Maternal Health
A new blog, part of the Keeping Care Close to Home initiative, discusses how connected care networks are essential to sustaining rural maternal care.
Rural hospitals are developing trusted relationships, infrastructure and networks that connect maternal health clinicians and patients with specialized clinical expertise, workforce support, technology and other resources. Avera Health, Dartmouth Health, Banner Health and Rochester Regional Health…
A new AHA Market Scan Trailblazers report explores how hospitals and health systems are expanding access to high-quality prenatal and obstetrical care in rural and underserved areas with remote teleultrasound (TUS).
The Department of Health and Human Services Oct. 9 announced the launch of its Newborn Essentials Support Toolkit Program, which, through partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s CDC Foundation, provides families with a one-time kit of essential newborn postpartum supplies…
This Trailblazers report explores how hospitals and health systems are expanding access to prenatal care in underserved areas with teleultrasound.
A study by the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center found that between 2007 and 2023, the percentage of midwife-attended births rose in both rural and urban settings and was higher in states that had full midwifery practice authority policies. The study, supported by the…
As part of the AHA’s Opportunities for Innovations in Rural Maternal Care initiative, a recent Commonwealth Fund blog discusses strategies hospitals can use to sustain maternal care within the communities they serve.
In part three of the AHA’s special Advancing Health podcast series, hear how hospitals are using technology-enabled care and strong regional partnerships to connect rural communities with clinical expertise and expand access to nearby maternal care. Featured in this episode are leaders from Avera…
Hear how hospitals are using technology-enabled care and strong regional partnerships to connect rural communities with clinical expertise and expand access to nearby maternal care.
The Health Resources and Services Administration has awarded approximately $7 million in grants to seven recipients in the fiscal year 2026 cohort of its Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies Program.