NPWF President: "Robust interventions to address the substantial racial inequities in maternal health in the United States are long overdue and require immediate action." WASHINGTON, D.C. – September 19, 2023 – Today, the National Partnership for Women...
State Abortion Bans Harm More Than 15 Million Women of Color
ISSUE BRIEF | Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization is a decision that is about access to essential healthcare, but also much more than that. It is, at its core, a decision — deeply rooted in sexism and racism — about the role women and...
Advocate for and Invest in Maternal Health Equity
Raising the Bar | This guidance document outlines recommendations health plans can use to raise the bar for maternal health equity and excellence as advocates and investors.
Engage with Individuals and Organizations in the Community to Achieve Maternal Health Equity
Raising the Bar | This guidance document outlines recommendations health plans can use to raise the bar for maternal health equity and excellence as a community partner.
Improving Access to and Payment for Maternity Care in Community Settings
Raising the Bar | This document focuses on appropriate steps to support efforts to seek the following Medicaid reimbursement policies that are oriented toward supporting birthing in community settings.
The Opportunity Health Plans Have to Advance Equity As Employers
Raising the Bar | This guidance document outlines recommendations health plans can use to raise the bar for maternal health equity and excellence as employers.
Ensure Whole-Person Care to Achieve Maternal Health Equity
Raising the Bar | This guidance document outlines recommendations for ways health plans can raise the bar for maternal health equity and excellence as provider partners.
Increasing Access to High-Performing Maternity Services: Doula Support
Raising the Bar | Birth doulas provide emotional support, comfort measures, information, and advocacy for achieving the birthing person's goals during labor and birth.
Increasing Access to High-Performing Maternity Services: Midwifery Care
Raising the Bar | The midwifery model is based on investing the time needed to build a trusted relationship with the birthing person and help them build confidence.
Addressing Social Drivers of Maternal and Infant Health in Maternity Care Settings
Raising the Bar | This operational guidance provides core resources to enable maternity services to identify appropriate screening tools, incorporate them into systems and workflows, and identify and support the use of needed services.
Improving Our Maternity Care Now Through Doula Support
This report outlines the evidence that supports the unique value of doula support across different communities, the safety and effectiveness of doula support in improving maternal and infant outcomes, the interest of birthing women and people in...
Improving Our Maternity Care Now Through Midwifery
This report outlines the evidence that supports midwifery’s unique value across different communities, the safety and effectiveness of midwifery care in improving maternal and infant outcomes, the interest of birthing people in midwifery care, and...
Poor-Quality Built Environments Hurt Moms
The Problem: Deficiencies in neighborhoods' physical conditions impair the health of pregnant people and their infants