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"Walk Alongside Them": Beacon Health's Efforts to Reduce Maternal and Infant Mortality

In this conversation, Beacon Health System's Kimberly Green Reeves, vice president of community impact and partnerships, and Cassy White, director of community impact, share how data, care coordination and community involvement are helping reduce infant mortality in Michigan and Indiana.
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UAMS Center for Women and Infants’ Health expands postpartum outreach program

Nurses from the Arkansas Center for Women & Infants’ Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have launched an outreach initiative to support postpartum mothers.
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New webpage on postpartum hemorrhage offers actionable resources for hospitals

The AHA has published a webpage that highlights facts, causes, effects and solutions that hospitals and health systems can use for reducing the risk and severity of postpartum hemorrhage.
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Hospitals Are Prioritizing Maternal Health to Improve Patient Safety

Hospitals are prioritizing maternal health by focusing on patient safety throughout pregnancy, childbirth and beyond.

Maternal Health: Improving Quality Outcomes

Designing care that improves quality and patient safety contributes to improved pregnancy outcomes. These AHA resources highlight success stories of hospitals and health systems that focus on models of care aimed at improving their maternal care quality and outcomes.
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Study examines declines in availability of hospital-based obstetric services by county

A study published Jan. 7 by the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center examined the availability of hospital-based obstetric services in the U.S. by county from 2010-2023. It found 293 counties (8.6%) nationwide lost all hospital-based obstetric services during that period.
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Northwestern CDH TeamSTEPPS Success Story

Leaders choose TeamSTEPPS because it integrates well with existing patient safety program and starts rollout in Women and Children’s division.
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Houston Methodist Willowbrook TeamSTEPPS Success Story

To address preventable obstetric issues, Houston Methodist strengthens protocols with simulation training and communication tools like TeamSTEPPS.
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CMS no longer requiring states to report immunizations for children, pregnant women 

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Dec. 30 that it will no longer require states to report measures reflecting the immunization status of children and pregnant women, but states can still report that information voluntarily.