Access To Maternal Healthcare

Listing Websites about Access To Maternal Healthcare

Filter Type:

Millions of Americans are losing access to maternal care.

(6 days ago) WEBAccess to maternity care is decreasing in the parts of the U.S. that need it the most, affecting nearly 7 million women of childbearing age and some 500,000 babies. That's according to a report

https://www.npr.org/2022/10/12/1128335563/maternity-care-deserts-march-of-dimes-report

Category:  Health Show Health

7 keys to improving U.S. maternal health now

(4 days ago) WEB“The administration has correctly noted that the maternal health crisis is at the intersection of multiple complex issues, including health equity, adequate access to health care, socioeconomic factors and more, making the maternal health crisis an …

https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/public-health/7-keys-improving-us-maternal-health-now

Category:  Health Show Health

STRATEGIES AND ACTIONS: IMPROVING MATERNAL …

(5 days ago) WEBHealth insurance coverage is a key determinant of health care access and utilization. 156 Payors – including private health insurers, state-based Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) -- can play a key role in addressing maternal health by helping to ensure affordability of and access to high quality preconception

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK568218/

Category:  Health Show Health

HHS to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes with New …

(6 days ago) WEBExpanding access to proven maternal health care best practices and initiatives will help moms and their children thrive.” “CMS is taking a comprehensive, evidence-based approach to achieve our goal of making tangible improvements in maternal health and birth outcomes,” said CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure.

https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/hhs-improve-maternal-health-outcomes-new-cms-care-model-expands-access-services-other-proven

Category:  Health Show Health

Maternal health - World Health Organization (WHO)

(9 days ago) WEBMaternal & Perinatal Health - Dr Femi Oladapo: HRP@50 Expert Series. WHO is supporting countries to deliver integrated, evidence-based and cost-effective care for mothers and babies during pregnancy, …

https://www.who.int/health-topics/maternal-health

Category:  Health Show Health

New March of Dimes Research Shows Access to Maternity Care …

(3 days ago) WEBMarch of Dimes is releasing these expanded, state-by-state in-depth reports that examine factors that impact access to care, health outcomes, and unique barriers for all pregnant persons in maternity care deserts. This new data shows increasing areas with less access to care, impacting women before, during and after their pregnancy journey.

https://www.marchofdimes.org/about/news/new-march-dimes-research-shows-access-to-maternity-care-worsening-millions-women-us

Category:  Health Show Health

MATERNAL HEALTH - 2022 National Healthcare …

(5 days ago) WEBMorbidity and Mortality. Across the United States in 2020, 861 maternal deaths occurred during delivery or within 42 days of delivery. The maternal mortality rate in 2020 was 23.8 deaths per 100,000 live births, an …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK587184/

Category:  Health Show Health

WHITE HOUSE BLUEPRINT FOR ADDRESSING THE …

(3 days ago) WEBGoal 1: Increase Access to and Coverage of Comprehensive High-Quality Maternal Health Services, Including Behavioral Health Services Everyone deserves the peace of mind health insurance brings

https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Maternal-Health-Blueprint.pdf

Category:  Health Show Health

How We Improve Maternal Health HRSA

(6 days ago) WEBGoal 1: Increase access to and coverage of comprehensive high-quality maternal health services, including behavioral health services. Expand the Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies Program. Establish a national, confidential, 24-hour, toll-free hotline for pregnant individuals and new mothers facing mental health challenges.

https://www.hrsa.gov/maternal-health

Category:  Health Show Health

FACT SHEET: President Biden’s and Vice President Harris's …

(6 days ago) WEB• A Maternal Mental Health Hotline: Providers will be trained on mental health during pregnancy, and women will have access to a national, confidential, 24-hour, toll-free hotline if they are

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/06/24/fact-sheet-president-bidens-maternal-health-blueprint-delivers-for-women-mothers-and-families/

Category:  Health Show Health

Strengthening Maternal Health HHS.gov

(7 days ago) WEBStrengthening Maternal Health. The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate among high-income countries. Addressing the maternity care crisis is a top priority at HHS. We are committed to supporting safe pregnancies and childbirth, eliminating pregnancy-related health disparities, and improving health outcomes for …

https://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/maternal-health/index.html

Category:  Health Show Health

New global targets to prevent maternal deaths

(6 days ago) WEBToday the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNFPA launched five critical targets to help countries get back on track in reducing preventable maternal deaths, and for tracking progress against the Sustainable Development Goals.Globally, maternal mortality declined by more than a third from 2000 to 2017. Yet, tragically, an estimated …

https://www.who.int/news/item/05-10-2021-new-global-targets-to-prevent-maternal-deaths

Category:  Health Show Health

Maternal mortality - World Health Organization (WHO)

(7 days ago) WEBTo improve maternal health, barriers that limit access to quality maternal health services must be identified and addressed at both health system and societal levels. North D. Decomposing the urban–rural inequalities in the utilisation of maternal health care services: evidence from 27 selected countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Reprod

