African American Maternal Health Policy

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Working Together to Reduce Black Maternal Mortality

(1 days ago) WEBWorking Together to Reduce Black Maternal Mortality. Print. April 8, 2024. Black Maternal Health Week is recognized each year from April 11-17 to bring attention and action in improving Black maternal …

https://www.cdc.gov/healthequity/features/maternal-mortality/index.html

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Solving the Black Maternal Health Crisis - Johns Hopkins

(4 days ago) WEBPolicy Solutions . Sixty-five percent of Black birthing people in the U.S. rely on Medicaid—the joint state and federal health care program for low-income …

https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2023/solving-the-black-maternal-health-crisis

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What drives Black maternal health inequities in the U.S.

(4 days ago) WEBThe United States is the only industrialized nation where Black maternal health is getting worse, said Donna Bryson, a U.S. national affairs editor for the Reuters …

https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/population-care/what-drives-black-maternal-health-inequities-us

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A Systematic Policy Review of Black Maternal Health …

(3 days ago) WEBBackground: Black women in the United States experience maternal mortality three to four times more often than white women (1, 2).States vary in degree of …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8566737/

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Black Mamas Matter Alliance - Advancing Black …

(9 days ago) WEBThe Black Mamas Matter Alliance serves as a national entity working to advance black maternal health, rights, and justice, and uplifts the work of locally based, black women-led maternal health initiatives …

https://blackmamasmatter.org/

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Maternal Health Policy Brief: The American Rescue Plan …

(1 days ago) WEBThe Maternal Health Initiative's first policy brief covers two major policies proposed to address maternal health in the United States. The American Rescue Plan was enacted on March 11, and the Black Maternal Health …

https://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/maternal-health-policy-brief-american-rescue-plan-and-2021-black-maternal-health

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Policies Reducing Maternal Morbidity Mortality …

(1 days ago) WEBIntroduction. There is a maternal health crisis in the United States. The number of pregnant and birthing people dying more than doubled between 1987 and …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2021/nov/policies-reducing-maternal-morbidity-mortality-enhancing-equity

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Closing the Coverage Gap Would Improve Black Maternal …

(7 days ago) WEBPolicymakers are paying long-overdue attention to reducing high and increasing rates of deaths and severe health complications among Black people who give birth. Comprehensively addressing this …

https://www.cbpp.org/research/health/closing-the-coverage-gap-would-improve-black-maternal-health

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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Maternal Mortality in the …

(7 days ago) WEBObjectives. To better understand racial and ethnic disparities in US maternal mortality. Methods. We analyzed 2016–2017 vital statistics mortality data with …

https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306375

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Racial Disparities in Maternal Health U.S. Commission on Civil …

(9 days ago) WEBSeptember 15, 2021. This report examines the federal role in addressing racial disparities in maternal health, including negative pregnancy-related health …

https://www.usccr.gov/reports/2021/racial-disparities-maternal-health

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A Proclamation on Black Maternal Health Week, 2024

(3 days ago) WEB2024. During Black Maternal Health Week, we recommit to ending the maternal health crisis that is taking the lives of far too many of our Nation’s mothers. …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/04/10/a-proclamation-on-black-maternal-health-week-2024/

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State Health Policy Resources toPromote Black Maternal Health …

(7 days ago) WEBEach year approximately 700 women die in the United States as a result of pregnancy or related complications, and Black women are more than three times more …

https://nashp.org/state-health-policy-resources-to-promote-black-maternal-health-and-equity-2022/

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Listen to the Whispers before They Become Screams: Addressing …

(3 days ago) WEB1. Introduction. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that 50,000 women in the United States (U.S.) suffer from pregnancy …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9914526/

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Black Maternal Mortality-The Elephant in the Room - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBMaternal mortality is a growing problem in the United States. Black maternal mortality is 4x higher and is a public health crisis. It is a problem for Black American women and …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7384760/

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Black Women's Maternal Health - National Partnership for Women …

