Montana Maternal Health: By the Numbers
by Annie Glover, PhD, MPH, MPA University of Montana This slide deck provides an understanding of how maternal mortality and morbidity are measured, describes health equity and racial disparities in health and assesses the burden more…
HHS Announces New Reports and Grant Program Addressing the Health Needs of Pregnant Women and Children Affected by Substance Use
HHS and the Biden-Harris Administration are committed to improving maternal and child health outcomes, as well as services for families affected by substance use. Already, HHS has taken actions outlined in the ASPE reports. Some more…
Cuddling Cubs: Maternal-Infant Attachment Playgroup
Cuddling Cubs is an Occupational Therapy led educational support group for mothers and newborns that centers around improving maternal-infant health outcomes through engagement in co-occupations and activities designed to strengthen the maternal-newborn dyad. MOMS is more…
Maternal Health Simulation Innovations in Rural Montana
The MOMS program is proud of its innovations in the delivery of obstetric simulations in rural Montana. Partnerships with SIM-MT and ACOG make this possible. We welcome you to watch MOMS program staff and partners more…
Severe Maternal Morbidity in Montana
Severe maternal morbidity (SMM) has become the sentinel event through which maternal health is evaluated. SMM refers to the “unintended outcomes of the process of labor and delivery that result in significant short-term or long more…
LIFTS is Live!
The LIFTS Online Resource Guide contains thousands of programs and events that serve expecting parents or families with children aged zero to three. The result is an easy, searchable tool that is available whenever families more…
Eastern Montana Perinatal Addiction Treatment Health System (EMPATHS)
The Eastern Montana Perinatal Addiction Treatment Health System (EMPATHS) pilot study is a system-level treatment model in which universal screening for substance use in pregnancy is implemented in the OB/GYN setting. Patients screening positive for more…
MOMS Year 1 Highlights
The MOMS grant completed its first year of operation in September 2020. Year 2 of the grant is underway and the MOMS team is excited to share what we’ve accomplished in our inaugural year. Please more…
CMQCC Preeclampsia Early Recognition Tool (PERT)
The California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative has created and distributed the Preeclampsia Early Recognition Tool (PERT) as a reference for perinatal providers.
U.S. Surgeon General: Call to Action to Improve Maternal Health
Per the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released an important HHS Action Plan and announced a partnership to reduce maternal deaths and more…
