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New AHA maternal health resource focuses on heart health for pregnant women 

AHA’s Better Health for Mothers and Babies initiative April 29 released a resource highlighting strategies hospitals are implementing to raise awareness and detect heart health needs early, during and after pregnancy.

Healthy Heart, Healthy Pregnancies

This resource highlights the risk factors and disparities that contribute to heart conditions in pregnancy, shares actionable solutions for providers, and offers strategies hospitals are implementing strategies to raise awareness and detect heart health needs early, during and after pregnancy.

AHA case study: How one rural health system is addressing a shortage of OB/GYNs 

Kittitas Valley Healthcare in rural Washington state last year implemented an innovative new model for retaining essential obstetric and other women’s health services in its community.
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Kittitas Valley Healthcare

Situated in Ellensburg in the heart of central Washington, Kittitas County Public Hospital District No. 1, also known as Kittitas Valley Healthcare (KVH), provides care to Kittitas County and surrounding areas.

Reducing Risk in Maternal Care: The Power of Personalizing Competency Development

Learn about AI tools that can help reduce adverse patient events through the lens of maternal care teams.

Taking Big Steps for Improving Maternal and Child Health

In this Spotlight Feature interview, Jean Ricci Goodman, M.D., and Aparna Sharma, M.D., discuss the program’s development and how it’s designed to improve maternal and child health in Loyola’s surrounding communities.

NCC supports Momnibus Act

The Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) wrote to the co-sponsors of the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 (H.R. 959/S. 346) to reiterate the coalition’s support for the legislation.

Maternal and Child Health Resources: 2023 Synopsis

Explore AHA’s Better Health for Mothers and Babies initiative resources, highlighting hospitals and health systems improving maternal and child health outcomes, produced in 2023.

AHA podcast: Creating a New Pipeline of Health Care Workers

The creators of Grady Health System’s Teen Experience and Leadership Program describe how providing hands-on internships for local teens is helping to build its workforce pipeline for decades to come.

Co-designing Care to Improve Black Maternal Health Outcomes Apr 11

In recognition of Black Maternal Health Week and National Minority Health Month, join AHA and health care leaders from Cedars-Sinai, Memorial Healthcare System and Summa Health System as they highlight ways hospitals and health systems can partner with their communities to improve Black maternal health outcomes.