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/maternal-mortality

Category:  Health Show Health

Federal Public Policy and Legislative Solutions for Improving …

(1 days ago) WEBaccess to comprehensive care and persistent racial disparities in health and health care. To help improve maternal health, we support the federal public policy and legislative actions discussed below. Initiatives . At the federal level, a number of legislative initiatives specific to maternal mortality have been introduced.

https://www.aha.org/system/files/media/file/2021/04/Federal-maternal-health-policies_April%202021.pdf

Category:  Health Show Health

Improving Access to Maternal Health Care in Rural Communities

(9 days ago) WEBA lack of access to maternal health care can result in a number of negative maternal health outcomes including premature birth, low-birth weight, maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and increased risk of postpartum depression. Poor or absent prenatal care can contribute to these outcomes.

https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/OMH/equity-initiatives/rural-health/09032019-Maternal-Health-Care-in-Rural-Communities.pdf

Category:  Health Show Health

Community-Based Models to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes …

(7 days ago) WEBAbstract. Issue: In the United States, high spending on maternity care does not translate to better maternal health outcomes. People of color, particularly Black and Indigenous women, are at heightened risk for negative outcomes. Goal: To examine models for delivering maternity care that could improve outcomes and reduce racial inequities in …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2021/mar/community-models-improve-maternal-outcomes-equity

Category:  Health Show Health

Challenges in Maternal and Child Health Services Delivery and …

(3 days ago) WEB1. Introduction. Maternal and child health (MCH) is a global priority that has been continually discussed for many decades; it is one of the essential public health services [1,2].According to a study by the United Nations Interagency Group, 295 thousand maternal deaths per year were estimated in 2017, and there were 18 neonatal deaths …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8306470/

Category:  Health Show Health

Restoring Access to Maternity Care in Rural America

(Just Now) WEBCreating Networks of Maternity Providers. In response to worsening access to maternity services in rural areas, the federal Office of Rural Health Policy created the RMOMS (Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies) grant program in 2019. The goal is to encourage a range of health care providers — primary care clinicians, …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/2021/sep/restoring-access-maternity-care-rural-america

Category:  Health Show Health

Healey-Driscoll administration releases reports on access to maternal

(7 days ago) WEBFollowing the closure of the obstetrics inpatient service at UMass Memorial Health Care ’s Leominster campus on September 23, 2023, Governor Healey ordered a review of maternal health care across the state, with a focus on health equity and health outcomes, as well as a review of regional access to essential services in the North …

https://www.mass.gov/news/healey-driscoll-administration-releases-reports-on-access-to-maternal-health-care-and-essential-services-in-massachusetts

Category:  Health Show Health

Access to Maternal Healthcare - RHIhub Toolkit - Rural Health Info

(2 days ago) WEBA web-based tool based on the guidelines of several national health organizations allowing states to develop standardized assessments for levels of maternal and neonatal care by facility, distribution of staff, and services offered. Discusses the loss of access to obstetric services in rural community hospitals.

https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/toolkits/maternal-health/4/access-to-maternal-care

Category:  Health Show Health

How CMS might use Medicare to improve maternal health

(8 days ago) WEBRacial disparities and an overall lack of access to quality maternal care are the main issues CMS said it is aiming to set a higher standard for how maternal health services are delivered and

https://www.modernhealthcare.com/policy/cms-medicare-standards-maternal-health

Category:  Health Show Health

Preventing maternal and child mortality: upcoming WHO …

(Just Now) WEBGlobal progress on improving maternal, newborn, and child survival has stalled. Many regions of the world continue to experience persistently high rates of maternal and child mortality, and despite improvements between 2000 and 2015, progress is now stagnating (1). The combination of ongoing and new conflicts, climate change, …

https://pmnch.who.int/news-and-events/news/item/20-05-2024-preventing-maternal-and-child-mortality-upcoming-who-resolution-must-galvanise-action-to-tackle-the-unacceptable-weight-of-preventable-deaths

Category:  Health Show Health

Women's Access to Healthcare - Georgia OBGYN Presentation

(1 days ago) WEBHowever, approximately 700 pregnant women die each year in the U.S due to pregnancy and complications (CDC, 2018)1. Even more, it is reported that more than half of these deaths are due to preventable factors, such as having access to quality maternal health care (Building U.S. Capacity to Review and Prevent Maternal Deaths, 2018)2.

https://www.slideshare.net/GACommissionOnWomen/womens-access-to-healthcare-georgia-obgyn-presentation

Category:  Health Show Health

Mental health conditions driving an alarming rise in maternal …

(9 days ago) WEBMental health conditions, the leading underlying cause of pregnancy-related deaths in the country, are driving an alarming rise in maternal mortality rates, which climbed roughly 60 percent

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4616348-maternal-mental-health-crisis-pregnant-wom/

Category:  Health Show Health

Maternal inequality: scoping the threats and reflecting on our

(3 days ago) WEBWhere reductions in maternal mortality over time are observed, they are associated with access to good quality reproductive health and maternity care, whereas conditions that create barriers to sexual and reproductive health services are where inequalities flourish. The UN 2024 report on the state of world population2 has …

https://ebn.bmj.com/content/early/2024/05/31/ebnurs-2024-104098

Category:  Health Show Health

Beyond Birth: Exploring Stories of Motherhood and Health Care

(8 days ago) WEBLaura LaPorte, LCSW, manager of the Perinatal Depression Program at Endeavor Health, shares how the system meets the mental health needs of new parents through the Mom’s Line. The country’s first 24/7 maternal mental health hotline offers new parents access to mental health resources wherever and whenever they need it.

