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Annotation: This issue brief provides an overview of the structural and systemic factors contributing to the maternal health crisis in the United States. It outlines the White House Blueprint's five major goals and presents data showing significant racial, ethnic, geographic, and socioeconomic disparities in maternal health outcomes. The document examines key challenges including implicit bias, barriers for people with disabilities, limited healthcare access in rural areas, provider shortages, and socioeconomic factors. It also introduces the Restoring Our Own Through Transformation (ROOTT) Framework for addressing maternal health inequities and details evidence-based resources and strategies for implementing solutions at state and local levels.

Contact: Maternal Health Learning and Innovation Center , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC Web Site: https://maternalhealthlearning.org/

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Keywords: Access to care, Barriers, Health care disparities, Health equity, Implicit bias, Maternal health, Population surveillance, Racial factors, Sociocultural factors

Annotation: This issue brief highlights Action 2.6 from the White House Blueprint for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis, focusing on training healthcare providers on implicit biases, culturally and linguistically appropriate care, and behavioral health needs of pregnant and postpartum women. The document examines how racism, bias, and structural inequities contribute to maternal health disparities, particularly for people of color, and presents evidence about the effectiveness of different approaches to addressing implicit bias and providing respectful maternity care. It outlines specific state-level innovations and evidence-based strategies being implemented across the United States, including mandated training programs, cultural competency initiatives, and tools for measuring and evaluating bias reduction efforts. The brief includes data on racial disparities in maternal health outcomes and provider-patient racial concordance, while providing recommendations for developing more equitable and culturally responsive care systems.

Contact: Maternal Health Learning and Innovation Center , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC Web Site: https://maternalhealthlearning.org/

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Keywords: Cultural competency, Health care disparities, Implicit bias, Maternal health, Perinatal care, Racial factors, State initiatives, health equity

Annotation: In this podcast episode, host Christie Allen and Dr. Gillispie-Bell address the common myths surrounding equity and improving quality of care within the healthcare system. They discuss whether clinicians are inherently racist and the complex interplay between individual intentions, systemic biases, and how equity and quality are inherently intertwined. emphasizing that trust and relationship-building are pivotal for achieving positive patient outcomes. Dr. Gillispie-Bell and Christie also challenge the notion of blaming patients for non-compliance with care, and emphasize that the onus is on the healthcare system to provide accessible and patient-centered care. They also tackle the misconception that socioeconomic status alone can explain maternal health disparities, and highlight the importance of acknowledging and dismantling systemic biases. This episode is part of the AIM for Better Birth series of podcasts that dive deeper into the rising severe maternal morbidity and maternal mortality rates in the United States through a data-driven, quality improvement lens.

Contact: Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health, 409 12th Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20024, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://saferbirth.org/

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Keywords: Health care systems, Health equity, Implicit bias, Maternal health, Physician patient relations, Racism

Annotation: In this podcast episode, host Christie Allen and Dr. Gillispie-Bell talk about the critical role that measurement and disaggregated data play in understanding and addressing disparities in maternal care. They discuss the challenges and importance of collecting accurate race and ethnicity data, revealing how it unveils stark disparities in outcomes and care, and explore the systemic biases ingrained in the medical field, such as the historical portrayal of race as a biological risk factor. They discuss how these biases impact care delivery, perpetuating unfounded myths about pain tolerance, skin thickness, and more. This episode is part of the AIM for Safer Birth series of podcasts that dive deeper into the rising severe maternal morbidity and maternal mortality rates in the United States through a data-driven, quality improvement lens.

Contact: Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health, 409 12th Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20024, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://saferbirth.org/

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Keywords: Data, Data collection, Health care disparities, Health equity, Implicit bias, Maternal health, Racial factors, Racism, ethnic factors

Annotation: This toolkit provides resources for implementing respectful maternity care (RMC) practices to reduce disparities in maternal health outcomes. It features a 10-Step "C.A.R.E. P.A.A.T.T.H." approach emphasizing fundamental rights of women, newborns, and families while promoting equitable access to evidence-based care. Developed by AWHONN (Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses), the toolkit addresses how provider attitudes and implicit biases may affect care quality, particularly during intrapartum and postpartum periods. Resources include clinical practice guidelines, a role-playing video demonstration, patient-facing materials in multiple languages, and implementation tools available at different price points for members and non-members.

Contact: Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses, 1800 M Street, NW, Suite 740S, Washington, DC 20036, Telephone: (202) 261-2400 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.awhonn.org/

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Keywords: Health care disparities, Implicit bias, Maternal health, Physician patient relations, Prevention, Quality improvement, Resources for professionals