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Black women are three to four times more likely to experience a pregnancy or childbirth-related death than White women. The health and well-being of women on their maternal journey – before, during and after childbirth are critical aspects of equitable health care.

Priya Bathija, AHA’s vice president of strategic initiatives, shares digital health strategies from CommonSpirit Health and Boston Medical Center to help expecting and new moms communicate with their care teams.

Over the past few years, we have seen an increase in tech-based approaches to improving maternal outcomes and the birthing journey.

Multiple states have reported parechovirus (PeV) cases in newborns and young infants since May, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention alerted clinicians and public health departments yesterday.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services June 30 approved a state plan amendment allowing Washington state to extend postpartum coverage from 60 days to 12 months after pregnancy for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program enrollees under the American Rescue Plan Act.

In this Advancing Health podcast, Priya Bathija, AHA’s vice president of strategic initiatives, sits down with leaders from ChristianaCare and Omaha-based Children’s Hospital & Medical Center to discuss the ongoing infant formula shortag

The AHA will continue to monitor the baby formula supply shortage and work with hospitals to ensure access to the needed supplies. Explore AHA’s and resources from the FDA, White House, HHS and others on this page.

Recently, families across the nation are struck with a shortage of infant formula, causing ripples of misinformation.

The CDC endorsed Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6-17.

Following today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a statement from AHA General Counsel.

We expect that today’s decision will have practical impacts on hospitals and health systems, including on health care provided across state lines, EMTALA obligations, maternal health care, the clinician-patient relationship, medical education and access to care for individuals regardless of socioeconomic status.

We expect that today’s decision will have practical impacts on hospitals and health systems, including on health care provided across state lines, EMTALA obligations, maternal health care, the clinician-patient relationship, medical education and access to care for individuals regardless of socioeconomic status.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices today unanimously recommended Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6-11 and adolescents aged 12-17. The FDA last week authorized the vaccine for these ages. If the CDC endorses ACIP’s recommendation, the Moderna vaccine would join the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine currently available for these age groups.

July 28, 3 – 4:30 p.m. ET | 2-3:30 p.m. CT Are you struggling with how to begin to discuss racism in maternal care?

In this Members in Action podcast, Julia Resnick, director of strategic initiatives at the AHA, and Thomas Harris, Jr., Executive Vice President of Operations at Gillette Children’s in Saint Paul, Minnesota, discuss how Gillette Children’s virtual rehab program has enabled them to better serve their patients.

The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on Saturday recommended the Moderna vaccine and the Pfizervaccine for children of certain ages.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today approved state plan amendments allowing Maine, Minnesota, New Mexico and Washington, D.C., to extend postpartum coverage from 60 days to 12 months after pregnancy for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program enrollees under the American Rescue Plan Act

The AHA launched a new video offering a simple, but stark look at the reality of the numbers of children getting infected, hospitalized and dying from COVID-19

An initial 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine are available for children under age 5 if the Food and Drug Administration authorizes and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for children in this age group, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Dawn O’Connell said yesterday during a White House briefing. 

The Health Resources and Services Administration has released a report evaluating the Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies Program.