Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Maternal health and prenatal care
2022 Oklahoma Maternal Health Morbidity and Mortality Annual Report
Report of maternal health morbidity and mortality outcomes in Oklahoma. Highlights recent trends and breaks down data by demographics such as race and ethnicity, educational attainment, age, and more. Includes a county level map showing maternal deaths between 2011 and 2020.
Date: 2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma State Department of Health
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Report of maternal health morbidity and mortality outcomes in Oklahoma. Highlights recent trends and breaks down data by demographics such as race and ethnicity, educational attainment, age, and more. Includes a county level map showing maternal deaths between 2011 and 2020.
Date: 2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma State Department of Health
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Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in Rural Postpartum Mothers in the United States: Prevalence, Severity, and Psychosocial Correlates
Results of a study exploring the severity of pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) among postpartum women living in communities of 50,000 or fewer people. Features statistics including characteristics of participants and associations with PFD symptoms.
Author(s): Kailey Snyder, Elizabeth Mollard, Kari Bargstadt-Wilson, et al.
Citation: Women Health, 62(9-10), 775–787
Date: 2022
Type: Document
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Results of a study exploring the severity of pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) among postpartum women living in communities of 50,000 or fewer people. Features statistics including characteristics of participants and associations with PFD symptoms.
Author(s): Kailey Snyder, Elizabeth Mollard, Kari Bargstadt-Wilson, et al.
Citation: Women Health, 62(9-10), 775–787
Date: 2022
Type: Document
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New Mexico Health & Human Services Data Book, 2022
2022 data book for New Mexico highlighting sociodemographic indicators, substance use, behavioral health, various health conditions, mortality, and more. Includes county profiles outlining a range of demographic, economic, and health data.
Date: 2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Human Services Department
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2022 data book for New Mexico highlighting sociodemographic indicators, substance use, behavioral health, various health conditions, mortality, and more. Includes county profiles outlining a range of demographic, economic, and health data.
Date: 2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Human Services Department
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Stigma Experienced by Rural Pregnant Women with Substance Use Disorder: A Scoping Review and Qualitative Synthesis
Explores the stigma experienced by rural pregnant women with substance use disorder (SUD). Bases findings on a literature review of studies from 2000-2022. Breaks down the various ways and areas rural pregnant women with SUD experience stigma, such as within the community and healthcare settings. Discusses the importance of comprehensive care that takes these experiences into consideration.
Author(s): Victoria Bright, Julia Riddle, Jean Kerver
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(22), 15065
Date: 2022
Type: Document
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Explores the stigma experienced by rural pregnant women with substance use disorder (SUD). Bases findings on a literature review of studies from 2000-2022. Breaks down the various ways and areas rural pregnant women with SUD experience stigma, such as within the community and healthcare settings. Discusses the importance of comprehensive care that takes these experiences into consideration.
Author(s): Victoria Bright, Julia Riddle, Jean Kerver
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(22), 15065
Date: 2022
Type: Document
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America's Health Rankings Health of Women and Children Report 2022
Provides a national and state-by-state overview of the health of infants, children, and women of reproductive age. Includes maps that show concentrated disadvantage by county within each state.
Additional links: Concentrated Disadvantage County-Level Maps, State Summaries
Date: 2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: United Health Foundation
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Provides a national and state-by-state overview of the health of infants, children, and women of reproductive age. Includes maps that show concentrated disadvantage by county within each state.
Additional links: Concentrated Disadvantage County-Level Maps, State Summaries
Date: 2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: United Health Foundation
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An Assessment of Indiana's Maternity Care Workforce: 2022 Report
Reports on the overall supply and geographic distribution of the maternity care workforce in Indiana including physicians and various types of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs). Includes county-level data and maps of maternity care practice settings with indicators for metro and nonmetro counties.
Date: 2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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Reports on the overall supply and geographic distribution of the maternity care workforce in Indiana including physicians and various types of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs). Includes county-level data and maps of maternity care practice settings with indicators for metro and nonmetro counties.
Date: 2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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Alaska Native Health Status Report
Provides an overview of Alaskan Native health, with a focus on sociodemographics and social determinants of health (SDOH); mortality; morbidity; maternal, infant, and child health; adolescent health; adult health; preventive care; and environmental health. Includes data and maps on health issues in Alaskan regions. Discusses advocacy, program planning, policy development, and evaluation related to Alaskan Native public health.
Date: 12/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
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Provides an overview of Alaskan Native health, with a focus on sociodemographics and social determinants of health (SDOH); mortality; morbidity; maternal, infant, and child health; adolescent health; adult health; preventive care; and environmental health. Includes data and maps on health issues in Alaskan regions. Discusses advocacy, program planning, policy development, and evaluation related to Alaskan Native public health.
Date: 12/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
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Provider and Patient Perspectives on Labor and Delivery Unit Closures in Rural New Hampshire
Explores how the closure of labor and delivery units in New Hampshire has impacted the providers and patients in the affected communities. Describes the top reasons for labor and delivery unit closures among five hospitals, staffing challenges, and the effect of closures on prenatal and postpartum care for women in the community. Presents recommendations to ensure access to safe and secure pregnancies and deliveries after closures.
Author(s): Sarah Benatar, Stacey McMorrow, Timothy J. Fisher
Date: 12/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Urban Institute
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Explores how the closure of labor and delivery units in New Hampshire has impacted the providers and patients in the affected communities. Describes the top reasons for labor and delivery unit closures among five hospitals, staffing challenges, and the effect of closures on prenatal and postpartum care for women in the community. Presents recommendations to ensure access to safe and secure pregnancies and deliveries after closures.
Author(s): Sarah Benatar, Stacey McMorrow, Timothy J. Fisher
Date: 12/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Urban Institute
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Where There's a Will, There's a Way? Strategies to Reduce or Abstain from Alcohol Use Developed by Northern Plains American Indian Women Participating in a Brief Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancy Preconceptual Intervention
Analyzes strategies to reduce or abstain from alcohol use by American Indian and Alaska Native women for the purpose of reducing alcohol-exposed pregnancy rates. Identifies themes related to goal achievement, overcoming barriers, and cultural strengths.
Author(s): Arielle R. Deutsch, Rebecca Lustfield, Jessica D. Hanson
Citation: Alcohol Clinical & Experimental Research, 45(11), 2383-2395
Date: 11/2021
Type: Document
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Analyzes strategies to reduce or abstain from alcohol use by American Indian and Alaska Native women for the purpose of reducing alcohol-exposed pregnancy rates. Identifies themes related to goal achievement, overcoming barriers, and cultural strengths.
Author(s): Arielle R. Deutsch, Rebecca Lustfield, Jessica D. Hanson
Citation: Alcohol Clinical & Experimental Research, 45(11), 2383-2395
Date: 11/2021
Type: Document
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Oklahoma Teen Birth Report, 1996-2020
An overview of teen birth rate trends in Oklahoma between 1996 and 2020. Includes data by age of mother, race and ethnicity, previous live birth, and weight and gestational age of the baby. Offers a county comparison of birth rates for teens in Oklahoma between 2018 and 2020.
Date: 11/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma State Department of Health
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An overview of teen birth rate trends in Oklahoma between 1996 and 2020. Includes data by age of mother, race and ethnicity, previous live birth, and weight and gestational age of the baby. Offers a county comparison of birth rates for teens in Oklahoma between 2018 and 2020.
Date: 11/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma State Department of Health
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