AHA’s Better Health for Mothers and Babies initiative released a resource highlighting strategies hospitals are implementing to raise awareness and detect heart health needs early, during, and after pregnancy.

Kittitas Valley Healthcare in rural Washington state last year implemented an innovative new model for retaining essential obstetric and other women’s health services in its community.

The Department of Health and Human Services 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.

The FDA approved the first pill (Zurzuvae) to treat postpartum depression in adults. The CDC found that 1 in 8 women experience symptoms of postpartum depression and that the rate of depression diagnoses at delivery is increasing.

Congress is being urged to pass the Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act to support state-based maternal mortality review committees, which review pregnancy-related deaths to identify causes and make recommendations to prevent future mortalities.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists released a free online course to offer education on perinatal mental health.

The Department of Health and Human Services has partnered with Baby2Baby to distribute 3,000 infant care kits to new mothers in Arkansas, Louisiana, and New Mexico.

The Health Resources and Services Administration announced a new number (1-833-TLC-MAMA) for pregnant and postpartum individuals with mental health concerns.

This new model referred to as “TeamBirth” focuses on reducing poor maternal outcomes due to bias and increasing patient autonomy by holding huddles with patients at regular intervals to stay updated on patient conditions and preferences.

Over 30 organizations urged Congress to increase funding for the Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education program in 2024, which trains 60% of the nation’s pediatric specialists but receives just 2% of federal spending on graduate medical education.

The U.S. maternal mortality rate increased to 32.9 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2021 from 23.8 in 2020.

Prenatal posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is often overlooked in obstetric care because screening is rare, putting patients at a higher risk for pregnancy complications and adverse birth outcomes.

This approachable article explains the contents, purposes, and merits of baby boxes.

UNICEF offers 10 key actions to improve women’s maternal nutrition, tackling these issues from a political, economic, and social standpoint.

Health facilities can apply for up to $525,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to fund residential treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women with substance use disorders.

States with expanded Medicaid coverage for low-income adults saw a 17% decrease in postpartum hospitalizations for low-income mothers.

The Health Resources and Services Administration released Maternity Care Target Area scores for areas experiencing a shortage of maternity healthcare professionals.

This scientific literature review categorizes risk factors for postpartum depression into five main groups: psychiatric, obstetric, biological/hormonal, social, and lifestyle risk factors.

Scotland’s Baby Box scheme is aimed at improving child welfare and outcomes by targeting inequality.

Arginine plays a crucial role in fetal nutrition and reduces the risk of IUGR, increasing birth weight and decreasing neonatal mortality.