Resources are added weekly. Check back regularly for the latest resources in each section.
Clinical
- Postpartum Toolkit For Providers –
- Postpartum Support International Certificate Trainings –
- Mind the Gap Strategic Action Plan –
- Digital Solutions in Perinatal Care –
- Breatfeeding | Human Medicine: Inter-Professional Education –
- Improving Our Maternity Care Now Through Midwifery –
- Underserved Populations in Healthcare: 5 Ways to Bridge the Gap –
- Evidence Based Birth –
- The Melanated Mammary Atlas™ –
- American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) –
- Association of Teachers of Maternal & Child Health (ATMCH) Teaching & Learning Resources –
- AMCHP’s Implementation Toolkit for National Performance Measure 2 –
- Global Webinar Series on COVID-19, newborn, and perinatal health –
- Maternal Health Webinar –
- Using Social Determinants of Health Data to Improve Health Care and Health: A Learning Report –
- Moving Toward Health Equity by Addressing Social Determinants of Health –
- Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) –
- Developing Primary Care–Based Recommendations for Social Determinants of Health: Methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force –
- Addressing the Maternal Mortality Crisis in the Ambulatory Setting: A Quality Improvement Approach –
- The Well-Woman Chart: A Preventive Health Services Tool For All Women –
- Stage-based implementation of immediated postpartum long-acting reversible contraception using a reproductive justice framework –
- Hybrid telesimulation with standardized patients increases healthcare professionals’ translation of skills to the care of breastfeeding mothers and infants –
- National Doula Network: Changing lives one birth at a time –
- Integrating Behavioral Health and Community Outreach in a Free-Standing Birth Center –
- Iowa Statewide Implementation of AWHONN’s POST-BIRTH Warning Signs –
- Refinement of the New Jersey Maternal Health Hospital Report Card- Year 2018 –
- Addressing Perinatal Mental Health By Building Medical Provider Capacity Through Perinatal Psychiatry Access Programs –
- Building on Strong Start: Alongside Midwifery Units expand access to birth center care –
- Innovative Solutions: It Takes a Village—Reducing Maternal Mortality in Philadelphia through Coordinated Action –
- A TeamSTEPPS- based Communication Quality Improvement Project for Effective and Efficient Transfer from Birth Center to Hospital –
- Implementing Substance Use Screening Toolkit –
- Innovative Models of Care for Reducing Inequities in Maternal Health –
- Making it Work: Models of Success in Rural Maternity Care –
- Community-Based Doulas and Midwives –
- Recommendations of the New Jersey Perinatal Care During COVID-19 Work Group –
- Obstetric Emergencies in Rural Hospitals: Challenges and Opportunities –
- The MCH Navigator –
- Improving Maternal Health Access, Coverage, and Outcomes in Medicaid –
Engagement
- Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective Trainings –
- Reproductive Wellness for Women with Chronic Conditions –
- Promising Partnerships to Address Maternal Mortality
– - Providers of Color: Online Directory –
- Innovation Thursdays – Canopie –
- Innovation Thursdays – Health in Her Hue –
- Innovation Thursdays – Boober –
- Underserved Populations in Healthcare: 5 Ways to Bridge the Gap –
- IRTH App –
- HealthConnect One –
- Mom2Mom Global/Breastfeeding in Combat Boots –
- Maternal Health Innovation Podcast –
- Innovation Thursdays: Shades of Blue Project –
- Doulas: Supporting Models that Support Families –
- Association of Teachers of Maternal & Child Health (ATMCH) Teaching & Learning Resources –
- Beyond Pregnancy –
- Achieving Breastfeeding Equity and Justice
in Black Communities:
Past, Present, and Future – - A conversation on Meaningful Family Engagement, from Clinical Care to Health Policy –
- Incorporating Patient-Partners in Safety and Quality Improvement Programs: Training and Tools for Providers –
- Helping families communicate what’s important and make informed decisions –
- Spark Session: NewMomHealth.com: By moms, for moms –
- Pregnancy and Substance Use: A Harm Reduction Toolkit –
- MCH Navigator: 8 Steps to Building and Sustaining Effective Coalitions –
- Cultural Humility and Black Maternal Health in Historical Context –
- Listening to Understand and Not to Respond Across Different Cultural Contexts –
- Coming Face to Face with My Biased Self –
- Black Mamas Matter Alliance Newsletter –
- The MCH Navigator –
Equity
- NHSA-AIM CCI Racial Equity Learning Series (RELS) –
- A Toolkit to Advance Racial Health Equity in Primary Care Improvement –
- Health Affairs Journal – February 2022 –
- Journal of Public Health Management & Practice – January/February 2022 –
- Top Equity Resources for Pursuing Change in 2021 –
- Center for Health Equity, Education, and Research (CHEER) –
- The Cycle to Respectful Care: A Qualitative Approach to the Creation of an Actionable Framework to Address Maternal Outcome Disparities –
- Health Equity Guiding Principles for Inclusive Communication –
- Healing Through Policy: Sample Policies and Practices to Address Systemic Health and Racial Inequities –
- Advancing Health Equity Through Improved Access to Patient-Centered Contraceptive Care –
- Journal of Public Health Management and Practice –
- HealthConnect One –
- Do No Harm Guide: Applying Equity Awareness in Data Visualization –
- Mom2Mom Global/Breastfeeding in Combat Boots –
- Birth Center Equity –
- A Novel Method for Involving Women of Color at High Risk for Preterm Birth in Research Priority Setting –
- Innovation Thursdays: The Perinatal Health Equity Foundation –
- Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies (RMOMS) Program: Highlights and Lessons Learned from the Planning Year (2019 – 2020) –
- Association of Teachers of Maternal & Child Health (ATMCH) Teaching & Learning Resources –
- Reviewing Policies for Equity Impact: A Tool to Support Equitable Maternal Health Outcomes –
- Achieving Breastfeeding Equity and Justice
in Black Communities:
Past, Present, and Future – - Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Maternal Health Care –
- Black Birthing Bill of Rights –
- Equity in the Center –
- Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Resource List –
- Black Mamas Matter: A Toolkit for Advancing the Human Right to Sage and Respectful Maternal Health Care –
- Achieving Health Equity….Addressing Racism as a Threat to the Health and Well-being of our nation –
- Advancing Equity in Our Work –
- Implicit Bias Resource Guide –
- Setting the Standard for Holistic Care of and for Black Women –
- Using Equity in Fatality Reviews –
- Health Equity Impact – Implementation Guide Assessment –
- Project Implicit Bias –
- Four Steps to Address Racism’s Impact on Maternal and Child Health –
- Birth Equity During COVID-19 –
- A Path to Reproductive Justice: Research, Practice and Policies –
- Advancing Birth Justice: Community-based Doula Models as a Standard of Care for Ending Racial Disparities –
- Perinatal Healthcare Equity Resources –
- Cultural Humility and Black Maternal Health in Historical Context –
- Listening to Understand and Not to Respond Across Different Cultural Contexts –
- Coming Face to Face with My Biased Self –
- The MCH Navigator –
- Health Equity Starter Kit –
Policy
- Policymakers Have More Work to Do to Address the Black Maternal Health Crisis –
- Local Wellness Funds: Advancing the Practice –
- Health Affairs Journal – February 2022 –
- Extending Postpartum Medicaid Coverage: State Pathways and Policy Impacts –
- CMS Issues Guidance on New Postpartum Coverage State Option in Medicaid and CHIP –
- Tracking Progress of the Black Maternal Health Momnibus –
- Intersectionality Policymaking Toolkit –
- Virginia Invests in Doulas to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes –
- State-Level Social and Economic Policies and Their Association With Perinatal and Infant Outcomes –
- A Racial Equity Framework for Assessing Health Policy –
- Putting Maternal Mental Health on the Map –
- Healing Through Policy: Sample Policies and Practices to Address Systemic Health and Racial Inequities –
- Advancing Health Equity Through Improved Access to Patient-Centered Contraceptive Care –
- Bright Spots: Highlighting Sucessful State Policies to Improve Maternal and Child Health Outcomes –
- Perinatal Cannabis Use in the Era of Increasing Legalization: Considerations for State MCH Programs –
- Postpartum 1115 Waiver State Evaluation Plans –
- Midwifery: An Evidence-Based Solution for Disrespect, Racism and Other Challenges in Maternity Care –
- Black Reproductive Justice Policy Agenda –
- Doula Care in the United States –
- AMCHP Maternal Health Bill Tracker (117th Congress) –
- Association of Teachers of Maternal & Child Health (ATMCH) Teaching & Learning Resources –
- Reviewing Policies for Equity Impact: A Tool to Support Equitable Maternal Health Outcomes –
- Promoting Better Maternal Health Outcomes by Closing the Medicaid Postpartum Coverage Gap –
- Advancing Racial Equity in Maternal Mental Health Policy –
- Analysis of Federal Bills to Strengthen Maternal Healthcare –
- Maternal Mortality Review Committees –
- Eliminating Racial Disparities in Maternal and Infant Mortality A Comprehensive Policy Blueprint –
- Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance – Policy Resources –
- Review to Action – Maternal Mortality Review Map and State Profiles –
- Review to Action – Authority and Protections for State Maternal Mortality Review Committees –
- The Maternity Medical Home: The Chassis for a More Holistic Model of Pregnancy Care? –
- Extending Medicaid Coverage For Postpartum Moms –
- Women In The United States Experience High Rates Of Coverage ‘Churn’ In Months Before And After Childbirth –
- Expanding Postpartum Medicaid Coverage –
- Medicaid Expansion Fills Gaps in Maternal Health Coverage Leading to Healthier Mothers and Babies –
- NCSL’s Maternal and Child Health Database –
- Mind the Gap: A Strategic Roadmap to Address America’s Silent Health Crisis: Untreated and Unaddressed Perinatal Mental Health Disorders –
- Improving Access to Maternal Health Care in Rural Communities –
- The Doula Medicaid Project –
- Current State Telehealth Laws & Reimbursement Policies –
- Inventory of State-Level Medicaid Policies, Programs, and Initiatives to Improve Maternity Care and Outcomes –
- Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) –
- CMS Releases State Funding to Improve Integrated Care for Children and Pregnant and Postpartum Women Enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP –
- Using Data, Incentives, and Innovation, Three States Work to Improve Maternal Vaccination Rates –
- New Eight-State Policy Academy Advances Access to Care for Pregnant/Parenting Women with SUD –
- Infographic: State Team-Based Care Strategies for Medicaid-Eligible Women –
- Case Studies: How Tennessee and California Medicaid Programs Promote Access to Postpartum Long-Acting Reversible Contraception –
- Medicaid Disaster Relief for the COVID-19 National Emergency State Plan Amendment Instructions –
- Maternal And Child Health Database –
- State Medicaid & CHIP Telehealth Toolkit: Policy Considerations for States Expanding Use of Telehealth –
- New Jersey’s Project ECHO Builds Provider Capacity to Support Maternal and Child Health during COVID-19 –
- View Each State’s Efforts to Extend Medicaid Coverage to Postpartum Women –
- Inventory of State-Level Medicaid Policies, Programs, and Initiatives to Improve Maternity Care and Outcomes –
- Federal Legislation to Improve Maternal Health: Summary and Status –
- State Policies to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes –
- Medicaid Coverage of Pregnancy and Perinatal Benefits: Results from a State Survey –
- Improving Our Maternity Care Now: Four Care Models Decisionmakers Must Implement for Healthier Moms and Babies –
- Telehealth and the COVID-19 Response: Policy Changes and Implementation Strategies –
- NASHP Roundtable: Georgia and Illinois Work to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes –
