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Federal Resources
- 7 steps to manage stress and build resilience
- Advancing Maternal Health
- AHRQ Maternal Safety Primer
- Bench-to-Bedside: NIMH Research Leading to Brexanolone, First-Ever Drug Specifically for Postpartum Depression
- CDC Hear Her Campaign
- HHS Initiative to Improve Maternal Health
- HHS Maternal Health Action Plan (Full)
- HHS Maternal Health Action Plan (Summary)
- Know Your Terms
- Maternal and Infant Health
- Maternal Morbidity and Mortality: Your Guide to Healthy Pregnancy
- Maternal Mortality in the United States: Future Research Directions Videocast (Day 1)
- Maternal Mortality in the United States: Future Research Directions Videocast (Day 2)
- Moms' Mental Health Matters
- National Child & Maternal Health Education Program
- New Tool Compares Rates of Severe Pregnancy Complications Across U.S. Hospitals
- NICHD Community Engagement Forum on Improving Maternal Health
- Perinatal Depression
- Spotlight: Healthy Pregnancy for Every Body
- Study Finds Site of Delivery Contributes to Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Pregnancy-related Severe Maternal Morbidity
- Surgeon General Maternal Health Call to Action
- Task Force on Research Specific to Pregnant Women and Lactating Women (PRGLAC)
- Toward an Improved Vision for Maternal Health and Pregnancy Outcomes
- Treating for Two
- Vital Signs: Pregnancy-Related Deaths Fact Sheet
For Scientists/Clinicians
- Among 41 nations, U.S. is the outlier when it comes to paid parental leave
- Deadly Deliveries
- Gestational Weight Gain and Maternal Morbidity at Delivery Hospitalization
- Huge Racial Disparities Found in Deaths Linked to Pregnancy
- Kids Born To Moms With Gestational Diabetes And Preeclampsia At Greater Risk For Obesity
- Living in ethnic enclaves may improve pregnancy outcomes for Asian/Pacific Islanders, NIH study suggests
- Low-dose aspirin may reduce preterm birth risk among first-time mothers
- Maternal Deaths and Injuries: Top 10 Takeaways From USA TODAY Investigation of Hospitals
- Maternity Deserts
- "Momma" Act Reintroduced in Congress
- NICU Babies Have Greater Risk Of Mental Health Issues
- Pregnancy hypertension risk increased by traffic-related air pollution
- Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Severe Maternal Morbidity Prevalence and Trends
- Researchers identify Early Indicators of Pregnancy Complications in Lupus Patients
- The Intersection of Maternal Morbidity and Mortality and Intimate Partner Violence in the United States
- Using the Ecological Systems Theory to Understand Black/White Disparities in Maternal Morbidity and Mortality in the United States
- What States Aren't Doing to Save New Mothers' Lives
- Why Do Hundreds of US Women Die Annually in Childbirth?
Reports/Toolkits
- #yearofthemother Social Toolkit
- 12 Ways to Prepare for Giving Birth in 2020
- HRSA Maternal Mortality Summit Technical Report
- Improving Maternal Health Access, Coverage, and Outcomes in Medicaid
- Lost Mothers: Maternal Care and Preventable Deaths ProPublica
- Maternal Health
- Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Booklet
- New ROOTS, Beyond Medicalization: Midwives and Maternity Care in America
- Polycystic Ovary/Ovarian Syndrome Booklet
- Postpartum Toolkit
- Report From Nine Maternal Mortality Review Committees
- Saving Lives, Improving Mothers' Care
- Task Force on Research Specific to Pregnant Women and Lactating Women Report
- The Supply and Rural-Urban Distribution of the Obstetrical Care Workforce in the U.S.
- Vital Signs: Pregnancy-Related Deaths, United States, 2011–2015, and Strategies for Prevention, 13 States, 2013–2017