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Increasing Access to Doulas will Ease the Maternal Health Crisis

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State and federal actions to expand the doula workforce and improve maternal health.

Leveraging State and Federal Policy to Reduce Maternal Illness and Death

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There are significant disparities in pregnancy-related outcomes in the United States. Many of these deaths considered preventable, so state and federal policy makers are taking steps to improve health outcomes for pregnant people.

The Importance of Family Engagement in Breastfeeding Programs

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Every August, national, state, and local breastfeeding stakeholders celebrate National Breastfeeding Month by engaging each other and the public in conversations about changes needed to build a landscape of breastfeeding support. The 2021 ...

Tennessee’s Successes Combatting Opioid Use Disorder: A Q&A with Elizabeth Harvey

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ASTHO interview with Elizabeth Harvey, PhD, MPH, a CDC Senior Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Program assignee to the Tennessee Department of Health. Harvey shares her thoughts on the progress Tennessee has made on opioid use ...

Maternal Mortality in the U.S.: How States Are Working to Reverse the Rate

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Two rising health trends are negatively affecting women’s health across the United States: maternal mortality (death from pregnancy or delivery complications) and severe maternal morbidity (mental and physical health consequences from a ...

Why Medicaid is Important to Advance Maternal Health in the United States

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State health officials and state Medicaid directors are pursuing innovative strategies that can help end preventable maternal mortality deaths and reduce widespread disparities.