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 […]
Extending Postpartum Medicaid Coverage: State Pathways and Policy Impacts
Extending Postpartum Medicaid Coverage: State Pathways and Policy Impacts
Medicaid covers nearly half of all births in the United States. As such, state actions to change aspects of the program, like the length of coverage during the postpartum period, […]
Mind the Gap Strategic Action Plan
Mind the Gap Strategic Action Plan
Mind the Gap is a National Initiative led by Postpartum Support International and a broad-based stakeholder coalition comprised of leading experts from national professional and advocacy organizations. Based on a […]
Postpartum Support International
Postpartum Support International
PSI brings together families, communities, and professionals working to support families during pregnancy, pregnancy loss, and the postpartum period. Explore their Professionals Section for information and links to the most […]
Promoting Better Maternal Health Outcomes by Closing the Medicaid Postpartum Coverage Gap
Promoting Better Maternal Health Outcomes by Closing the Medicaid Postpartum Coverage Gap
The Century Foundation examined the impact of Medicaid coverage loss at 60 days postpartum by conducting qualitative analyses of public policy efforts in Illinois, New Jersey and South Carolina.
Extending Medicaid Coverage For Postpartum Moms
Extending Medicaid Coverage For Postpartum Moms
Women often struggle to get the care they need in the fourth trimester (the 12 weeks following childbirth). This blog discusses the issues and potential solutions around extending postpartum coverage […]
Expanding Postpartum Medicaid Coverage
Expanding Postpartum Medicaid Coverage
This brief discusses Medicaid’s eligibility for pregnancy and postpartum care, describes gaps in coverage particularly for low-income women who live in states that have not expanded Medicaid under the ACA, […]
Mind the Gap: A Strategic Roadmap to Address America’s Silent Health Crisis: Untreated and Unaddressed Perinatal Mental Health Disorders
Mind the Gap: A Strategic Roadmap to Address America’s Silent Health Crisis: Untreated and Unaddressed Perinatal Mental Health Disorders
Mind the Gap is a Collective Impact Initiative led by Postpartum Support International (PSI), in partnership with a broad-based stakeholder coalition comprised of leading experts from national professional and advocacy […]
CMS Releases State Funding to Improve Integrated Care for Children and Pregnant and Postpartum Women Enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP
CMS Releases State Funding to Improve Integrated Care for Children and Pregnant and Postpartum Women Enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released two highly anticipated initiatives — the Maternal Opioid Misuse (MOM) Model and the Integrated Care for Kids (InCK) Model — which […]
Infographic: State Team-Based Care Strategies for Medicaid-Eligible Women
Infographic: State Team-Based Care Strategies for Medicaid-Eligible Women
Washington, DC, Montana, and Minnesota review of their respective strategies.
Case Studies: How Tennessee and California Medicaid Programs Promote Access to Postpartum Long-Acting Reversible Contraception
Case Studies: How Tennessee and California Medicaid Programs Promote Access to Postpartum Long-Acting Reversible Contraception
Increasing women’s access to postpartum birth control has the potential to increase the health and well-being of women and their families, and immediate postpartum birth control can lead to a […]
View Each State’s Efforts to Extend Medicaid Coverage to Postpartum Women
View Each State’s Efforts to Extend Medicaid Coverage to Postpartum Women
Extending Medicaid coverage to postpartum women beyond 60 days is emerging as a key state strategy to address the maternal mortality crisis. This interactive map and chart summarize proposed and […]
Addressing the Maternal Mortality Crisis in the Ambulatory Setting: A Quality Improvement Approach
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 […]
Stage-based implementation of immediated postpartum long-acting reversible contraception using a reproductive justice framework
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 […]
Nurse home-visitation and COVID-19 pandemic: Adjusting to meet the needs of families in complex times
Nurse home-visitation and COVID-19 pandemic: Adjusting to meet the needs of families in complex times
Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) is an evidence-based community health program that addresses disparities in the health and well-being of first-time families living in poverty. By pairing expectant mothers with specially-trained, registered […]
Iowa Program Targets Seat Belt Safety for Pregnant and Postpartum Women
Iowa Program Targets Seat Belt Safety for Pregnant and Postpartum Women
A multi-parter iniative in Iowa reports on their success creating a statewide social media campaign to remind pregnant and postpartum women that seat belts are safe for mom and safe […]
Spark Session: NewMomHealth.com: By moms, for moms
Spark Session: NewMomHealth.com: By moms, for moms
During this session, Dr. Kristin Tully discusses an online hub for postpartum health information and support. The site is open-access, non-commercial and co-designed with those we are seeking to serve. […]