AMCHP Innovation Hub is an online platform that provides maternal and child health (MCH) professionals and advocates with resources and tools to explore, build, and share effective work grounded in evidence that contributes to improving the health and well-being of MCH populations and their communities. It is home to the MCH Innovations Database, a searchable…
Complications from pregnancy can happen over the course of pregnancy, during delivery, and up to one year after the end of pregnancy. These complications, which include cardiovascular conditions such as cardiomyopathy; hypertensive emergencies such as preeclampsia, eclampsia, and stroke; and conditions related to mental health such as suicide and overdose, can be life-threatening. Patients who…
The Minnesota Prison Doula Project (MnPDP) provides pregnancy and parenting support for incarcerated people. They provide birth support from trained doulas, as well as group-based and individual education and support. The goal is to nurture healthy parent-child relationships and increase parenting confidence and skills.
The National Maternal Mental Health Hotline provides 24/7, free, confidential support before, during, and after pregnancy. The Hotline offers callers:
You Quit, Two Quit, a program of the UNC Center for Maternal and Infant Health, was launched in July 2008. This program supports comprehensive tobacco use screening and cessation counseling for women of reproductive age, before, between and beyond pregnancy. You Quit, Two Quit can provide free training on evidence-based tobacco use screening and cessation counseling…
The purpose of this AMCHP-National Association of State and Alcohol Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD) project is to highlight common harm reduction strategies used by state Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Title V programs and alcohol and drug abuse agencies to address the needs of pregnant and parenting women (PPW) who use substances. The goal of…
Preeclampsia Foundation is working to help research move forward to better understand how to diagnose, treat, and eventually prevent the poor outcomes preeclampsia can have on patients and their families. Learn more about the actions they’ve taken and the results they’ve discovered.
This online module includes “real life” video scenarios with entertaining narratives, interactive Q&A, interviews with health care professionals, and short PowerPoint™ slide decks to provide 3 to 4 hours of evidence-based Inter-Professional (IPE) content for health professions students. Students will learn why human milk is critical for infant, maternal, and public health, and how professionals…
Postpartum Support International (PSI) brings together families, communities, and professionals working to support families during pregnancy, pregnancy loss, and the postpartum period. Explore their Professionals Section for information and links to the most current resources and opportunities for education, training, and patient tools.
The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) is a professional organization for certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) and certified midwives (CMs). They set standards for midwifery education and practice through programs and projects and offering continuing education opportunities and guidance for future midwives.
Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) has developed a maternal health bill tracker. The tracker is designed to help anyone interested in maternal health policy stay on topic of the more than 30 federal bills introduced so far this year focused on improving maternal health in the U.S. The tracker provides key information…
ATMCH has a variety of syllabi and educational resources arranged under different topic areas. By clicking on the title of the resource, you can access the full resources with all submitted supplementary materials. These syllabi/educational resources have been submitted voluntarily by ATMCH members. If you use any of the resources below, please credit those who…
This is a campaign from the Preeclampsia Foundation which focuses not just on repeating that preeclampsia survivors have risks beyond pregnancy, but recognizing its emotional impact and educating and empowering the community on what they can do to be their own best advocate beyond pregnancy.
This repository was compiled by the Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health and provides an overview of research on COVID-19, maternal and child health (including infants), and nutrition. This repository includes scientific publications from 1 February 2020 – 30 April 2021. They also built an interactive dashboard which allows users to sort publications by country, date, and publication type as well as search by keyword.
This resource helps you stay informed about telehealth-related laws, regulations and Medicaid programs. The map and search options cover current laws and regulations for all fifty states and the District of Columbia.
Data at the national and state levels on pregnancy-related deaths.
An overview and link to state sites for all Perinatal Quality Collaboratives, including examples of data-driven QI projects.
This website from the CDC National Center for Health Statistics includes maternal mortality statistics, review of data quality, and new coding criteria.
This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number U7CMC53579, Maternal Health Training & Resource Center. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position nor policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government.
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