Statewide Perinatal Care Program

The Statewide Perinatal Care Program provides professional training, development of standards/guidelines of care, consultation to regional and primary providers and evaluation of the quality of care delivered to reduce the mortality and morbidity of infants. Through a contract with the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, these services are provided to all hospitals that perform deliveries. More intensive services are directed toward the following regional centers: two tertiary care centers, and 10 secondary centers.

• Statewide Perinatal Care History 
• 8th Edition of the Guidelines for Perinatal Services
• 2013 Appendices to the Guidelines for Perinatal Services
• Iowa Hospitals with Maternity Services
• Map of Iowa Hospitals with Maternity Services

Bios

• Stephen Hunter, MD, PhD - Co-Director 
• John Dagle, MD, PhD - Co-Director 
• Penny Smith, BSN Neonatal Nurse
• Amy Dunbar, BSN, RNC Obstetric Nurse

48th Annual Iowa Conference on Perinatal Medicine

Iowa Regionalized System of Perinatal Care

• Administrative rules: 641 IAC Chapter 150

Contact IDPH staff Sylvia Navin work phone, (515) 218-0920 to get a LOCATe survey. Only one individual per birthing hospital should request the link to this survey.   

Perinatal Guidelines Advisory Committee

• Agenda 7-12-2022

Newsletters from the Statewide Perinatal Care Program

The statewide Perinatal care Program provides two quarterly newsletters to providers of obstetrical and newborn care.

• Progeny provides information to hospital-based staff caring for mothers and infants.
• The Iowa Perinatal Letter provides clinically-oriented information to family physicians.

For more information:

Stephanie Trusty, BSN
Iowa Department of Public Health
321 East 12th Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0075
(515) 418-7604

You may also use the "Contact Us" page to submit questions online.