A series of webinars related to perinatal health during the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Maternal Health Webinar
A series of webinars, including ones related to hospital practice and maternal and child health.
Using Social Determinants of Health Data to Improve Health Care and Health: A Learning Report
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation report on “current and potential future uses of SDOH-related data to improve health and health care and promote a Culture of Health.”
Moving Toward Health Equity by Addressing Social Determinants of Health
Open access article in the Journal for Women’s Health on the role of nurses around SDoH in maternity care.
Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)
Open access article in the NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery Journal that provides an overview of SDoH and health care system work in this area.
Developing Primary Care–Based Recommendations for Social Determinants of Health: Methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Open access article in the Annals of Internal Medicine on SDoH screening and management. Authors: Karina W. Davidson, PhD, MASc, Alex R. Kemper, MD, MPH, MS, Chyke A. Doubeni, MD, […]
Addressing the Maternal Mortality Crisis in the Ambulatory Setting: A Quality Improvement Approach
The Chicago Collaborative for Maternal Health, led by AllianceChicago and EverThrive Illinois, aims to improve maternal health outcomes in the ambulatory care setting via quality improvement initiatives, community engagement, and […]
The Well-Woman Chart: A Preventive Health Services Tool For All Women
Developed by a coalition of national health professional organizations and consumer and patient advocates, the Well-Woman Chart is a comprehensive tool that summarizes preventive services recommendations for women. The Women’s […]
Stage-based implementation of immediated postpartum long-acting reversible contraception using a reproductive justice framework
The immediate postpartum period is a favorable, safe, and effective time to provide long-acting reversible contraceptives, yet it is not available widely. We describe an innovative hospital-based approach to immediate […]
Hybrid telesimulation with standardized patients increases healthcare professionals’ translation of skills to the care of breastfeeding mothers and infants
This session details the development of a Lactation Support in a Telehealth Setting Course (The Course) with a high-fidelity breast model. The online,asynchronous Course spans topics in clinical lactation, maternal […]
National Doula Network: Changing lives one birth at a time
The National Doula Network is a provider network of credentialed, certified doulas that are reimbursed a living wage for providing birth doula services to Medicaid families in Florida. Beyond securing […]
Integrating Behavioral Health and Community Outreach in a Free-Standing Birth Center
The Midwife Center for Birth and Women’s Health has started two new programs to better serve Medicaid beneficiaries. The first program was an integrated behavioral health program to engage pregnant […]
Iowa Statewide Implementation of AWHONN’s POST-BIRTH Warning Signs
According to recent statistics in Iowa’s Maternal Mortality Review Committee report, 56% of the maternal deaths reviewed were postpartum deaths. Iowa is implementing statewide AWHONN’s POST-BIRTH Warning Signs (PBWS) Education […]
Refinement of the New Jersey Maternal Health Hospital Report Card- Year 2018
In response to the high pregnancy-associated death ratio in New Jersey (NJ) of 46.9 per 100,000 live births 2013-2015, in August 2018, a bill was signed into law requiring the […]
ADDRESSING PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH BY BUILDING MEDICAL PROVIDER CAPACITY THROUGH PERINATAL PSYCHIATRY ACCESS PROGRAMS
Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program (MCPAP) for Moms to build the capacity of frontline medical providers to address PMH conditions by providing education, consultation, and resources and referrals. MCPAP for […]
Building on Strong Start: Alongside Midwifery Units expand access to birth center care
The Midwifery Center is a collaboration between the ambulatory (El Rio Health) and acute care (Tucson Medical Center) organizations to provide eligible mothers seen by the midwifery service in the […]
Innovative Solutions: It Takes a Village—Reducing Maternal Mortality in Philadelphia through Coordinated Action
Philadelphia has been a leader in addressing maternal mortality by creating the nation’s first non-state-based Maternal Mortality Review Committee (MMRC) in 2010. Organizing Voices for Action, otherwise known as the […]
A TeamSTEPPS- based Communication Quality Improvement Project for Effective and Efficient Transfer from Birth Center to Hospital
This session details the work of a quality improvement collaborative to improve communications during transfers from birth centers to hospitals. Specifically, the presenter focuses on the effectiveness of the debriefing […]