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Black pregnant woman laying on couch with son on chest while being examined by a midwife

Advancing Health Equity

How Expanding the Role of Midwives in U.S. Health Care Could Help Address the Maternal Health Crisis

Issue Briefs / May 05, 2023

Mother cradling newborn baby

Advancing Health Equity

Maternal Mortality in the United States: A Primer

Issue Brief & Report / Dec 16, 2020

Jeopardizing a Sound Investment: Why Short-Term Cuts to Medicaid Coverage During Pregnancy and Childhood Could Result in Long-Term Harm

Advancing Health Equity

Jeopardizing a Sound Investment: Why Short-Term Cuts to Medicaid Coverage During Pregnancy and Childhood Could Result in Long-Term Harm

Issue Briefs / Dec 08, 2020

Woman at the hospital holding her newborn baby in France

Improving Health Care Quality

Maternal Mortality and Maternity Care in the United States Compared to 10 Other Developed Countries

Issue Briefs / Nov 18, 2020

Medicaid patient receiving flu vaccine

Achieving Universal Coverage

How Losing the Affordable Care Act Could Undo Years of Progress in the Medicaid Program

Blog / Nov 12, 2020

Building Partnerships to Improve Health in the Rural South: CareSouth Carolina

Improving Health Care Quality

Building Partnerships to Improve Health in the Rural South: CareSouth Carolina

Case Study / Feb 03, 2020

immigrant pregnant women

Controlling Health Care Costs

Improving Health for Women by Better Supporting Them Through Pregnancy and Beyond

Publication / Oct 01, 2019

Alison Stuebe

Improving Health Care Quality

Strategies for Ensuring Women’s Needs Are Met: An Interview with Alison Stuebe

Publication / Oct 01, 2019

rural woman with new infant in field

Improving Health Care Quality

The Rural Maternity Care Crisis

Blog / Aug 15, 2019

Advancing Health Equity

In Focus: Reducing Racial Disparities in Health Care by Confronting Racism

Publication / Sep 27, 2018

equity and disparities

Improving Health Care Quality

Reframing a National Dialogue About Health Care Disparities

Blog / Apr 27, 2018