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Maternal Health: Rural Maternity Care
Rural populations have limited access and availability of quality maternity care. With many labor and delivery units closing, hospitals and health systems are exploring various ways to provide maternity care. AHA highlights stories from rural hospitals below.
A California hospital's simple, secret weapon for treating postpartum patients
Modern medical technology has led to remarkable advancements, but staff at Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta know that something as basic as a strategically labeled bracelet can help save a life.
At Rhode Island hospital, ‘Precious Beginnings’ for moms and babies in a homelike environment
At Landmark Medical Center, based in Woonsocket, R.I., new moms and their babies receive care in a comfortable setting designed to feel like home. Landmark’s Maternity Care and Newburn Nursery Precious Beginnings specializes in offering a single room maternity experience, where all aspects of the birth process occur in one room with a consistent team of care providers.
New labor and delivery rooms give new parents more options
When parents-to-be opt to deliver their baby at a birthing center, it’s often because they want more freedom to choose their birth experience — such as pain management options, comfort techniques, assisted deliveries or just a more homelike setting.
Abrazo Arrowhead Campus in Glendale unveils $14M neonatal intensive care unit expansion
A terrific new care site option is now available for Phoenix-area babies born with nearly any kind of medical condition.
Extra Help for C-Section Moms
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center is offering a new postpartum rehabilitation program specifically targeted to moms who underwent C-sections.
Canyon Vista Medical Center launches special delivery program to improve maternal health and save lives
For Canyon Vista Medical Center (CVMC) in Sierra Vista, Arizona, it’s all in the wrist. Its new Special Delivery Program equips postpartum patients with wristbands to wear for six weeks after childbirth, serving as a visual cue for both patients and health care providers to remain alert to potential complications.
Through GRACE, Baton Rouge’s Woman’s Hospital Delivers Second Chances for Pregnant Patients Battling Addictions
The Guiding Recovery and Creating Empowerment (GRACE) program at Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge, La., provides nonjudgmental support and resources to women who need help with substance misuse during pregnancy.
Maternal Health: Digital Strategies
Using digital strategies can expand reach of care and meet people where they are. These AHA resources explore the use of technology and digital solutions to improve maternal health outcomes.
Maternal Health: Person-centered Care
To work toward reducing known health disparities, AHA has developed numerous resources that emphasize the importance and impact of person-centered care.