- State Strategies to Address the Black Maternal Health Crisis –
- Telehealth in Maternal and Child Health Care –
- Telehealth and Preventive Care during COVID-19: A WPSI Webinar –
- Tracker of Federal Maternal Health Bills (116th Congress) –
- Safeguarding Maternal Health and Rights in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic –
- Medicaid Emergency Authority Tracker: Approved State Actions to Address COVID-19 –
- The MCH Navigator –
- National Academy for State Health Policy Map of State’s Efforts to Extend Medicaid Coverage to Postpartum Women –
- Equitable Maternal Health Coalition Continuing Medicaid/CHIP Postpartum Coverage Toolkits –
- Improving Maternal Health Access, Coverage, and Outcomes in Medicaid –
- Four State Strategies to Employ Doulas to Improve Maternal Health and Birth Outcomes in Medicaid –
- Community-Based Maternal Support Services: The Role of Doulas and Community Health Workers in Medicaid –
- Trends in Pregnancy Related Deaths and Federal Efforts to Reduce Them –
Public Health
- Medicaid Coverage of Pregnancy-Related Services: Findings from a 2021 State Survey –
- Postpartum Toolkit For Providers –
- Medicaid Postpartum Coverage Extension Tracker –
- Health Affairs Journal – February 2022 –
- Journal of Public Health Management & Practice – January/February 2022 –
- Promising Partnerships to Address Maternal Mortality –
- Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health Community Care Initiative (AIM CCI) –
- Intimate Partner Violence and Maternal Access to Care Webinar –
- You Quit Two Quit –
- State Harm Reduction Strategies: Improving Outcomes for Reproductive-Aged Women Who Use Substances –
- Journal of Public Health Management and Practice –
- How Focusing on Perinatal Mental Health will Improve Well-Being of Mothers, Families, Communities –
- Midwifery: An Evidence-Based Solution for Disrespect, Racism and Other Challenges in Maternity Care –
- Confronting Health Misinformation: The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on Building a Healthy Information Environment –
- North Carolina Health Equity Impact Assessment –
- Innovation Thursdays: Radical Health –
- Innovation Thursdays: Shades of Blue Project –
- Association of Teachers of Maternal & Child Health (ATMCH) Teaching & Learning Resources –
- Mesothelioma Hope –
- Addressing Mental Health in BIPOC Communities: Key Cultural Considerations for MCH –
- Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Environmental Scan –
- New approaches to engaging the community in needs assessment and planning –
- Storytelling for Public Health –
- Promoting Access to Care for Women of Reproductive Age with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders in Rural Communities –
- Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): Maternal Health Programs –
- Iowa Program Targets Seat Belt Safety for Pregnant and Postpartum Women –
- Obstetric Emergencies in Rural Hospitals: Challenges and Opportunities –
- Open Letter: National Call for Birth Justice and Accountability –
- Hear Her Campaign –
- The MCH Navigator –
- NewMomHealth / SaludMadre.com –
- Health Equity Starter Kit –
Telehealth
- Maternal Telehealth Access Project (MTAP) –
- Maternal Telehealth Has Expanded Dramatically During the COVID-19 Pandemic Equity Concerns and Promising Approaches –
- Telehealth Resources and Strategies –
- Telemental Health Series –
- Georgia PEACE for moms –
- Expanding Telehealth for Improved Maternal Outcomes –
- Nurse home-visitation and COVID-19 pandemic: Adjusting to meet the needs of families in complex times –
- It takes a Village: The Maternal Wellness Village –
- Telehealth in Practice – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences –
- Telehealth in Practice – Lana’i CHC –
- Project ECHO –
- The Cuff Kit Project: “Self-Monitored Blood Pressure to Improve Diagnosis of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy During Remote Healthcare –
- Addressing COVID stress among pregnant & parenting women in West Baltimore –
- Executive Summary: Tracking Telehealth Changes State-by-State in Response to COVID-19 –