https://www.aha.org/news/blog/2024-05-28-beyond-birth-exploring-stories-motherhood-and-health-care

Category:  Health Show Health

Enhancing Consumer Awareness Improves Access to Risk …

(4 days ago) WEBA lack of consumer awareness is associated with poor health outcomes and can create gaps in access to RAC. Providers have an important role in improving consumer awareness by educating their patients about their pregnancy risk factors and levels of maternal care, while also having adequate awareness about levels of maternal care …

https://www.astho.org/topic/brief/enhancing-consumer-awareness-improves-access-to-risk-appropriate-care/

Category:  Health Show Health

State lawmakers look for solutions to Georgia’s maternal mortality …

(7 days ago) WEBJan 5, 2024. With Georgia’s maternal mortality rates among the worst in the country, state lawmakers and advocates gathered on Thursday to share ideas and solutions to improve outcomes. The

https://www.ajc.com/news/health-news/state-lawmakers-look-for-solutions-to-georgias-maternal-mortality-crisis/QWLX2FIBNRDNVGJHUTZIADBVHU/

Category:  Health Show Health

ADVANCING HOLISTIC MATERNAL CARE FOR BLACK WOMEN …

(5 days ago) WEBcontraception and abortion have dominated recent political attacks on health care. These policy efforts directly impact Black women and families. They also have the potential to completely derail Black women’s access to health care and, in turn, instigate and perpetuate poor reproductive and maternal health outcomes. While addressing

https://blackmamasmatter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/BMMA-PolicyAgenda-Digital.pdf

Category:  Health Show Health

Pulitzer Center backs Illuminator project on maternal health care

(3 days ago) WEBA year-long reporting project to examine barriers to maternal health care access in rural Louisiana has received support from the renowned Pulitzer Center, the organization announced Friday. New

https://www.yahoo.com/news/pulitzer-center-backs-illuminator-project-165839334.html

Category:  Health Show Health

Barriers to Accessing Maternal Care in Low Income Countries in …

(3 days ago) WEB2.2. Definitions. In this review, we used the World Health Organization’s definition of maternal health as women’s health during pregnancy, delivery, and the immediate period after childbirth []. Maternal healthcare access was defined as access related to utilization of maternal healthcare services, timely decision to seek care, …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7344902/

Category:  Health Show Health

Using mHealth to reduce disparities in Black maternal health

(3 days ago) WEBIn this study, seven group interviews were held with Black mothers, their support persons, and healthcare providers in rural Georgia to aid in the development of the Prevent Maternal Mortality Using Mobile Technology (PM 3) mobile health (mHealth) application.Group interviews included questions about (1) post-birth experiences; (2) …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/17455057241239769

Category:  Health Show Health

The implications of using maternity care deserts to measure …

(8 days ago) WEBThe maternal mortality rate in the United States (U.S.), 32.9 deaths per 100,000 live births as of 2021, is the highest among developed countries and has increased by 89% since 2018 [1, 2].There is evidence that upwards of 80% of maternal deaths in the U.S. are preventable [].Among the factors contributing to the maternal mortality crisis in …

https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-024-11135-4

Category:  Health Show Health

Health Data and Statistics Georgia Department of Public Health

(Just Now) WEBThe Georgia Department of Public Health has two ways to access Georgia’s public health data: The Online Analytical Statistical Information System (OASIS) is a web-based tool that will allow you to access publicly available health data and statistics for the state of Georgia. The Public Health Information Portal (PHIP) is an online data

https://dph.georgia.gov/about-dph/health-data-and-statistics

Category:  Health Show Health

Infant Mortality Georgia Department of Public Health

(Just Now) WEBInfant Mortality. Infant mortality is the death of an infant before his or her first birthday. The infant mortality rate is the number of infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. In addition to giving us key information about maternal and infant health, the infant mortality rate is an important marker of the overall health of a society.

https://dph.georgia.gov/infant-mortality

Category:  Health Show Health

Avera granted $5.4 million to improve maternal, infant healthcare

(2 days ago) WEB1:17. The Avera Research Institute has received a $5.4 million grant from the federal Healthy Start initiative to improve both maternal and infant health, according to a Tuesday press release. The

https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/local/2024/05/29/avera-granted-5-4-million-to-improve-maternal-infant-healthcare/73884128007/

Category:  Health Show Health

Kim’s bipartisan bill aims to bridge gap in rural maternal health …

(8 days ago) WEBRipon Advance Bipartisan legislation offered on Tuesday by U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) would require an assessment of obstetric training needs for the nation’s rural healthcare facilities that lack dedicated obstetric units. “One’s zip code should not determine one’s access to health care. Unfortunately, many women in rural areas face …

https://youngkim.house.gov/2024/05/16/kims-bipartisan-bill-aims-to-bridge-gap-in-rural-maternal-health-care/

Category:  Health Show Health

Filter Type: