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AHA podcast: Changing the Tide in Maternal Health Outcomes to Reduce Morbidity and Address Equity

Veronica Gillispie-Bell, M.D., OB-GYN at Ochsner Health, discusses successful strategies to reduce maternal morbidity after childbirth, and how these solutions should always start with equity at the forefront.

AHA podcast: Culturally-sensitive Maternal Care for Indigenous Women 

In this conversation, Jennifer Richards, Ph.D., assistant professor at the Center for Indigenous Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Jennifer Crawford, Ph.D., clinical psychologist and assistant professor at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, discuss the perspectives needed to provide maternal care for Indigenous peoples and the importance of awareness of their cultural and spiritual practices.

Hospitals, health systems win HHS postpartum care equity challenge

The Department of Health and Human Services Feb. 14 named several hospital and health system programs final phase winners in its national competition to improve equity in postpartum care for Black and American Indian/Alaska Native women enrolled in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program.

AHA podcast: Woman’s Hospital’s Mobile Mammography

Lindsey Fauveau, M.D., medical director of breast surgical oncology at Woman’s Hospital, shares how the hospital’s state-of-the-art mobile unit brings 3D mammograms directly to communities across Louisiana.

NIH launches effort to reduce stillbirths

The National Institutes of Health Sept. 16 announced it has launched a consortium to help reduce preventable stillbirths across the U.S.

AHA blog: Exploring Opportunities for Innovation in Rural Maternal Care

A blog by Julia Resnik, AHA senior director of health outcomes and care transformation, describes a new project with the Commonwealth Fund that will explore how rural hospitals leverage assets in their hospital and community to maintain or expand access to care for pregnant women.

AHA responds to RFI on legislation covering rural maternal labor, delivery costs

The AHA Aug. 26 responded to a request for information as part of the introduction of the Healthy Moms and Babies Act, bipartisan legislation that seeks to improve maternal and child health by increasing services and support and coordinating care.

Report: Nearly 57% of new mothers did not attend postpartum follow-up visits 

Nearly 57% of mothers did not attend a postpartum follow-up visit three to eight weeks after giving birth, according to a report published July 29 by Cedar Gate Technologies.

Senate committee advances appropriations bill

The Senate Appropriations Committee July 31 advanced the fiscal year 2026 appropriations bill for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and other agencies by a bipartisan 26-3 vote. The bill provides approximately $197 billion in discretionary funding.

Joint Commission announces initiative addressing accreditation for children’s hospitals

The Joint Commission July 29 announced an initiative to address “gaps” in how children’s hospitals are accredited and certified.