Advancing maternal health equity relies on more than direct clinical care. Quality measures, demographic data collection, and payment programs are all important actions for organizations to embed equity into maternal […]
Plans of Safe Care
Plans of Safe Care
In the United States, the amount of pregnancy-associated deaths due to drug use nearly tripled between 2010 and 2019.1 Maternal health has a direct impact on infant health and MHLIC […]
Raising the Bar Implementation Toolkit
Raising the Bar Implementation Toolkit
This toolkit includes operational guidance resources that will help implement recommendations to strengthen clinical care and institutional policies, leadership, and community partnerships in the service of maternal health equity. They […]
State Strategies for Preventing Pregnancy-Related Deaths: A Guide for Moving Maternal Mortality Review Committee Data to Action
State Strategies for Preventing Pregnancy-Related Deaths: A Guide for Moving Maternal Mortality Review Committee Data to Action
State Strategies for Preventing Pregnancy-Related Deaths: A Guide for Moving Maternal Mortality Review Committee Data to Action provides MMRCs and their partners with a guide to help facilitate implementation of data-informed strategies […]
American Indian Webinar Series
American Indian Webinar Series
In August of 2022, the Maternal Health Learning and Innovation Center (MHILIC) partnered with Dr. Donald Warne from Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health, previously University of North Dakota. Dr. Warne recorded […]
Maternal Health Innovation Podcast: Season 2
Maternal Health Innovation Podcast: Season 2
STREAM SEASON 2 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 going […]
Health Affairs Journal – February 2022
Health Affairs Journal – February 2022
This edition of the Health Affairs Journal was dedicated to racism and health.
State Harm Reduction Strategies: Improving Outcomes for Reproductive-Aged Women Who Use Substances
State Harm Reduction Strategies: Improving Outcomes for Reproductive-Aged Women Who Use Substances
The purpose of this AMCHP-National Association of State and Alcohol Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD) project is to highlight common harm reduction strategies used by state Maternal and Child Health (MCH) […]
Preeclampsia Research
Preeclampsia Research
Preeclampsia Foundation is working to help research move forward to better understand how to diagnose, treat, and eventually prevent the poor outcomes preeclampsia can have on patients and their families. […]
Charting a Course for an Equity-Centered Data System: Recommendations from the National Commission to Transform Public Health Data Systems
Charting a Course for an Equity-Centered Data System: Recommendations from the National Commission to Transform Public Health Data Systems
Data are the building blocks for how we describe the health of people and the communities where they live—stories that emerge from data help the nation understand and contextualize what […]
Postpartum 1115 Waiver State Evaluation Plans
Postpartum 1115 Waiver State Evaluation Plans
States have submitted 1115 waivers to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage and reported measurement goals for the post-implementation period that pertain to long-term maternal health. In their applications, they have outlined […]
Closing the Racial Maternal Health Gap with Better Data
Closing the Racial Maternal Health Gap with Better Data
Surgo Ventures hosted a virtual panel event on October 20, 2021: Closing the Racial Maternal Health Gap with Better Data. Experts discussed how we can pair better data with better […]
Reversing the US Maternal Mortality Crisis
Reversing the US Maternal Mortality Crisis
The Aspen Health Strategy Group met in October 2020 to take on hard questions related to the maternal mortality crisis and to develop a portfolio of five recommendations to address […]
Do No Harm Guide: Applying Equity Awareness in Data Visualization
Do No Harm Guide: Applying Equity Awareness in Data Visualization
Urban Institute | Jonathan Schwabish, Alice Feng Resource Summary This guide discusses how to use an equity lens in every step of the data process: from data collection to presentation. The authors interviewed 20 individuals who approach inclusivity in their […]
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. […]
Confronting Health Misinformation: The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on Building a Healthy Information Environment
Confronting Health Misinformation: The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on Building a Healthy Information Environment
Excerpt During the COVID-19 pandemic, people have been exposed to a great deal of information: news, public health guidance, fact sheets, infographics, research, opinions, rumors, myths, falsehoods, and more. The […]
North Carolina Health Equity Impact Assessment
North Carolina Health Equity Impact Assessment
NC Child in partnership with the Division of Public Health Women’s Health Branch and the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities have partnered to develop a tool – the […]
Association of Teachers of Maternal & Child Health (ATMCH) Teaching & Learning Resources
