Maternal and Child Health Resource Repository

In this second session of our Building Healthier Futures: Securing Grant Funding for Maternal and Child Health Programs webinar series, attendees will learn from maternal and child health leaders as they share proven strategies for identifying funding opportunities, designing impactful programs and sustaining initiatives over time. This session will highlight how strong funder relationships and thoughtful planning can drive long-term success in maternal and child health programming.

The Social Security Administration today announced actions to help parents enroll newborns in Trump Accounts, which are investment accounts for children under age 18 established by the July 2025 reconciliation bill. The agency said that next week it will begin updating guidance for hospitals to include Trump Account enrollment information.

Sara Bode, M.D., pediatrician and medical director of School Health Services at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and Carneshia Edwards, lead of the Kindergarten Readiness program at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, share how pediatric providers are using literacy screenings during routine well-child visits to identify developmental needs early, connect families with resources and improve long-term outcomes. LISTEN NOW 

From the exam room to the classroom, discover how early literacy is transforming children's health and future success.

Through expert perspectives, real-world examples and direct engagement with funders, Building Healthier Futures will guide hospitals in understanding the grant funding landscape, strengthening their development strategies and building lasting partnerships that support healthier outcomes for mothers and children.

The AHA invites hospital leaders from organizations that care for children with medical complexities to join a roundtable for peer learning, collaboration and knowledge sharing.

Emergency department visits for suspected suicide attempts from 2021-2025 were highest among adolescents age 12-17 at 24.8%, according to a report released June 25 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

At Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns in San Diego, Nick Saade, M.D., saw the patient experience from a different perspective — as a husband and expectant father.

The Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal and Child Health Bureau has announced grant opportunities available supporting maternal and child health initiatives.

Southwest Health's Kevin Carr, M.D., family medicine physician, and Melissa Carr, M.D., OB/GYN, reflect on the joy of practicing medicine together, delivering babies side by side, and caring for generations of families in rural Wisconsin as a father-daughter duo.

A report issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention June 11 found that 15.2% of pregnant women in the U.S. reported current alcohol consumption.

In this episode, Stormee Williams, M.D., senior vice president and chief health equity officer at Children's Health, shares how her team is identifying food insecurity, why access to healthy food matters just as much as access to food itself.

A recording of a free webinar on maternity care coding hosted by the American Medical Association on June 2 is now available. Registration is required to view the recording.

As childhood literacy rates decline across the United States, Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, is stepping up with an innovative approach — conducting reading screenings in pediatric clinics.

Dartmouth Health Children’s has launched a new season of its “Heads Up” mental health awareness series focused on children, titled “Heads Up: Foundations for Youth Mental Health.”

President Trump signed an executive order May 29 that directs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to review a scientific assessment by the Department of Health and Human Services on childhood vaccine recommendations from other developed nations.

Two hospitals in Anchorage, Alaska, recently received a special delivery of kindness from a local 12-year-old who gifted more than 100 Easter baskets to young patients.

PeaceHealth St. Joseph in Bellingham, Wash., is supporting its most vulnerable patients by expanding access to donor breast milk for premature and at-risk newborns, ensuring they receive critical nutrition in their first days of life.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation has enrolled 25 doula trainees from 14 counties across the state in its latest class, continuing an effort to strengthen maternal health outcomes, particularly in underserved and rural communities.

Enhanced infection prevention measures in neonatal intensive care units have been shown to significantly reduce the spread of hospital‑acquired viral infections among highly vulnerable infants, according to a study led by Oregon Health & Science University.