Maternal Health
Hospitals have improved outcomes for patients who have just given birth with silicone wristbands that read, “I Gave Birth,” a simple visual reminder for mothers and their caregivers
More than two decades after its launch, Ascension Wisconsin’s Blanket of Love program continues to help families thrive by providing expectant parents with access to critical health, education and community resources.
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation has launched the Advancing Doulas and Perinatal Teams Toolkit, a new resource designed to help hospitals better integrate doulas into maternal care teams and improve outcomes for mothers and infants.
Through interviews, site visits and focus groups, the AHA gathered insights from hospital leaders to identify practical strategies, lessons learned and real-world examples. Together, these insights offer a roadmap for rural hospitals working to strengthen maternal care.
The Health Resources and Services Administration’s Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies Program has released a report highlighting how three rural maternal health networks funded by the agency expanded maternity care access from September 2021 through August 2025.…
The AHA provided comments July 21 to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on price transparency, nursing workforce and rural obstetrics legislation that the committee considered during a markup held July 22.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services July 14 issued a proposed rule that would update physician fee schedule (PFS) payments for calendar year (CY) 2027.
Join us for a series of webinars on securing grant funds for maternal and child health initiatives.
Maternal and child health leaders will share proven strategies for identifying funding opportunities, designing impactful programs and sustaining initiatives over time.
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.