Search Results: MCH Organizations

Annotation: The Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) is an association of nurses dedicated to establishing and promoting the highest standards of nursing practice, education and research to improve the health and health care of women, newborns, and families. The association sponsors conferences and training seminars, and produces professional and consumer journals, publications, and other resources. Its Web site includes a Prematurity Resource Center which links to information about prematurity. A list of postpartum care resources can be found at https://www.awhonn.org/resources-and-information/nurse-resources/postpartum-care-resources.

Keywords: Advocacy, Guidelines, Gynecology, Neonatal nursing, Nursing, Nursing specialties, Obstetrical nursing, Perinatal care, Postpartum care, Premature infants, Prenatal care, Reproductive health

Annotation: Babyscripts is a patient-centered maternal health program that provides risk detection and virtual care support throughout pregnancy and postpartum. The program offers a comprehensive remote patient monitoring system designed specifically for obstetrics to improve maternal health outcomes. The program includes three main components: perinatal education with clinically-validated resources accessible through a mobile app; remote blood pressure monitoring to enable real-time risk management and intervention; and mental health assessments to identify risk and support needs. Founded in 2014, The program is designed for health systems, independent practices, and health plans/payers, offering tools that have demonstrated measurable outcomes, including a 13-day reduction in time to detect preeclampsia and 93% at-home blood pressure ascertainment for both White and Black patients. The platform emphasizes increasing patient engagement while focusing on equity and accessibility through diverse visual imagery, accessible content, and equitable digital tools.

Keywords: Hypertension, Maternal health, Mental health, Monitoring, Obstetrical care, Patient education, Perinatal care, Physician patient relations, Postpartum care, Resources for professionals, Risk assessment, Telecommunications, Telemedicine

Annotation: Cayaba Care is a community-based maternity program that provides wrap-around support throughout pregnancy and postpartum to improve maternal health outcomes. The program offers personalized maternal healthcare support through Maternity Navigators who are community health workers and certified doulas working closely with members both in-home and virtually. Founded in 2020 by obstetricans, mothers, and maternity care experts to address maternal health inequities in Black and Brown communities in Philadelphia, Cayaba Care offers prenatal support, mental and emotional support, labor and birth support, breastfeeding resources, postpartum care coordination, and nutritional counseling. The program currently serves select counties in Philadelphia, Delaware, and New Jersey.

Keywords: Community based services, Community health workers, Delaware, Doulas, Local initiatives, Maternal health, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Perinatal care

Annotation: The Center for Black Women's Wellness (CBWW) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the health and well-being of underserved Black women and their families. Established in 1988 as a program under the National Black Women's Health Project (now the Black Women's Health Imperative), CBWW has created a 36-year legacy in the Atlanta community focusing on providing access to quality healthcare. Initially serving the Mechanicsville neighborhood, the organization has expanded its reach throughout Metropolitan Atlanta. CBWW offers programs and services aimed at optimizing health, strengthening families and communities, and advancing health equity, with the vision of eradicating inequities preventing women from being whole, healed, and well. The organization believes that physical, mental, emotional, and financial health forms the foundation for full and productive lives.

Keywords: Blacks, Family support services, Fathers, Maternal health, Perinatal care, Postpartum care, Women's health

Annotation: The Women's and Children's Health Policy Center (WCHPC) was established in 1991 to address current policy issues related to evolving health systems reforms impacting on the health of women, children, and adolescents. The Center's mission is to draw upon the science base of the university setting to inform policies, programs, and the practice of maternal and child health nationally. A significant emphasis is given to conducting and translating research for application in the field. WCHPC provides timely information useful to public and private sector Maternal and Child Health (MCH) professionals, and to elected officials and other policymakers. Specific activities undertaken in support of state and local public health programs involve methods and tools development, program evaluation, and providing continuing education and expert consultation.

Keywords: Adolescent health, Child health, Children with special health care needs, Economic factors, Health care delivery, Health policy, Information sources, Perinatal health, Program descriptions, Publications, Public policies, Research, Women's health

Annotation: Mahmee is a maternal healthcare company providing comprehensive wraparound pregnancy and postpartum support services through an integrated team approach. The company combines doulas, lactation consultants, nurses, nutritionists, and mental health coaches to deliver coordinated care addressing the physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing of pregnant and postpartum individuals. Mahmee offers both virtual services nationwide and in-person care at multiple California locations, partnering with major health insurance providers including Aetna, Kaiser Permanente, and United Healthcare. The company employs a data-driven monitoring system for proactive health tracking and provides various service packages at different price points, from virtual postpartum support to comprehensive in-person pregnancy through postpartum care.

