By: Elisabeth Wright Burak, Sonya Schwartz, Zoë Neuberger, Jennifer Sullivan, Lauren Hall [Editor’s note: CBPP and CCF hosted a webinar to discuss this resource. Please find the webinar recording here and a copy of the presentation slides here).] Child health leaders are no strangers to the benefits of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, […]
Forty-six states and the District of Columbia have either implemented or plan to implement the state option to extend Medicaid coverage to all enrolled pregnant people from 60 days to 12 months following a pregnancy. In January, Georgetown CCF released State Opportunities to Support Mental Health of Mothers and Babies During the 12-Month Postpartum Period, […]
One in ten Georgians report knowing someone who has died through pregnancy-related causes. An estimated 57% of Georgians have experienced or know someone who has experienced maternal morbidity. Over 70% of Georgians believe that prioritizing improvements in access to health insurance coverage would help to reduce maternal mortality. These statistics were shared at the […]
The Georgetown University Center for Children and Families submitted the following comments to the Office on Women’s Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regarding questions from the task force on maternal mental health. Read the Comments
By: Anne Dwyer, Elisabeth Burak, Tanesha Mondestin, and Kay Johnson As we recognize Maternal Health Awareness Day, it’s a good time to take stock of where the U.S. stands in advancing maternal and child health. The relatively new state option to extend Medicaid postpartum coverage from 60 days to one full year provides states with […]
Many states have been taking a closer look at the experiences of pregnant and postpartum people amidst the persistent maternal health crisis, including reaching communities– most especially Black and Indigenous women and other communities of color who have not fared well in the traditional, clinical health care system. We at CCF have championed states electing […]
