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Clinical

Global Webinar Series on COVID-19, newborn, and perinatal health – Healthy Newborn Network
Maternal Health Webinar – American Hospital Association
Using Social Determinants of Health Data to Improve Health Care and Health: A Learning Report – Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Moving Toward Health Equity by Addressing Social Determinants of Health – Breanna Lathrop
Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) – NEJM Catalyst
Developing Primary Care–Based Recommendations for Social Determinants of Health: Methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force – Alex R. Kemper, MD, MPH, MS, Chyke A. Doubeni, MD, MPH, Karina W. Davidson, PhD, MASc
Addressing the Maternal Mortality Crisis in the Ambulatory Setting: A Quality Improvement Approach – AllianceChicago
The Well-Woman Chart: A Preventive Health Services Tool For All Women – Women's Preventive Services Initiative (WPSI)
Stage-based implementation of immediated postpartum long-acting reversible contraception using a reproductive justice framework – Audrey C. Loper, MPH, MS, Jessica E. Morse, MD, MPH, Kimberly D. Harper, MSN, RN, MHA, Laura M. Louison, MSW, MSPH
Hybrid telesimulation with standardized patients increases healthcare professionals’ translation of skills to the care of breastfeeding mothers and infants – LiquidGoldConcept, Inc.
National Doula Network: Changing lives one birth at a time – National Doula Network
Integrating Behavioral Health and Community Outreach in a Free-Standing Birth Center – The Midwife Center for Birth and Women’s Health
Iowa Statewide Implementation of AWHONN’s POST-BIRTH Warning Signs – Iowa Maternal Quality Care Collaborative (IMQCC) – Iowa Department of Public Health
Refinement of the New Jersey Maternal Health Hospital Report Card- Year 2018 – New Jersey Department of Health
ADDRESSING PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH BY BUILDING MEDICAL PROVIDER CAPACITY THROUGH PERINATAL PSYCHIATRY ACCESS PROGRAMS – Lifeline4Moms, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Building on Strong Start: Alongside Midwifery Units expand access to birth center care – El Rio Health and Tucson Medical Center
Innovative Solutions: It Takes a Village—Reducing Maternal Mortality in Philadelphia through Coordinated Action – Philadelphia Department of Public Health
A TeamSTEPPS- based Communication Quality Improvement Project for Effective and Efficient Transfer from Birth Center to Hospital – Frontier Nursing University
Implementing Substance Use Screening Toolkit – Family Planning National Training Center
Innovative Models of Care for Reducing Inequities in Maternal Health – National Institute of Nursing Research
Making it Work: Models of Success in Rural Maternity Care – University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Community-Based Doulas and Midwives – Center for American Progress
Recommendations of the New Jersey Perinatal Care During COVID-19 Work Group – New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute
Obstetric Emergencies in Rural Hospitals: Challenges and Opportunities – University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
The MCH Navigator – MCH Navigator
Improving Maternal Health Access, Coverage, and Outcomes in Medicaid – Institute for Medicaid Innovation

Engagement

A conversation on Meaningful Family Engagement, from Clinical Care to Health Policy – Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health
Incorporating Patient-Partners in Safety and Quality Improvement Programs: Training and Tools for Providers – MoMMA’s Voices
Helping families communicate what’s important and make informed decisions – [M]otherboard Birth
NewMomHealth.com: By moms, for moms – 4th Trimester Project
Pregnancy and Substance Use: A Harm Reduction Toolkit – National Harm Reduction Coalition and Academy of Perinatal Harm Reduction
MCH Navigator: 8 Steps to Building and Sustaining Effective Coalitions – South Central Public Health Partnership
Cultural Humility and Black Maternal Health in Historical Context – Dr. Jann Murray-Garcia
Listening to Understand and Not to Respond Across Different Cultural Contexts – Camie Jae Goldhammer, MSW, LICSW, IBCLC
Coming Face to Face with My Biased Self – Dr. Clifton Kenon, Jr.
Black Mamas Matter Alliance Newsletter – Black Mamas Matter Alliance
The MCH Navigator – MCH Navigator

