Maternal Health
The AHA and 114 other national organizations urged leaders from the House and Senate to swiftly pass the bipartisan Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act (H.R. 4995) and the bipartisan Helping MOMS Act of 2020 (H.R. 4996).
Letter from AHA and other national organizations to congressional leaders urging passage of two maternal health quality improvement bills.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced the Geographic Direct Contracting Model (known as 鈥淕eo鈥) through which participants will take responsibility for the total cost of care for a portion of all Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries in a specific region.
March of Dimes鈥 Implicit Bias Training, called 鈥淎wareness to Action: Dismantling Bias in Maternal and Infant Healthcare鈩 ,鈥 is a unique in-person or virtual learning experience that provides authentic, compelling content for health care providers caring for women before, during and after pregnancy.
In this podcast, we discuss the benefits of March of Dimes鈥檚 implicit bias training program titled, Breaking through Implicit Bias in Maternal Health Care.
As we celebrate National Rural Health Day on Nov. 19, it鈥檚 important to recognize the work rural hospitals are doing to improve access to maternal care for mothers living in rural communities, writes Priya Bathija, AHA鈥檚 vice president of strategic initiatives.
Brookings Health System established the state鈥檚 first free doula program for delivery and postpartum care, staffed by volunteers. The nine-year old program also receives high marks from patients and hospital staff.
As we celebrate National Rural Health Day on Nov. 19, it鈥檚 important to recognize the work rural hospitals are doing to improve access to maternal care for mothers living in rural communities, writes Priya Bathija, AHA鈥檚 vice president of strategic initiatives.
More than 700 women die from pregnancy- and delivery-related complications every year, with thousands more suffering from severe health problems related to pregnancy, write AHA鈥檚 Robyn Begley, R.N., senior vice president and chief nursing officer and CEO of the American Organization for Nursing鈥
There are so many statistics being shared related to maternal mortality in the United States 鈥 but what is the real story?