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
Watch or read this interview with the Medical Director of the Louisiana Perinatal Quality Collaborative as well as the Louisiana Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review about maternal mortality.
Access to prenatal care and quality medical care for birthing people can make the difference between life and death. This report shows that more than half of births in Georgia are paid for by Medicaid and Georgia is one of just three states to extend Medicaid coverage to postpartum women.
Skye Wheeler, a senior researcher in the Women’s Rights Division of Human Rights Watch, discusses the correlation between extreme heat and adverse birth outcomes with NBC 6 News.