Maternal Health
To address preventable obstetric issues, Houston Methodist strengthens protocols with simulation training and communication tools like TeamSTEPPS.
The recent joining of resources between two regional hospitals will bring increased peace of mind to parents of newborns in the Laramie area of southeast Wyoming.
More than 5.5 million women live in counties with no or limited access to maternity care services, due to recent hospital closures and obstetric service reductions, according to a report released Sept. 10 by the March of Dimes.
Main Line Health’s strategic collection and utilization of data, as well as its targeted interventions to eliminate disparities within its community, have earned the not-for-profit health system the AHA’s 2024 Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award in the Transforming category.
Veronica Gillispie-Bell, M.D., OB-GYN at Ochsner Health, discusses successful strategies to reduce maternal morbidity after childbirth, and how these solutions should always start with equity at the forefront.
In this conversation, Veronica Gillispie-Bell, M.D., OB-GYN at Ochsner Health, discusses successful strategies to reduce maternal morbidity after childbirth, and how these solutions should always start with equity at the forefront.
The Guiding Recovery and Creating Empowerment (GRACE) program at Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge, La., provides nonjudgmental support and resources to women who need help with substance misuse during pregnancy.
The Department of Health and Human Services Aug. 27 announced it will award more than $558 million to support maternal health initiatives.
In recognition of Black Maternal Health Week and National Minority Health Month, join AHA and health care leaders from Cedars-Sinai, Memorial Healthcare System and Summa Health System as they highlight ways hospitals and health systems can partner with their communities to improve Black maternal…
The Listening to Women and Pregnant and Postpartum People, a program launched early 2024 at the MUSC Health, aims to reduce the barriers that have historically stood between Black women and the best care by using technology that’s already right in the moms’ pockets – their phones.