Association of Teachers of Maternal & Child Health (ATMCH) Teaching & Learning Resources
ATMCH has a variety of syllabi and educational resources arranged under different topic areas. By clicking on the title of the resource, you can access the full resources with all […]
Maternal Mortality in the United States: A Primer
Maternal Mortality in the United States: A Primer
Understanding the evidence on maternal mortality and its causes is a key step in crafting health care delivery and policy solutions at the state or federal level. This data brief […]
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 […]
Maternal And Child Health Database
Maternal And Child Health Database
With this interactive database, find up-to-date information about enacted maternal and child health (MCH) legislation. Legislative topics include newborn screening, women’s health, childhood obesity and nutrition, maternal and infant mortality, maternal and child […]
CDC Levels of Care Assessment Tool (CDC LOCATe)
CDC Levels of Care Assessment Tool (CDC LOCATe)
In addition to standardized clinical level of care assessment tools, the CDC makes available assessment outcome data for participating states, which can be used in conjunction with vital records data […]
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Environmental Scan
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Environmental Scan
Conducted by multiple stakeholders, this environmental scan describes the methodology and findings to identify definitions, risk factors, processes, and innovations relevant to maternal morbidity and mortality care delivery and measurement. […]
Pregnancy Mortality Surveillance System (PMSS)
Pregnancy Mortality Surveillance System (PMSS)
Data at the national and state levels on pregnancy-related deaths.
Maternal Health in the United States: Findings from the Health Resources and Services Administration and Partners
Maternal Health in the United States: Findings from the Health Resources and Services Administration and Partners
A collection of free-to-read articles describing research regarding and initiatives to aid with maternal morality and maternal health in the United States.
Maternal Mortality Review Committees
Maternal Mortality Review Committees
Charts of maternal mortality review committees’ scope and structure across the U.S.
Addressing Racial Bias in Maternal Health Outcomes Through Data Disaggregation
Addressing Racial Bias in Maternal Health Outcomes Through Data Disaggregation
An October 2020 webinar discussing data disaggregation as a tool to address race equity in maternal health outcomes.
Maternal Health Webinar
Maternal Health Webinar
A series of webinars, including ones related to hospital practice and maternal and child health.
EnRICH Webinar Series
EnRICH Webinar Series
A series of webinars featuring national experts and practitionners disseminating innovative approaches to challenges in maternal and child health research and practice.
State Infant Mortality (SIM) Toolkit: A Standardized Approach for Examining Infant Mortality
State Infant Mortality (SIM) Toolkit: A Standardized Approach for Examining Infant Mortality
A comprehensive and cross-disciplinary tollkit to enabl teams to better track and report data indicators related to infant health.
National Network of Perinatal Quality Collaboratives
National Network of Perinatal Quality Collaboratives
An overview and link to state sites for all Perinatal Quality Collaboratives, including examples of data-driven QI projects.
Our World in Data: Maternal Mortality
Our World in Data: Maternal Mortality
A highly visual resource of maps, data indicators, and commentary on global maternal mortality.
MCH Data Connect at Harvard School of Public Health
MCH Data Connect at Harvard School of Public Health
A searchable catalog of datasets, interactive tools, and other resources related to maternal, family, and child health.
CDC Reproductive Health Data Resource Tools
CDC Reproductive Health Data Resource Tools
This list of data sources from the CDC includes the PRAMS (Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System), the Pregnancy Mortality Surveillance System, Sudden Unexpected Infant Death data and more.
Maternal Health Data Visualization, Publications, and Infographics
Maternal Health Data Visualization, Publications, and Infographics
Maternal health, mortality, and morbidity data across all countries, with interactive maps, charts, and factsheets.
Maternal Health Data Visualization, Maps, and Factsheets
Maternal Health Data Visualization, Maps, and Factsheets
Visually compelling presentations of maternal health data from around the globe.
Refinement of the New Jersey Maternal Health Hospital Report Card- Year 2018
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 […]
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Environmental Scan
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Environmental Scan
Conducted by multiple stakeholders, this environmental scan describes the methodology and findings to identify definitions, risk factors, processes, and innovations relevant to maternal morbidity and mortality care delivery and measurement. […]