Reducing preterm birth and maternal mortality rates in 9 U.S. communities
Our Local Collective Impact Initiatives mobilize cross-sector organizations and community members locally to address the underlying challenges impacting moms and babies and deploy strategies to improve rates of preterm birth and maternal mortality.
How We Work
This is a multi-year effort that will require time to build shared agendas, infrastructure and community partnerships and then implement strategies to create real, measurable change in these 9 U.S. communities.
This work requires us to:
- Share information broadly about the current state of maternal and infant health with key leaders, policy makers, decision makers, families and residents.
- Engage cross-sector partners, including individuals affected by the challenges, who can collaborate and mobilize towards improvement.
- Create a shared agenda with strategies that will drive change and reduce racial disparities.
- Collect, analyze and report data to set a baseline of key performance measures for improvement.
- Build a culture of continuous improvement and evaluation around reducing prematurity and maternal mortality rates.
- Build and expand upon existing resources to maximize impact.
Our Local Collective Impact Locations
Select a location to learn more about our initiative there.
News & Resources
This article looks at the several maternal mortality rates that were climbing in both Texas and Houston, and chronicles the challenges and complexities of being pregnant and giving birth.
This Community Plan offers recommendations to improve maternal health in Harris County and recommends shifting the focus of community efforts from reacting to postpartum issues to putting greater emphasis on prevention and prenatal care.
Read this report about racial disparities and birth outcomes resulting from a collaboration between two organizations within Tulane University: The Mary Amelia Douglas-Whited Community Health Education Center (MAC) and Newcomb College Institute (NCI).