Maternal Health Learning and Innovation Center, Sep 15, 2023
Maternal health is a global priority that impacts us all. Join us for our roundtable webinar, “Building a New Way Forward” on Sept. 28, 2023 at 3:00p ET.
Leveraging quality improvement to promote health equity: standardization of prenatal aspirin recommendations
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Sep 8, 2023
Maya E Gross, Amy Godecker, Ainsley Hughes, Katherine Sampene
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2023 Sep 8;23(1):651. doi: 10.1186/s12884-023-05922-w.
Objective: Aspirin (ASA) is recommended for patients at elevated risk of preeclampsia. Limited data exists on adherence to guidelines for ASA prescription. This project evaluates the implementation of a standardized approach to ASA prescription in an academic OB/Gyn practice.
Congratulations to Tomeka Walker on being selected as a 50 Under 50 Alumni Award honoree by Miles College
UAB P³OPPY Study, Sep 8, 2023
Congratulations to Tomeka Walker on being selected as a 50 Under 50 Alumni Award honoree by Miles College. @p3equatehern
https://donate.miles.edu/campaigns/tomeka-walker
Development of a Maternal Equity Safety Bundle to Eliminate Racial Inequities in Massachusetts
Obstetrics & Gynecology, Sep 7, 2023
Kheyfets, Anna BS; Vitek, Kali MPH; Conklin, Claire BS; Tu, Christianna MD, MPH; Larson, Elysia ScD; Zera, Chloe MD; Iverson, Ronald MD, MPH; Reiff, Emily MD; Healy, Andrew MD; Lauring, Julianne MD; Schoen, Corina MD; Manganaro, Karen DNP, RNC-OB; Pomerleau, Mary DNP, MPH; Glass, Bonnell MN; Amutah-Onukagha, Ndidiamaka PhD, MPH; Diop, Hafsatou MD, MPH; Meadows, Audra R. MD, MPH
Obstetrics & Gynecology: September 7, 2023. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005322
Here’s Why Black People Are More Likely to Experience Heart Failure
SELF, Sep 5, 2023
The health care system has a lot of biases that are baked right in, but that’s far from the only issue.
By Sara Gaynes Levy
Medically reviewed by Kevin S. Shah, MD
Take a second to imagine your heart “failing.” You probably picture a lively, beating organ suddenly going quiet, losing its steady rhythm, and stopping blood flow in its tracks. But the term heart failure is easily misunderstood. It insinuates that the heart has completely shut down, but what’s really happening is it isn’t pumping blood as well as it should for your body’s needs. Your heart’s still going, but it’s struggling.
self.com
Reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health intervention coverage in 70 low-income and middle-income countries, 2000-30: trends, projections, and inequities
Sep 4, 2023
Md Mizanur Rahman, Thomas Rouyard, Sumaiya Tasneem Khan, Ryota Nakamura, Md Rashedul Islam, Md Sifat Hossain, Shamima Akter, Maria Lohan, Moazzam Ali, Motohiro Sato
Lancet Glob Health. 2023 Oct;11(10):e1531-e1543. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00358-3. Epub 2023 Sep 4.
Background: Monitoring the progress in reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH) using the composite coverage index (CCI) is crucial to evaluate the advancement of low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) towards the attainment of Sustainable Development Goal target 3. We present current benchmarking for 70 LMICs, forecasting to 2030, and an analysis of inequities within and across countries.
The State of Black Maternal Health – Key Data You Should Know
Black Mamas Matter Alliance, Aug 30, 2023
#BlackBreastfeedingWeek highlights the realities of racial disparities in lactation rates among Black birthing people and also celebrates the beauty of the breast- and chest-feeding experience. Check out this key breastfeeding date you should know! #BlackMamasMatter #BBW23
Working Out to Relieve Stress
American Heart News, Aug 29, 2023
Being kind starts with yourself! Taking care of your heart by working out can help to relieve stress. Remember, you are important too! #BeKindtoHumankindWeek
Stressed out? You’re not alone.
American Heart Association
Everyone experiences stress at one time or another, and stress affects all of us in different ways. But this much is true for everyone: Regular exercise reduces the harmful effects of stress.
NIH Awards $24 Million To Create 10 Maternal Health Research Centers
Penn Med Innovation, Aug 23, 2023
@NIH announced $24M in awards for the IMPROVE maternal health initiative, and we’re excited to hear @Penn will be the #ImplementationScience hub, led by @mlanefall & @RebeccaHammMD .
#MaternalHealth #ImpSci
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced awards totaling $24 million in first-year funding to establish several Maternal Health Research Centers of Excellence. According to an NIH news release, the grants are expected to last seven years and total as much as $168 million, pending the availability of funds.
Forbes, Michael T. Nietzel, Aug 18, 2023
Road to Equity in Maternal and Child Health: Honoring the Past and Blazing New Paths
Aug 21, 2023
Matern Child Health J. 2023 Aug 14. doi: 10.1007/s10995-023-03761-x. Online ahead of print.
Diane L. Rowley, Vijaya K. Hogan & Chad Abresch
The initiative radically changed the narratives about the underlying factors contributing to inequities in birth outcomes of Black women, altered the way we currently approach addressing inequities, and holds the keys for transforming practice to a more holistic and systematic approach to building sustained organizational structures in maternal and child health that accelerate the achievement of birth equity.
