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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.
Certified midwives tapped to eliminate ‘maternity care deserts,’ expand OB/GYN services in Illinois
Women's access to specialized health care is expanding in Illinois because of a collaboration between Bloomington's Advanced Women's Healthcare and OSF Healthcare to integrate certified midwives into OSF Healthcare's system.
Maternal and Child Health During COVID-19
To help hospitals and health systems address maternal and neonatal health during this public crisis, the AHA has assembled resources from across the field that you may find useful as you provide safe and high-quality care to mothers and babies during this time.
Nemours redefines pediatric care with at-home model
When a child has a medical need, they often aren’t sick enough to go into the hospital, they but still need more care than most families can offer at home. In June 2025, Nemours Children’s Health in Orlando, Fla. addressed exactly that situation with the launch of Advanced Care at Home.
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.
Maternal Health: Rural Maternity Care
Rural populations have limited access and availability of quality maternity care. With many labor and delivery units closing, hospitals and health systems are exploring various ways to provide maternity care. AHA highlights stories from rural hospitals below.
Infant Health
Infant mortality rate in the U.S is on a rise. These resources showcase ways hospitals and health systems are preventing infant mortality within and outside hospital walls.
Maternal Health: Person-centered Care
To work toward reducing known health disparities, AHA has developed numerous resources that emphasize the importance and impact of person-centered care.
A new program is working to fill gaps in Wyoming’s maternal health care
The closure of labor and delivery services at Evanston Regional Hospital last December left a significant gap in prenatal care in southwestern Wyoming. Utah-based Intermountain Health has stepped in to fill the gap, ensuring that patients wouldn't be left without care.
Maternal Health: Resources from the Field
These resources from expert professional groups can help hospitals optimize maternal safety and outcomes.