(8 days ago) WEB“The Disproportional Impact of COVID-19 on African Americans,” Health and Human Rights Journal, December 2020, https: Pass a National Paid Leave Policy. Paid …

https://nationalpartnership.org/report/black-womens-maternal-health/

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Black Maternal Health and the Black Family ACOG

(Just Now) WEBI honor Black History Month by being a community educator and advocate for Black Maternal Health. Teaching patients, students, residents, hospital staff, and the …

https://www.acog.org/news/news-articles/2022/02/black-maternal-health-and-the-black-family

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Federal Public Policy and Legislative Solutions for Improving …

(1 days ago) WEBBlack Maternal Health Momnibus Act (H.R. 959/S. 346), which seeks to end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in the United States and reduce …

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

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What are the Implications of the Dobbs Ruling for Racial …

(2 days ago) WEBSix in ten of Black (60%) and AIAN (59%) women ages 18-49 live in states with abortion bans or restrictions (Figure 3).Just over half (53%) of White women ages …

https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/issue-brief/what-are-the-implications-of-the-dobbs-ruling-for-racial-disparities/

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A Systematic Policy Review of Black Maternal Health-Related …

(1 days ago) WEBBackground: Black women in the United States experience maternal mortality three to four times more often than white women (1, 2). States vary in degree …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34746071/

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Why are Black maternal mortality rates so high?

(1 days ago) WEBMaternal mortality rates: Black vs. white in the U.S. Based on most recent estimates, non-Hispanic Black women are 2.6 times more likely to die from pregnancy …

https://mcpress.mayoclinic.org/pregnancy/black-maternal-mortality-rate/

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FACTSHEET: BLACK MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH

(8 days ago) WEBthe U.S.2 Maternal mental health problems are considered a major global public health challenge;2 worldwide, about 10% of pregnant women and 13% of women who have …

https://blackmamasmatter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Factsheet-Black-Maternal-Mental-Health.pdf

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Preventing Infant and Maternal Mortality: State Policy Options

(9 days ago) WEBThe maternal mortality rate for African American women is 42 per 100,000 live births. For non-Hispanic white women, the rate is 12 per 100,000. The Health …

https://www.ncsl.org/health/preventing-infant-and-maternal-mortality-state-policy-options

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Advancing Racial Equity in U.S. Health Care: State Disparities

(6 days ago) WEBZinzi D. Bailey, Justin M. Feldman, and Mary T. Bassett, “How Structural Racism Works — Racist Policies as a Root Cause of U.S. Racial Health Inequities,” …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2024/apr/advancing-racial-equity-us-health-care

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How we got here: Georgia’s maternal health crisis – WABE

(9 days ago) WEBPart 1 How we got here: Georgia’s maternal health crisis “Poor women, rural women, African-American women do not have the access to medical care that we …

https://www.wabe.org/how-we-got-here-georgias-maternal-health-crisis/

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Frontiers A Systematic Policy Review of Black Maternal Health …

(Just Now) WEBA Systematic Policy Review of Black Maternal Health-Related Policies Proposed Federally and in Massachusetts: 2010–2020. The policy priorities of …

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.664659/full

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Maternal & New Parent Mental Health NAMI

(8 days ago) WEBThe statistics around maternal and new parent mental health conditions are eye-opening: Each year, 500,000 pregnant women in the U.S. will experience a mental health …

https://www.nami.org/your-journey/maternal-new-parent-mental-health/

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Maternal and Child Health Policy Innovation Program HRSA

(2 days ago) WEBThe purpose of the Maternal and Child Health Policy Innovation Program (MCH PIP) is to support innovative city, county, or state-level policy initiatives that …

https://www.hrsa.gov/grants/find-funding/HRSA-24-037

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Maternal mental health focus of state committee, local organizations

(9 days ago) WEBMaternal Mental Health Hotline: call or text 1-833-852-6262 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: call or text 988 Send story tips or ideas to Hannah Edelman at …

https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/health/2024/04/24/delaware-maternal-mental-health-focus-of-state-committee-local-organizations/73413432007/

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