- Bringing Kenyan maternal health innovation to North Carolina: Launching a scalable textline platform to help support pregnant and postpartum parents during COVID –
- Beyond the Pandemic: State Policy Options for Supporting Families –
- Telehealth Implementation Playbook –
- The MCH Navigator –
Understanding Communities/Areas/Populations
- Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective Trainings –
- Improving Our Maternity Care Now Through Community Birth Settings –
- Reproductive Wellness for Women with Chronic Conditions –
- Listening to and Justly Partnering with Community-Led Perinatal Health Solutions –
- Health Affairs Journal – February 2022 –
- Journal of Public Health Management & Practice – January/February 2022 –
- Promising Partnerships to Address Maternal Mortality –
- Maternal Mortality Review Committees: Sharing Power with Communities –
- Sepsis in Pregnancy –
- Intimate Partner Violence and Maternal Access to Care Webinar –
- State Harm Reduction Strategies: Improving Outcomes for Reproductive-Aged Women Who Use Substances –
- Providers of Color: Online Directory –
- Journal of Public Health Management and Practice –
- IRTH App –
- Mom2Mom Global/Breastfeeding in Combat Boots –
- Bridging the Chasm between Pregnancy and Health over the Life Course: A National Agenda for Research and Action –
- A Novel Method for Involving Women of Color at High Risk for Preterm Birth in Research Priority Setting –
- Mesothelioma Hope –
- Addressing Mental Health in BIPOC Communities: Key Cultural Considerations for MCH –
- Tribally-led Maternal Mortality Review Committees –
- American Indian Public Health Disparities Regional Differences in Health –
- The MCH Navigator –
Use of Data / Evaluation
- NHSA-AIM CCI Racial Equity Learning Series (RELS) –
- Center for Health Equity, Education, and Research (CHEER) –
- Sepsis in Pregnancy –
- Preeclampsia Research –
- Charting a Course for an Equity-Centered Data System: Recommendations from the National Commission to Transform Public Health Data Systems –
- Postpartum 1115 Waiver State Evaluation Plans –
- Closing the Racial Maternal Health Gap with Better Data –
- Reversing the US Maternal Mortality Crisis –
- Do No Harm Guide: Applying Equity Awareness in Data Visualization –
- The Melanated Mammary Atlas™ –
- Confronting Health Misinformation: The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on Building a Healthy Information Environment –
- North Carolina Health Equity Impact Assessment –
- Johns Hopkins COVID-19, Maternal and Child Health, and Nutrition Repository –
- Maternal Mortality in the United States: A Primer –
- CDC Levels of Care Assessment Tool (CDC LOCATe) –
- Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Environmental Scan –
- Pregnancy Mortality Surveillance System (PMSS) –
- Analysis of Federal Bills to Strengthen Maternal Health Care –
- Maternal Health in the United States: Findings from the Health Resources and Services Administration and Partners –
- Maternal Mortality Review Committees –
- Rural Health Information Hub Topic Resources –
- Addressing Racial Bias in Maternal Health Outcomes Through Data Disaggregation –
- AAMC Maternal Health Equity Webinar Series –
- EnRICH Webinar Series –
- State Infant Mortality (SIM) Toolkit: A Standardized Approach for Examining Infant Mortality –
- National Network of Perinatal Quality Collaboratives –
- Our World in Data: Maternal Mortality –
- MCH Data Connect at Harvard School of Public Health –
- CDC Reproductive Health Data Resource Tools –
- Maternal Health Data Visualization, Publications, and Infographics –
- Maternal Health Data Visualization, Maps, and Factsheets –
- A Toolkit for Centering Racial Equity Throughout Data Integration –
- Achieving Health Equity for Disadvantaged Populations –
- NOWHERE TO GO: MATERNITY CARE DESERTS ACROSS THE U.S. (2020 REPORT) –
- Tribally-led Maternal Mortality Review Committees –
- CDC Maternal Mortality Reports –
- MMRIA/Review to Action –
- Community Tool Box –
- The MCH Navigator –