Keywords: California, Childbirth, Doulas, Family support services, Lactation, Maternal health, Nursing, Perinatal care, Postpartum care, Prenatal care, Service integration, Telemedicine

Annotation: Mamatoto Village is devoted to serving women of color by creating career pathways in maternal health and providing accessible perinatal support services designed to equip women with the necessary tools to make informed decisions in their maternity care, parenting, and lives. Mamatoto provides resources and classes for new and expectant mothers, as well as training and support services for perinatal community health workers, lactation specialists, and other perinatal professionals. Funding for the model program is provided through the DC Medicaid program.

Keywords: Community health workers, Community programs, Community service, Local programs, Maternal health Pregnancy, Medicaid, Model programs, Perinatal care, Postpartum care, Washington, DC, Work force

Annotation: The U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) is charged with primary responsibility for promoting and improving the health of the nation's mothers and children. The Bureau provides national leadership and partners with states, communities, public/private stakeholders, and families to strengthen the maternal and child infrastructure and improve MCH health outcomes. As part of the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration, MCHB administers Title V of the Social Security Act. The Bureau oversees the Division of Healthy Start and Perinatal Services, the Division of Home visiting and Early Childhood Systems, the Division of Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development, the Division of Services for Children with Special Health Needs, the Division of State and Community Health, the Division of Child, Adolescent, and Family Health, the Office of Epidemiology and Research, and the Office of Policy and Planning. Services to consumers include referrals, publications, and reference information. MCHB also provides maternal mental health crisis hotline.

Keywords: Adolescent health, Block grants, Brain injuries, Child health, Children with special health care needs, Emergency medical services for children, Federal agencies, Healthy Start, Hearing screening, Hotlines, Infant health, Maternal health, MCH programs, MCH services, Perinatal health, Title V programs

Annotation: Maven Clinic is a women's and family healthcare company founded in 2014 to address gaps in maternal and family healthcare. The company provides a digital platform connecting users with specialized healthcare providers across more than 30 specialties, including Ob/Gyns, midwives, pediatricians, mental health providers, lactation consultants, and fertility specialists. Maven offers both virtual appointments and in-person care, serving families across 175 countries. The company partners with employers and health plans to deliver personalized care and benefit management, with particular focus on fertility and family building, maternity and newborn care, parenting and pediatrics, and menopause support.

Keywords: Family support services, Maternal health, Perinatal care, Service integration, Women's health, Workplace health promotion

Annotation: The Minnesota Perinatal Quality Collaborative (MNPQC) seeks to improve maternal and infant health outcomes with emphasis on racial and ethnic health inequities. The MNPQC is a network of organizations, medical providers, content experts and community voices led by the Minnesota Perinatal Organization (MPO) in partnership with the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). The MNPQC is a multidisciplinary approach that uses quality improvement (QI) principles through the participation of multi-partner organizations to improve maternal and infant health outcomes and reduce health disparities.

Keywords: Infant health, Maternal health Perinatal care, Premature infants, Prevention, Quality improvement, State programs

Annotation: The National Network of Perinatal Quality Collaboratives (NNPQC) provides resources and expertise to state and multi-state perinatal quality collaboratives (PQCs) with the goal of deepening and accelerating improvement efforts for maternal and infant health outcomes The mission of the NNPQC is to support the development and enhance the ability of state perinatal quality collaboratives to make measurable improvements in statewide maternal and infant healthcare and health outcomes. A map linking to state and regional quality collaboratives across the country is included on the website.

Keywords: Collaboration, Networks, Perinatal care, Perinatal health, Postpartum care, Quality improvement

Annotation: The mission of the Perinatal Foundation is to secure and provide resources to improve the health of babies, mothers, and families from preconception to early childhood. The foundation pursues this mission by identifying current and emerging needs across the spectrum of perinatal health concerns, and awarding grants in support of research, education, and model projects to meet those needs; working collaboratively with the Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Care to promote and implement effective perinatal practices; and building and managing the endowment fund that makes the foundation’s work possible. A major focus of the foundation is perinatal mood disorders. The foundation works within the state of Wisconsin.

Keywords: Affective disorders, Depression, Perinatal health, State initiatives, Wisconsin

Annotation: PeriStats provides access to over 60,000 graphs, maps, and tables that aggregate current maternal and infant health statistics from federal and state government sources. The goal is to clearly present perinatal data so that professionals focused on maternal and infant health can make more informed decisions to ultimately improve the health of mothers and babies. Key health topics include preconception health, prenatal care, fertility, preterm birth, delivery method, and health insurance coverage. Maternal age, race, and ethnicity, infant mortality, tobacco use, Cesarean births, and social determinants of health are examples of accessible data sets. User training is available upon request.