Equity

Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Maternal Health Care – Health and Human Services (HHS), Think Cultural Health
Black Birthing Bill of Rights – National Association to Advance Black Birth
Equity in the Center – Equity in the Center
Black Mamas Matter: A Toolkit for Advancing the Human Right to Sage and Respectful Maternal Health Care – Black Mamas Matter Alliance, Center for Reproductive Rights
Achieving Health Equity….Addressing Racism as a Threat to the Health and Well-being of our nation – Michigan Public Health Training Center and the Genesee County Health Department
Advancing Equity in Our Work – Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere
Implicit Bias Resource Guide – National Institute for Children's Health Quality
Setting the Standard for holistic care of and for black women – Black Mamas Matter Alliance
Using Equity in Fatality Reviews – National Center for Fatality Review and Prevention
Health Equity Impact – Implementation Guide Assessment – March of Dimes, NC Child, NC Division of Public Health, NC Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities
Project Implicit Bias – Harvard University
Four Steps to Address Racism’s Impact on Maternal and Child Health – National Institute for Children's Health Quality
Birth Equity During COVID-19 – Community-Campus Partnership for Health
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 – Ancient Song Doula Services, Village Birth International, Every Mother Counts
Perinatal Healthcare Equity Resources – Diversity Science
Cultural Humility and Black Maternal Health in Historical Context – Dr. Jann Murray-Garcia
Listening to Understand and Not to Respond Across Different Cultural Contexts – Camie Jae Goldhammer, MSW, LICSW, IBCLC
Coming Face to Face with My Biased Self – Dr. Clifton Kenon, Jr.
The MCH Navigator – MCH Navigator
Health Equity Starter Kit – Health Outreach Partners

