources\/","title":{"rendered":"Maternal Health Data Sources"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-65\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-65-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-65-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-65-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/data.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-234  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/data.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/data-300x103.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/data-1024x351.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/data-768x263.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/data-1536x527.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/div><div id=\"panel-65-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h4>Looking for data on maternal health in Virginia? We\u2019ve got you covered!<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-65-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-65-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-65-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-button panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-button so-widget-sow-button-flat-a089c3a620da-65\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ow-button-base ow-button-align-left\"\n>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/data\/maternal-child-health\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sowb-button ow-icon-placement-left ow-button-hover\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" \t>\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tMCH Data Dashboards\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-65-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-65-1-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-65-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-65-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-65-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<hr \/>\n<p style=\"margin-top:20px;\">Tracking data and metrics on maternal health is very important for ensuring that the state and organizational partners are able understand and address maternal health needs. At the Virginia Department of Health (VDH), the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology and Evaluation Unit collects, analyzes, and shares data on conditions of public health importance and associated risk factors among mothers, children, and youth. Specifically, this unit helps the MCH Programs in the following ways:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Monitors health needs of all mothers, children and youth in the Commonwealth.<\/li>\n<li>Collects and analyzes data studies information about MCH to understand what is happening.<\/li>\n<li>Prepares reports in response to questions from the media, community health planners, lawmakers, and advocacy groups.<\/li>\n<li>Designs special studies about MCH issues.<\/li>\n<li>Monitors progress toward national and state objectives.<\/li>\n<li>Evaluates MCH programs and provides information data to assist with inform policy changes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Several dashboards exist using Virginia data from:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Birth and death certificates<\/li>\n<li>Inpatient hospitalizations<\/li>\n<li>Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Surveillance System<\/li>\n<li>Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>In addition to the MCH Dashboards linked above, a few additional VDH data links you may find helpful:<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-65-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-65-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-65-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-button panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-button so-widget-sow-button-flat-c557549c202e-65\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ow-button-base ow-button-align-left\"\n>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/population-health-data\/mch-epidemiology\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sowb-button ow-icon-placement-left ow-button-hover\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" \t>\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tMCH Epi Unit\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-65-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-65-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-button panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-button so-widget-sow-button-flat-2ccd275414d5-65\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ow-button-base ow-button-align-left\"\n>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/redcap.vdh.virginia.gov\/redcap\/surveys\/?s=4PP8XDLR3D\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sowb-button ow-icon-placement-left ow-button-hover\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" \t>\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tHow to Request Data\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-65-3-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-65-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-65-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-65-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<hr \/>\n<h3>Other Data Sources<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/population-health-data\/national-data-sources\/\">National Data Sources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmas.virginia.gov\/data-reporting\/cardinal-care\/hedis-dashboard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DMAS HEDIS Dashboard on Maternal and Perinatal Data<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for data on maternal health in Virginia? 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