MHLIC’s National Maternal Health Innovation Symposium includes recorded “Spark Sessions” featuring innovative practices designed to improve maternal health. What are Spark Sessions? Spark Sessions are short on-demand videos featuring practices being […]
Spark Sessions
Maternal Health Monologues Toolkit
Maternal Health Monologues Toolkit
Maternal Monologues are community presentations of stories by women/birthing persons, their partners, and supporters along the journey of birthing and maternal health. These stories are based on real experiences, and […]
Malama: Diabetes in Pregnancy Support
Malama: Diabetes in Pregnancy Support
This is an app that can be recommended to patients with diabetes during pregnancy. Get started in less than 5 minutes. Install the Malama app Get access to the latest […]
Maternal Health Innovation Podcast: Season 2
Maternal Health Innovation Podcast: Season 2
SEASON 2 IS STREAMING NOW! Join us as we speak with experts about ways we can better serve women and birthing people and advance maternal health equity. From what is […]
Dr. Shalon’s Maternal Action Project
Dr. Shalon’s Maternal Action Project
Dr. Shalon’s Maternal Action Project’s 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 […]
Improving the Oral Health of Pregnant People
Improving the Oral Health of Pregnant People
In the Journal of the California Dental Association, experts discuss the need for a partnership between healthcare providers and public health professionals to improve the oral health of pregnant people. Featured […]
NHSA-AIM CCI Racial Equity Learning Series (RELS)
NHSA-AIM CCI Racial Equity Learning Series (RELS)
Recent maternal mortality data released by the CDC in February 2022 show that maternal deaths in the U.S. increased from 754 to 861 deaths per year. The death rate among […]
Digital Solutions in Perinatal Care
Digital Solutions in Perinatal Care
In the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) “Seven in Seven” podcast series, they explore ways 7 health care organizations are using a digital solution to improve access and delivery of perinatal […]
Innovation Thursdays – Canopie
Innovation Thursdays – Canopie
Anne Wanlund, co-founder of Canopie, discusses this innovative app that provides digital guided self-help for maternal health with a cognitive-based therapy (CBT) core structure.
Innovation Thursdays – Health in Her Hue
Innovation Thursdays – Boober
Innovation Thursdays – Boober
Founder Jada Shapiro discusses support services provided to birth care workers and birthing people through Boober and Birth Day Presence. She also provides a clear outline of the needs for […]
I PROMOTE-IL
I PROMOTE-IL
I PROMOTE-IL is one of nine projects funded by HRSA’s State Maternal Health (MHI) Innovation Program. The MHI program was developed to support states implementing novel approaches to address maternal […]
HealthConnect One
HealthConnect One
Advancing equitable, community-based, peer-to-peer support for pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and early parenting. HealthConnect One is the national leader in advancing equitable, community-based, peer-to-peer support for pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, and early […]
Maternal Health Innovation Podcast
Maternal Health Innovation Podcast
SEASON 2 IS LIVE! Join us as we speak with experts about ways we can better serve women and birthing people and advance maternal health equity. From what is going […]
The Melanated Mammary Atlas™
The Melanated Mammary Atlas™
Re-envisioning diagnostics. Transforming support. Normalizing brown breasts. The Melanated Mammary Atlas™ improves care for the underserved by broadening the health professional knowledge base in real-time, one image at a time. […]
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)
Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies (RMOMS) Program: Highlights and Lessons Learned from the Planning Year (2019 – 2020)
In this webinar, the evaluation team, Mission Analytics Group, Inc. and Insight Policy Research, will present findings from the first evaluation report on the RMOMS program. FORHP funded three awardees […]
Innovation Thursdays: Radical Health
Innovation Thursdays: Shades of Blue Project
Innovation Thursdays: Shades of Blue Project
This organization brings Black maternal mental health to the forefront. Learn more about their important work.
Doulas: Supporting Models that Support Families
Doulas: Supporting Models that Support Families
Evidence shows that doula support during pregnancy and birth improves the health of both mothers and babies, yet there are many barriers to accessing doula care. In this panel presentation, […]
Johns Hopkins COVID-19, Maternal and Child Health, and Nutrition Repository
Johns Hopkins COVID-19, Maternal and Child Health, and Nutrition Repository
This repository was compiled by the Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health and provides an overview of research on COVID-19, maternal and child health (including infants), and nutrition. This repository includes scientific publications from 1 February 2020 […]
Eliminating Racial Disparities in Maternal and Infant Mortality A Comprehensive Policy Blueprint
Eliminating Racial Disparities in Maternal and Infant Mortality A Comprehensive Policy Blueprint
This report provides a comprehensive policy framework to eliminate racial disparities in maternal and infant mortality. Too often, policy conversations about maternal and infant health take place separately despite the […]
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Resource List
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Resource List
This list was gathered by MHLIC team members. It features resources based on racial and health equity, implicit bias, and cultural competency.
Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM)
Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM)
AIM is a national data-driven maternal safety and quality improvement initiative based on interdisciplinary consensus-based practices to improving maternal safety and outcomes. The program provides implementation and data support for […]
Using Data, Incentives, and Innovation, Three States Work to Improve Maternal Vaccination Rates
Using Data, Incentives, and Innovation, Three States Work to Improve Maternal Vaccination Rates
Three states are trying a number of innovative approaches to increase vaccination rates among pregnant women by providing incentives to health plans, increasing access to vaccinations through pharmacies, and using […]
Promoting Access to Care for Women of Reproductive Age with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders in Rural Communities
Promoting Access to Care for Women of Reproductive Age with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders in Rural Communities
This issue brief describes the current challenges in access to care for women of reproductive age with mental health and substance use disorders. It also outlines innovative strategies states are […]
Obstetric Emergencies in Rural Hospitals: Challenges and Opportunities
Obstetric Emergencies in Rural Hospitals: Challenges and Opportunities
New rural maternal health research brief: Obstetric Emergencies in Rural Hospitals: Challenges and Opportunities. This policy brief from the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center describes the challenges rural hospitals […]
Community-Based Maternal Support Services: The Role of Doulas and Community Health Workers in Medicaid
Community-Based Maternal Support Services: The Role of Doulas and Community Health Workers in Medicaid
This report explores how community-based maternal support services provided by community-based doulas and maternity community health workers improve maternal health outcomes. It also highlights the results of a national environmental […]