Improving Access to Risk-Appropriate Care Through a Partnership Between Obstetrics and Gynecology and Pediatrics
Learn how access to risk appropriate care can improve the health of mothers and infants in the US.
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Polysubstance Use During Pregnancy and the Benefits of Universal Verbal Screening
Polysubstance Use During Pregnancy and the Benefits of Universal Verbal Screening polysubstance use, universal verbal screening, health equity, polysubstance use during pregnancy, public health, ...
States Aim to Improve Outcomes for People Experiencing Substance Use During Pregnancy
In 2023 legislative sessions, states considered measures to improve access to care for pregnant people experiencing substance use disorder, increase provider knowledge of screening and treatment ...
ASTHO Perinatal Opioid Use Training
This training is designed to be used with the ASTHO Opioid Use Disorder Toolkit: Supporting the Public Health Response in Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health to “role play” or practice what you ...
Addressing the Impact of Rural Hospital Closures on Maternal and Infant Health
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Rural hospital closures exacerbate poor socioeconomic conditions, job loss, cost of health services, transportation times and barriers, and inequitable access to quality care, all of which contribute ...
Utilizing Doula Care to Support Substance Use Disorder in the Postpartum Period
Support from postpartum doulas can can increase parental self-efficacy and adherence to treatment for those experiencing SUD, leading to lower rates of postpartum depression and, subsequently, ...
Health Officials Respond to Alarming Increases in Congenital Syphilis
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Health Officials Respond to Alarming Increases in Congenital Syphilis ARLINGTON, VA—Newborn syphilis cases have more than doubled in the last 4 years, and last year, the United States saw the most ...
Risk-Appropriate Care Stakeholder Convenings
Summaries from stakeholder meetings about risk-appropriate care. These convenings were hosted by ASTHO, CDC’s Division of Reproductive Health, American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American College ...
Women, Syphilis, and Drug Use: A Renewed Convergence
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Hazel Dean discusses the serious threat to women's health presented by the convergence of syphilis and drug use.
Beyond Opioids: Tobacco and Other Substance Use Among Pregnant Women
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Perinatal substance use is a serious public health issue, resulting in detrimental and even life-threatening fetal outcomes, and it continues to grow.
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: State Considerations for 2021
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) has become more prevalent in the United States, with the hospitalization rate increasing from 2.9 to 7.3 hospitalizations per 1,000 newborn births between 2009 and ...
Increasing Access to Contraception: Infographic Series
This four-part infographic series illustrates key strategies for addressing common challenges and barriers related to increasing access to contraception.
Preventing Fatal Overdoses in Postpartum Populations
This brief outlines key considerations for state health departments to address the increase in overdose-related deaths during the postpartum period.