Articles tagged as: maternal health
February 26, 2024
Report finds more 42% of Indiana's rural hospitals no longer deliver babies
The report by the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform found a growing number of rural hospitals no longer deliver babies.
Read MoreFebruary 12, 2024
Tackling Black maternal health disparities in Indianapolis
IU’s Public Policy Institute found that lack of access to services, substance use disorders and discrimination in health care contributed to disparity in maternal mortality rates.
Read MoreJune 16, 2023
Doulas can improve maternal outcomes. But efforts to expand access in Indiana are slow
Indiana lawmakers recognize that doulas can improve maternal outcomes. So, they passed new laws and dispensed millions of dollars in grants to expand access to doula services with no real progress.
Read MoreMay 2, 2023
Most states ensure women don’t lose Medicaid shortly after pregnancy. Missouri may join them
Policy experts say one way to help close the racial gap in maternal health outcomes is to ensure people on Medicaid dont lose coverage two months after pregnancy.
Read MoreOctober 18, 2022
After Black infant mortality surged in Kansas, birth workers jumped into action
The U.S infant mortality rate has steadily declined over the past two decades. But some states are starting to see the reverse trend with the rate of Black infant deaths far outpacing that of White infants.
Read MoreOctober 12, 2022
1 in 4 Indiana counties are maternity care deserts
Between 2018 and 2020, eight Indiana counties have seen improvements in access to maternity care: Adams, Daviess, Delaware, Fulton, Johnson, Lagrange, Miami, Vermillion and Wabash. And nine have gotten worse: Fayette, Greene, Henry, La Porte, Orange, Pulaski, Ripley, Scott and Steuben.
Read MoreSeptember 29, 2022
Indiana’s maternal mortality rate went from bad to worse
The latest maternal mortality report from the Indiana State Department of Health found that more women are dying during pregnancy and up to a year after delivery in Indiana.
Read MoreJuly 27, 2022
Researchers release findings from study looking at support gaps for pregnant Hoosiers
Researchers conducting the "Ask the Women" study spoke to people in zip codes with high infant mortality rates in an effort to understand where they experienced gaps in care.
Read MoreMay 26, 2022
Can more time on Medicaid lower maternal deaths?
More states are taking advantage of a provision in the American Rescue Plan that enables pregnant people to keep their Medicaid coverage longer after giving birth.
Read MoreFebruary 21, 2022
New program offers free birth control to Hoosiers
The program is open to anyone in the state and covers all types and brands of birth control.
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