Maternal Health
The U.S. birth rate declined by 1% in 2025, according to preliminary data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge, La. is widening its maternal health innovation through a new partnership that is bringing the Oli wearable sensor device into clinical use as part of an international research study.
The American Hospital Association is partnering with Epic on the Safer Births Postpartum Hemorrhage Collaborative, a nationwide eight-month-long initiative to help care teams better identify, prepare for and respond to PPH by implementing evidence-based digital tools that support rapid, coordinated…
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) has launched its inaugural group of 11 Project M.O.M. catalyst site hospitals, marking a major step forward in addressing maternal overdose mortality across the state.
Storks delivering babies may be a flight of fancy, but a real South Dakota maternal-fetal medicine specialist flies hundreds of miles each week to reach rural patients who would otherwise face hours-long drives for specialized care.
The U.S. maternal mortality rate fell to 17.9 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2024, statistically similar to the 2023 rate of 18.6 per 100,000, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The AHA and Epic are launching the Safer Births PPH Collaborative, a seven-month initiative designed to support hospitals in reducing postpartum hemorrhage through a combination of structured learning and peer engagement.
The AHA supports policies and legislation that enable rural hospitals to care for their communities. The Rural Advocacy Agenda outlines some key areas of focus for our 2026 advocacy agenda.
Congress has passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 (H.R.7148), which consists of a short-term continuing resolution for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations bill and a package of five full-year appropriations bills, containing conferenced legislation for the…
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A new blog shares key takeaways from the AHA’s Better Health for Mothers and Babies webinar series, where hospitals share how they are putting the initiative’s four core principles into action.