National Programs

Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health

The Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) is a national data-driven maternal safety and quality improvement initiative based on proven implementation approaches to improving maternal safety and outcomes in the U.S.  AIM works through state teams and health systems to align national, state, and hospital level quality improvement efforts to improve overall maternal health outcomes. Any U.S. hospital in a participating AIM state or hospital system can join the AIM community. AIM’s strategies include patient safety bundles and tools.

https://safehealthcareforeverywoman.org/

AIM CCI

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded the National Healthy Start Association (NHSA) with a cooperative agreement for a five-year project focused on improving maternal health outcomes across the United States. This program would become the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health Community Care Initiative (AIM CCI). AIM CCI’s goal is to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity through the development and implementation of non-hospital focused maternal safety bundles across community and outpatient settings.

https://www.aimcci.org

Ancient Song Doula Services

Ancient Song Doula Services is a community-based doula organization that has provided over 500 of New York City’s parents with personalized, comprehensive, and culturally-relevant care; trained and certified over 300 doulas nationally; demanded justice for Black women and families; and spearheaded the fight against racial disparities in maternal mortality and morbidity since its founding in 2008. Ancient Song is a vital community entity and leading voice for underserved Black women, women of color, and marginalized communities in New York City and across the country.

https://www.ancientsongdoulaservices.com/

Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses

The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to improving the health of women and newborns and strengthening the nursing profession. AWHONN represents the interests of 350,000 registered nurses working in women’s health, obstetric, and neonatal nursing across the United States. AWHONN offers education, professional development, and advocacy.

www.awhonn.org

Black Mamas Matter Alliance

Black Mamas Matter Alliance is a Black women-led cross-sectoral alliance that centers Black mamas to advocate, drive research, build power, and shift culture for Black maternal health, rights, and justice. BMMA provides technical assistance, trainings, and capacity building for grassroots organizations, maternity care service providers (e.g. clinicians, midwives, doula networks and community health workers), academia, and the public health industry. 

City MaTCH

CityMatCH is a national membership organization of city and county health departments’ maternal and child health (MCH) programs and leaders representing urban communities in the United States. The mission of CityMatCH is to strengthen public health leaders and organizations to promote equity and improve the health of urban women, families, and communities. CityMatCH hosts an annual conference, facilitates annual training courses, leads learning collaborative, and more.

https://www.citymatch.org/

CDC ERASE MM

The Enhancing Reviews and Surveillance to Eliminate Maternal Mortality (ERASE MM) is a program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ERASE MM funding directly supports agencies and organizations that coordinate and manage Maternal Mortality Review Committees to identify, review, and characterize maternal deaths; and identify prevention opportunities. CDC has made 24 awards, supporting 25 states.

CDC ERASE MM Website: https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/maternal-mortality/erase-mm/index.html

Review to Action is a website for promoting best practices in maternal mortality review.

Dr. Shalon’s Maternal Action Project

Dr. Shalon’s Maternal Action Project works to remove barriers, biases, and disparate practices that impede access to equitable, quality care for Black women and women of color.

Their mission is to increase awareness of the Black maternal health crisis and develop and promote evidence-based strategies that improve health outcomes for Black birthing people and families.

Dr. Shalon’s MAP Website: https://www.drshalonsmap.org/

Equitable Maternal Health Coalition

The Equitable Maternal Health Coalition is a coalition of organizations advocating for safe, affordable, sustainable & intentionally equitable access to pregnancy and postpartum care.

https://www.equitablemhc.org/

Every Mother Counts

Every Mother Counts works to achieve quality, respectful, and equitable maternity care for all by giving grants and working with partners and thought leaders to increase awareness and mobilize communities to take action.

Perinatal Quality Collaborative

Perinatal quality collaboratives (PQCs) are state or multistate networks of teams working to improve the quality of care for mothers and babies. PQC members identify health care processes that need to be improved and use the best available methods to make changes as quickly as possible.

Many states currently have active collaboratives, and others are in development. The CDC provides support for several state-based quality collaboratives.

CDC Website: https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/maternalinfanthealth/pqc.htm

The National Network of Perinatal Quality Collaboratives (NNPQC) headed by the National Institute for Children’s Health Quality (NICHQ) provides resources and expertise to state-based PQCs with the goal of deepening and accelerating improvement efforts for maternal and infant health outcomes. Website: https://www.nichq.org/project/national-network-perinatal-quality-collaboratives

Postpartum Support International

PSI works to increase awareness among public and professional communities about the emotional changes that women experience during pregnancy and postpartum. PSI has members all over the world and disseminates information and resources through its volunteer coordinators, website and annual conference. PSI resources include a toll-free help line, standardized training and education, resource website, and support groups.

https://www.postpartum.net/

March of Dimes

The March of Dimes supports moms throughout their pregnancy, advocates for policies that prioritize the health of moms and babies, and supports radical improvements to care, and pioneers research to find solutions to the biggest health threats to moms and babies. 

https://www.marchofdimes.org/

Merck Safer Childbirth Cities

Launched in October 2018 by Merck for Mothers, Safer Childbirth Cities fosters local solutions that help cities become safer – and more equitable – places to give birth. The Safer Childbirth Cities Initiative aims to support community-based organizations in U.S. cities with a high burden of maternal mortality and morbidity to implement evidence-based interventions and innovative approaches to reverse the country’s maternal health trends.

https://www.merckformothers.com/SaferChildbirthCities/

MomsRising

MomsRising takes on the most critical issues facing women, mothers, and families by educating the public and mobilizing massive grassroots actions. MomsRising has many campaigns that focus on issues related to maternal health, including the maternal justice campaign, which focuses on equity in pregnancy, childbirth and the period after childbirth. This work includes campaigns on maternal mortality/morbidity, as well as mass incarceration and police reform.

www.momsrising.org

National Black Midwives Association

The National Black Midwives Association’s goal is to have a representative voice at the national level that clearly outlines and supports the various needs and interests of Black midwives. NBMA trains and organizes midwives to serve as advocates to address disparities in maternal health care that impact black birthing people; offers academic council, scholarships, and resources to student midwives as well as professional development trainings and webinars; and organizes mentorship among members to strengthen personal and professional growth. 

https://blackmidwivesalliance.org/

National Healthy Start Association

The National Healthy Start Association (NHSA) is committed to improving birth outcomes and health disparities that exist within communities of color throughout the United States. As the membership association for the federal Healthy Start programs, NHSA promotes the development of community-based maternal and child health programs, particularly those addressing the issues of maternal and infant mortality, low birth weight and racial disparities in perinatal outcomes. With over 100 Healthy Start projects situated across the United States, the Association works to expand the capacity of community-driven, based MCH programs and maternal infant mortality preventive health services, thereby ensuring that all families have access to a continuum of affordable quality health care and related services.

https://www.nationalhealthystart.org/

4Kira4Moms

4Kira4Moms was founded with the mission to advocate for improved maternal health policies and regulations, to educate the public about the impact of maternal mortality in communities, provide peer support to the victim’s family, friends, and promote the idea that maternal mortality should be viewed, and discussed as a human rights issue.

https://4kira4moms.com/