Partners,

The Maternal & Child Health team at Families USA is so excited to share our latest paper, Investing in Our Moms: Three Ways State Medicaid Programs Can Improve Maternal Health.

The United States is in the midst of a maternal health crisis. Women are dying at rates the U.S. has not experienced since the 1960s. Maternal mortality rates increased by nearly 38% year-over-year from 2020 to 2021 and nearly doubled from 2018 to 2021. But it does not have to be this way. States have a number of policy options to combat the crisis, and Medicaid in particular should play a central role.

This report discusses how states can adopt and expand three powerful maternal health interventions to reverse recent trends: doula care, midwifery services, and group prenatal care.

Join Us in Advancing These Policy Priorities:

Families USA will continue to engage in several activities to mobilize community members, advocates, partners, and other stakeholders around our maternal health policy priorities. You can join us in this effort by signing on to our coalition letters, participating in federal advocacy, and sharing stories about your lived experience with us.

Thank you for reading about our latest efforts to achieve greater health equity. For additional questions about the paper, please use the following form to get in touch with the Maternal & Child Health team.