Policy Interventions to Achieve Maternal Health Equity

How can governments and policymakers implement interventions that address health disparities in marginalized communities? This interactive infographic explores this question through the example of the Black Maternal Health Momnibus, a set of proposed bills that aims to achieve greater maternal health equity in the US.

References

Black Maternal Health Caucus. (n.d.). Black Maternal Health Momnibus. https://blackmaternalhealthcaucus-underwood.house.gov/Momnibus Hoyert, D. L. (2023, March 16). Maternal mortality rates in the United States, 2021. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/maternal-mortality/2021/maternal-mortality-rates-2021.htm Jang, C. J., & Lee, H. C. (2022). A review of racial disparities in infant mortality in the US. Children, 9(2), 257. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8870826/ Kesler, C., Korshak, L., Katon, J. G., & Johnson, A. (2020, December 17). Women veterans and pregnancy complications. US Department of Veterans Affairs: Office of Health Equity. https://www.va.gov/HEALTHEQUITY/Women_Veterans_and_Pregnancy_Complications.asp Taylor, J., & Bernstein, A. (2023). Tracking progress of the Black Maternal Health Momnibus. https://tcf.org/content/data/black-maternal-health-momnibus-tracker/

Topics

  • RDEISE
  • equity
  • racism
  • inclusion
  • diversity
  • belonging
  • health equity
  • public health
  • medical discrimination
  • black maternal mortality
  • pregnancy
  • policy intervention