Policy

Promoting Better Maternal Health Outcomes by Closing the Medicaid Postpartum Coverage Gap – The Century Foundation
Advancing Racial Equity in Maternal Mental Health Policy – The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
Analysis of Federal Bills to Strengthen Maternal Healthcare – Kaiser Family Foundation
Maternal Mortality Review Committees – Guttmacher Institute
Eliminating Racial Disparities in Maternal and Infant Mortality A Comprehensive Policy Blueprint – Center for American Progress
Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance – Policy Resources – Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance
Review to Action – Maternal Mortality Review Map and State Profiles – Review to Action
Review to Action – Authority and Protections for State Maternal Mortality Review Committees – Review to Action
The Maternity Medical Home: The Chassis for a More Holistic Model of Pregnancy Care? – Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Alison Stuebe Jennifer E. Moore Pooja Mittal Lakshmi Reddy Lisa Kane Low Haywood Brown in Health Affairs – Alison Stuebe Jennifer E. Moore Pooja Mittal Lakshmi Reddy Lisa Kane Low Haywood Brown in Health Affairs
Women In The United States Experience High Rates Of Coverage ‘Churn’ In Months Before And After Childbirth – Jamie R. Daw, Laura A. Hatfield, Katherine Swartz, and Benjamin D. Sommers in Health Affairs
Expanding Postpartum Medicaid Coverage – Kaiser Family Foundation
Medicaid Expansion Fills Gaps in Maternal Health Coverage Leading to Healthier Mothers and Babies – Adam Searing and Donna Cohen Ross for the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute
NCSL’s Maternal and Child Health Database – National Conference of State Legislatures
Mind the Gap: A Strategic Roadmap to Address America’s Silent Health Crisis: Untreated and Unaddressed Perinatal Mental Health Disorders – Postpartum Support International
Improving Access to Maternal Health Care in Rural Communities – Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
The Doula Medicaid Project – National Health Law Program
Current State Telehealth Laws & Reimbursement Policies – Center for Connected Health Policy
Inventory of State-Level Medicaid Policies, Programs, and Initiatives to Improve Maternity Care and Outcomes – Mathematica for MACPAC
Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) – The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
CMS Releases State Funding to Improve Integrated Care for Children and Pregnant and Postpartum Women Enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP – National Academy for State Health Policy
Using Data, Incentives, and Innovation, Three States Work to Improve Maternal Vaccination Rates – National Academy for State Health Policy
New Eight-State Policy Academy Advances Access to Care for Pregnant/Parenting Women with SUD – National Academy for State Health Policy
Infographic: State Team-Based Care Strategies for Medicaid-Eligible Women – National Academy for State Health Policy
Case Studies: How Tennessee and California Medicaid Programs Promote Access to Postpartum Long-Acting Reversible Contraception – National Academy for State Health Policy
Medicaid Disaster Relief for the COVID-19 National Emergency State Plan Amendment Instructions – Medicaid.gov
Maternal And Child Health Database – National Conference of State Legislatures
State Medicaid & CHIP Telehealth Toolkit: Policy Considerations for States Expanding Use of Telehealth – Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
New Jersey’s Project ECHO Builds Provider Capacity to Support Maternal and Child Health during COVID-19 – National Academy for State Health Policy
View Each State’s Efforts to Extend Medicaid Coverage to Postpartum Women – National Academy for State Health Policy
Inventory of State-Level Medicaid Policies, Programs, and Initiatives to Improve Maternity Care and Outcomes – Mathematica for MACPAC
Federal Legislation to Improve Maternal Health: Summary and Status – Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP), Every Mother Counts, National Partnership for Women and Families
State Policies to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes – The Commonwealth Fund
Medicaid Coverage of Pregnancy and Perinatal Benefits: Results from a State Survey – Kaiser Family Foundation
Improving Our Maternity Care Now: Four Care Models Decisionmakers Must Implement for Healthier Moms and Babies – National Partnership for Women and Families
Telehealth and the COVID-19 Response: Policy Changes and Implementation Strategies – Health Management Associates
NASHP Roundtable: Georgia and Illinois Work to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes – National Academy for State Health Policy
State Strategies to Address the Black Maternal Health Crisis – National Academy for State Health Policy
Telehealth in Maternal and Child Health Care – March of Dimes
Telehealth and Preventive Care during COVID-19: A WPSI Webinar – Women's Preventive Services Initiative
Tracker of Federal Maternal Health Bills – Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP), Every Mother Counts, National Partnership for Women and Families
Safeguarding Maternal Health and Rights in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Center for Reproductive Rights
Medicaid Emergency Authority Tracker: Approved State Actions to Address COVID-19 – Kaiser Family Foundation
The MCH Navigator – MCH Navigator
National Academy for State Health Policy Map of State’s Efforts to Extend Medicaid Coverage to Postpartum Women – National Academy for State Health Policy
Equitable Maternal Health Coalition Continuing Medicaid/CHIP Postpartum Coverage Toolkits – Equitable Maternal Health Coalition
Improving Maternal Health Access, Coverage, and Outcomes in Medicaid – Institute for Medicaid Innovation
Four State Strategies to Employ Doulas to Improve Maternal Health and Birth Outcomes in Medicaid – National Academy for State Health Policy
Community-Based Maternal Support Services: The Role of Doulas and Community Health Workers in Medicaid – Institute for Medicaid Innovation
Trends in Pregnancy Related Deaths and Federal Efforts to Reduce Them – Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Public Health

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Environmental Scan – National Quality Forum
New approaches to engaging the community in needs assessment and planning – Kansas University Center for Public Partnership & Research
Storytelling for Public Health – New England Public Health Training Center (NEPHTC)
Promoting Access to Care for Women of Reproductive Age with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders in Rural Communities – Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP), Georgia Health Policy Center
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): Maternal Health Programs – Congressional Research Service
Iowa Program Targets Seat Belt Safety for Pregnant and Postpartum Women – Iowa Maternal Quality Care Collaborative (IMQCC) – Iowa Department of Public Health
Obstetric Emergencies in Rural Hospitals: Challenges and Opportunities – University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Open Letter: National Call for Birth Justice and Accountability – Every Mother Counts
Hear Her Campaign – CDC
The MCH Navigator – MCH Navigator
NewMomHealth / SaludMadre.com – The 4th Trimester Project
Health Equity Starter Kit – Health Outreach Partners

Telehealth

Maternal Telehealth Has Expanded Dramatically During the COVID-19 Pandemic Equity Concerns and Promising Approaches – Emily Burroughs, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Ian Hill, Urban Institute
Telehealth Resources and Strategies – MHLIC
Telemental Health Series – Postpartum Support International
Georgia PEACE for moms – Postpartum Support International-Georgia Chapter
Expanding Telehealth for Improved Maternal Outcomes – University Health System
Nurse home-visitation and COVID-19 pandemic: Adjusting to meet the needs of families in complex times – Nurse-Family Partnership
It takes a Village: The Maternal Wellness Village – Oshun Family Center
Telehealth in Practice – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences – MHLIC, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences High Risk Pregnancy Program
Telehealth in Practice – Lana’i CHC – Lāna‘i, MHLIC
Project ECHO – University of New Mexico
The Cuff Kit Project: “Self-Monitored Blood Pressure to Improve Diagnosis of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy During Remote Healthcare – Preeclampsia Foundation
Addressing COVID stress among pregnant & parenting women in West Baltimore – University of Maryland Baltimore – B’more for Healthy Babies Upton/Druid Heights
Executive Summary: Tracking Telehealth Changes State-by-State in Response to COVID-19 – Mannatt
Bringing Kenyan maternal health innovation to North Carolina: Launching a scalable textline platform to help support pregnant and postpartum parents during COVID – Jacaranda Health
Beyond the Pandemic: State Policy Options for Supporting Families – Prenatal to 3 Policy Impact Center
Telehealth Implementation Playbook – American Medical Association (AMA)
The MCH Navigator – MCH Navigator

Understanding Communities/Areas/Populations

Tribally-led Maternal Mortality Review Committees – National Indian Health Board
American Indian Public Health Disparities Regional Differences in Health – Empire State Public Health Training Center and University at Albany School of Public Health
The MCH Navigator – MCH Navigator

Use of Data / Evaluation

CDC Levels of Care Assessment Tool (CDC LOCATe) – CDC
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Environmental Scan – National Quality Forum
Pregnancy Mortality Surveillance System (PMSS) – CDC
Analysis of Federal Bills to Strengthen Maternal Health Care – Kaiser Family Foundation
Maternal Health in the United States: Findings from the Health Resources and Services Administration and Partners – Annals of Internal Medicine, Volume 173, Issue 11 Supplement
Maternal Mortality Review Committees – Guttmacher Institute
Rural Health Information Hub Topic Resources – Rural Health Information Hub, HRSA, DHHS
Addressing Racial Bias in Maternal Health Outcomes Through Data Disaggregation – Improving Maternal Health Houston
AAMC Maternal Health Equity Webinar Series – American Public Health Association
EnRICH Webinar Series – Health Resources Services Administration, Office of Epidemiology and Research
State Infant Mortality (SIM) Toolkit: A Standardized Approach for Examining Infant Mortality – Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP)
National Network of Perinatal Quality Collaboratives – National Institute for Children's Health Quality
Our World in Data: Maternal Mortality – Global Change Data Lab
MCH Data Connect at Harvard School of Public Health – Harvard University
CDC Reproductive Health Data Resource Tools – CDC
Maternal Health Data Visualization, Publications, and Infographics – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Maternal Health Data Visualization, Maps, and Factsheets – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
A Toolkit for Centering Racial Equity Throughout Data Integration – ActionableIntelligence for Social Policy (AISP)
Achieving Health Equity for Disadvantaged Populations – Health Management Associates
NOWHERE TO GO: MATERNITY CARE DESERTS ACROSS THE U.S. (2020 REPORT) – March of Dimes
Tribally-led Maternal Mortality Review Committees – National Indian Health Board
CDC Maternal Mortality Reports – CDC
MMRIA/Review to Action – CDC
Community Tool Box – The University of Kansas, Community Tool Box
The MCH Navigator – MCH Navigator

Workforce / Partner Leadership Building

New Jersey’s Project ECHO Builds Provider Capacity to Support Maternal and Child Health during COVID-19 – National Academy for State Health Policy
National Implementation Research Network – University of North Carolina, NIRN
Community Tool Box – The University of Kansas, Community Tool Box
The MCH Navigator – MCH Navigator