Advisory
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has taken on the goal of eliminating maternal mortality and reducing severe morbidity through our Better He
Zika Infant and Pregnancy Links
Infant Related
- CDC interim guidelines for U.S. health care providers caring for infants born to mothers who traveled or lived in an infected area
- Q&As for Pediatric Healthcare Workers
- Facts about Microcephaly
- Maternal-Fetal Health Planning Resource
- Supporting Children with Special Healthcare Needs Planning Resource
Pregnancy Related
- Protecting Pregnant Women and Babies Factsheet
- Vital Signs: Update on Zika Virus–Associated Birth Defects and Evaluation of All U.S. Infants with Congenital Zika Virus Exposure — U.S. Zika Pregnancy Registry, 2016
- Update: Interim Guidelines for Health Care Providers Caring for Pregnant Women and Women of Reproductive Age with Possible Zika Virus Exposure — United States, March 25, 2016
- CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: Preventing Transmission of Zika Virus in Labor and Delivery Settings Through Implementation of Standard Precautions — United States, March 22, 2016
- CDC interim guidelines for U.S. health care providers caring for pregnant women who recently traveled to infected areas
- Interim Guidelines for Pregnant Women During a Zika Virus Outbreak -- United States, 2016
- Q&As for Obstetrical Healthcare Providers
- Q&As for pregnant women
- Zika and Pregnancy
Related Resources
Guides/Reports
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Letter
AHA, health organizations encourage Congressional leaders to advance the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness & Advancing Innovation
The AHA has supported CMS’s efforts over the last several years to modernize the Medicaid managed care regulations to more closely align with the M
Letter
A coalition of 40 health care and public health organizations, including the AHA urge the Senate to quickly pass the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and…
Letter
AHA letter to Speaker Ryan and Minority Leader Pelosi expressing strong support for House passage of H.R.1318, the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act.