The WSPC has identified 7 priority areas to improve maternal health outcomes using the 2023 and 2025 Maternal Mortality Review Reports, the Perinatal Indicators Dashboard, and the 2025 Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Needs Assessment. Together, they create a framework for more equitable and coordinated perinatal care.
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Increase the quality of maternal care in rural communities by supporting the rural workforce, maintaining rural labor and delivery services, and addressing gaps in care.
Build an equitable, coordinated system of care that expands access to culturally responsive mental health services, strengthens provider capacity, and addresses critical gaps in coverage.
Expand services that enable birthing people to feel seen, heard, and respected, and to have joyful birthing and postpartum experiences.
Promote best practices, evidence-based guidelines, and effective care models that improve outcomes, enhance patient experiences, and support health care providers in delivering optimal care
Ensure that pregnant and parenting individuals affected by substance use receive compassionate, safe, and supportive care.
Improve newborn health and safety through better nutrition, infection prevention, supportive care, and data-driven quality improvement.
Honor American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities’ right to autonomy by supporting AI/AN-led maternal health work
Use data on health outcomes and the needs of birthing people and their babies to guide thoughtful decision-making, innovation, and strategic action.