Keywords: Births, Data, Fetal mortality, Infant mortality, Maternal mortality, Neonatal mortality, Perinatal health, Perinatal mortality, Pregnancy outcome, State surveys

Annotation: Postpartum Progress is a national nonprofit focused on improving support for women with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. The website offers information and community support for pregnant and new moms with postpartum depression and other mental illnesses related to pregnancy and childbirth, including postpartum anxiety, postpartum obsessive compulsive disorder, depression during pregnancy, post-adoption depression, postpartum post-traumatic stress syndrome, depression after miscarriage or perinatal loss, and postpartum psychosis. The organization produces a blog to raise awareness, fight stigma, and provide peer support to women with maternal mental illness.

Keywords: Childbirth, Mental disorders, Mental health, Peer support programs, Perinatal bereavement, Perinatal health, Perinatal influences, Postpartum care, Postpartum depression, Postpartum women, Pregnancy, Pregnant women, Puerperal disorders, Women's health

Annotation: The Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research (SPER) is an organization of individuals from a wide variety of disciplines who share a common interest: the epidemiology of pregnancy, infancy, and childhood. The objective of the Society is to foster pediatric and perinatal epidemiologic research. This research includes the study of any factors that influence maternal health and the health and development of children, from their conception through their adolescence. The Society was formed in 1988, and holds an annual meeting each June, immediately preceding the meeting of the Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER). The website contains SPER's newsletter and information on SPER officers, membership, jobs, and fellowships.

Keywords: Children, Epidemiology, Infants, Interdisciplinary approach, MCH research, Perinatal health, Pregnancy, Professional societies

Annotation: The Division of Healthy Start and Perinatal Services (DHSPS) within the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) provides national leadership, direction, and support to communities focused on reducing infant mortality rates and improving maternal and infant health outcomes both before, during, and after pregnancy. This division supports better health for mothers, babies, and families through key programs such as Healthy Start (which provides direct clinical and enabling services), the Fetal and Infant Mortality Review, the Catalyst for Infant Health (focused on policy and systems change), and the Maternal and Infant Health Mapping Tool (for data and infrastructure). The mapping tool is an interactive online resource that helps federal, state, and local decision-makers visualize maternal and infant health indicators, demographics, and health resources to better target resources and plan programs

Keywords: Federal agencies, Health promotion, Healthy Start, Infant health, Infant mortality, Perinatal health, Prevention programs, Title V programs, Women's health

Annotation: Based in Indianapolis, IN, uMa Birth Village is a birth and postpartum doula support service serving Greater Indianapolis and the surrounding areas. uMa's provides both nurturing and evidence-based physical, emotional and educational support to birthing people and families during the pregnancy, birth and the early postpartum period.

Keywords: Childbirth, Community programs, Community service, Doulas, Local programs, Maternal health, Models, Perinatal care, Postpartum care

Annotation: UNC Collaborative for Maternal and Infant Health (CMIH) works to improve the health and well-being of women and families across North Carolina through research, community partnerships, and health care innovations. CMIH 1) collaborates with North Carolina hospitals, clinics, and communities to provide training on maternal warning signs and assistance with planning and implementing obstetric emergency protocols; 2) provides quality perinatal care to women across North Carolina; 3) provides clinicians with patient-education materials, including information on home blood pressure monitoring, post-birth warning signs, and breastfeeding; and 4) works with partners across the state to develop materials and trainings to best address care for pregnant and postpartum in NC jails and prisons. The collaborative also produces and disseminates postpartum self-care resources for new mothers, resources and information about infant safe sleep; and tobacco screening and cessation counseling tools for practitioners and patients.

Keywords: Maternal health, Maternal mortality, North Carolina, Patient education materials, Perinatal care, Postpartum care, Prevention, Quality improvement, Research, Resources for professionals, State initiatives

Annotation: The Urban Perinatal Education Center (UPEC) in Rhode Island is a non-profit organization dedicated to transforming perinatal health, education, and services by emphasizing the importance of "community" to maternal care. UPEC operates with a family-centered, patient-driven, and community-initiated approach, embodying its core intention of "where equity meets community." Services include childbirth education, doula referral requests, an Easy Access Clinic, culturally responsive pregnancy/postpartum education and care, and peer-led support groups such as the Virtual Chocolate Milk Café RI, alongside community events like Community Tabling, Crochet Circles (serving as a panel for shared birthing experiences with Certified Professional Midwives), and Juneteenth Celebrations

Keywords: Community participation, Health equity, Perinatal care, Rhode Island, Urban population