You’ve likely heard it before, but it bears repeating: The U.S. maternal mortality rate is 10 times higher than our peer nations, and Black women are 3 times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than White women. And 80-90% of these deaths are preventable. Yes, you read that correctly: preventable. Earlier this week, our team member Emily (Steinberg) McCareins had the privilege of attending the Black Maternal Health Caucus Stakeholder Summit in Joliet, IL. The Black Maternal Health Caucus, founded and led by Office of Rep. Lauren Underwood and Rep. Alma Adams, is tackling this crisis head-on. It’s one of the largest bipartisan caucuses in the House and has introduced the Momnibus—a package of 13 bills offering the most comprehensive solution to address the maternal health crisis. The Summit was buzzing with energy and optimism. Here are some of Emily’s key takeaways: 🤲 Maternal health is a team effort: It requires collaboration, diverse perspectives, and unity. Whether that's in the form of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSAgov), HHS-funded Illinois Maternal Health Task Force with 125 diverse perspectives, or what we do here at Partum Health: treating every birth experience as unique with collaboration between clinical and non-clinical providers, the emphasis on partnership is the key to lasting change. 🧗♀️ Failure is a stepping stone: Learning from past mistakes is crucial to making lasting change. 💸 $200M in federal funding is available: Now, we must ensure it reaches the families who need it most. Keep an eye out for grants, primarily HRSA and state and local governments. ➡ Change is happening: The dedication and energy of those working on this issue every day make it clear that progress is coming.
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The maternal health crisis faced in the US is often overlooked in all the discussion that surrounds health care for women, the fact-based evidence we already have needs to take a front seat, while solutions (instead of opinions) are carefully considered and collected. #maternalhealth
More than 80% of all pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. are preventable. Supported by recent policy advances at the federal and state levels, local initiatives across the country are taking community-based care approaches to reaching mothers and improving maternal health. In a new report, Anne Morris Reid and colleagues with the Funders Forum on Accountable Health share case studies from Baltimore, Maryland, and Cincinnati, Ohio, that offer lessons on the importance of: ❓ early intervention, ↔️ building trust, 💪 collective action, 📊 evidence-driven approaches, and more. Read the report to learn why community-driven partnerships are a promising part of the solution to the #maternalhealth crisis.
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More than 80% of all pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. are preventable. Supported by recent policy advances at the federal and state levels, local initiatives across the country are taking community-based care approaches to reaching mothers and improving maternal health. In a new report, Anne Morris Reid and colleagues with the Funders Forum on Accountable Health share case studies from Baltimore, Maryland, and Cincinnati, Ohio, that offer lessons on the importance of: ❓ early intervention, ↔️ building trust, 💪 collective action, 📊 evidence-driven approaches, and more. Read the report to learn why community-driven partnerships are a promising part of the solution to the #maternalhealth crisis.
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