Policy Resources - Maternal Health Learning and Innovation Center

MHLIC is committed to providing reliable, accurate resources that will increase the user’s knowledge and/or ability to improve the state of maternal health in the United States. Some of the resources may be primarily informational and others may be oriented more towards capacity-building to implement a program or action. Many will be a blend of the two. Read our full terms and disclaimer here.

Submit a Resource

Browse All Resources

Submit a Resource to MHLIC

Submit Feedback

Find Resources

A Racial Equity Framework for Assessing Health Policy

Advancing Health Equity Through Improved Access to Patient-Centered Contraceptive Care

Advancing Racial Equity in Maternal Mental Health Policy

Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM)

AMCHP Maternal Health Bill Tracker (117th Congress)

Analysis of Federal Bills to Strengthen Maternal Healthcare

Association of Teachers of Maternal & Child Health (ATMCH) Teaching & Learning Resources

Black Reproductive Justice Policy Agenda

Bright Spots: Highlighting Sucessful State Policies to Improve Maternal and Child Health Outcomes

Case Studies: How Tennessee and California Medicaid Programs Promote Access to Postpartum Long-Acting Reversible Contraception

CMS Issues Guidance on New Postpartum Coverage State Option in Medicaid and CHIP

CMS Releases State Funding to Improve Integrated Care for Children and Pregnant and Postpartum Women Enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP

Community-Based Maternal Support Services: The Role of Doulas and Community Health Workers in Medicaid

Current State Telehealth Laws & Reimbursement Policies

Doula Care in the United States

Eliminating Racial Disparities in Maternal and Infant Mortality A Comprehensive Policy Blueprint

Equitable Maternal Health Coalition Continuing Medicaid/CHIP Postpartum Coverage Toolkits

Expanding Postpartum Medicaid Coverage

Extending Medicaid Coverage For Postpartum Moms

Extending Postpartum Medicaid Coverage: State Pathways and Policy Impacts

Federal Legislation to Improve Maternal Health: Summary and Status

Four State Strategies to Employ Doulas to Improve Maternal Health and Birth Outcomes in Medicaid

Funding Resilience: Advancing Multisector Investments for Equity©

Healing Through Policy: Sample Policies and Practices to Address Systemic Health and Racial Inequities

Health Affairs Journal – February 2022

Improving Access to Maternal Health Care in Rural Communities

Improving Maternal Health Access, Coverage, and Outcomes in Medicaid

Improving Our Maternity Care Now: Four Care Models Decisionmakers Must Implement for Healthier Moms and Babies

Infographic: State Team-Based Care Strategies for Medicaid-Eligible Women

Intersectionality Policymaking Toolkit

Inventory of State-Level Medicaid Policies, Programs, and Initiatives to Improve Maternity Care and Outcomes

Local Wellness Funds: Advancing the Practice

Maternal And Child Health Database

Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance – Policy Resources

Maternal Mortality Review Committees

Medicaid Coverage of Pregnancy and Perinatal Benefits: Results from a State Survey

Medicaid Disaster Relief for the COVID-19 National Emergency State Plan Amendment Instructions

Medicaid Emergency Authority Tracker: Approved State Actions to Address COVID-19

Medicaid Expansion Fills Gaps in Maternal Health Coverage Leading to Healthier Mothers and Babies

Midwifery: An Evidence-Based Solution for Disrespect, Racism and Other Challenges in Maternity Care

Mind the Gap: A Strategic Roadmap to Address America’s Silent Health Crisis: Untreated and Unaddressed Perinatal Mental Health Disorders

NASHP Roundtable: Georgia and Illinois Work to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes

National Academy for State Health Policy Map of State’s Efforts to Extend Medicaid Coverage to Postpartum Women

NCSL’s Maternal and Child Health Database

New Eight-State Policy Academy Advances Access to Care for Pregnant/Parenting Women with SUD

New Jersey’s Project ECHO Builds Provider Capacity to Support Maternal and Child Health during COVID-19

Perinatal Cannabis Use in the Era of Increasing Legalization: Considerations for State MCH Programs

Policymakers Have More Work to Do to Address the Black Maternal Health Crisis

Postpartum 1115 Waiver State Evaluation Plans

Promoting Better Maternal Health Outcomes by Closing the Medicaid Postpartum Coverage Gap

Putting Maternal Mental Health on the Map

Review to Action – Authority and Protections for State Maternal Mortality Review Committees

Review to Action – Maternal Mortality Review Map and State Profiles

Reviewing Policies for Equity Impact: A Tool to Support Equitable Maternal Health Outcomes

Safeguarding Maternal Health and Rights in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic

State Medicaid & CHIP Telehealth Toolkit: Policy Considerations for States Expanding Use of Telehealth

State Policies to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes

State Strategies to Address the Black Maternal Health Crisis

State-Level Social and Economic Policies and Their Association With Perinatal and Infant Outcomes

Telehealth and Preventive Care during COVID-19: A WPSI Webinar

Telehealth and the COVID-19 Response: Policy Changes and Implementation Strategies

Telehealth in Maternal and Child Health Care

The Doula Medicaid Project

The Maternity Medical Home: The Chassis for a More Holistic Model of Pregnancy Care?

The MCH Navigator

Tracker of Federal Maternal Health Bills (116th Congress)

Tracking Progress of the Black Maternal Health Momnibus

Trends in Pregnancy Related Deaths and Federal Efforts to Reduce Them

Using Data, Incentives, and Innovation, Three States Work to Improve Maternal Vaccination Rates

View Each State’s Efforts to Extend Medicaid Coverage to Postpartum Women

Virginia Invests in Doulas to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes

Women In The United States Experience High Rates Of Coverage ‘Churn’ In Months Before And After Childbirth

Featured Innovations

Improving Maternal Health Access, Coverage, and Outcomes in Medicaid

Trends in Pregnancy Related Deaths and Federal Efforts to Reduce Them

Tracker of Federal Maternal Health Bills (116th Congress)