Rural Maternal Health – Resources
Selected recent or important resources focusing on Rural Maternal Health.
Maternal And Child Health Database
Identifies state legislation addressing maternal and child health issues, including newborn screening, women's health, childhood obesity, and maternal and infant mortality, among other things. Searchable by year, state, topic or keyword.
Sponsoring organization: National Conference of State Legislatures
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Identifies state legislation addressing maternal and child health issues, including newborn screening, women's health, childhood obesity, and maternal and infant mortality, among other things. Searchable by year, state, topic or keyword.
Sponsoring organization: National Conference of State Legislatures
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Birthing-Friendly Hospitals and Health Systems
Interactive tool identifying hospitals and health systems that have been designated as "Birthing-Friendly" by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Interactive tool identifying hospitals and health systems that have been designated as "Birthing-Friendly" by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Pregnancy Mortality Surveillance System
Provides information on trends and statistics regarding pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. Includes mortality rates by race/ethnicity, causes, and rural versus urban location.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Provides information on trends and statistics regarding pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. Includes mortality rates by race/ethnicity, causes, and rural versus urban location.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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March of Dimes Maternity Care Deserts Dashboard
Depicts county-level access to maternity care, access to hospitals with obstetric care or birth centers, and access to obstetric providers across the U.S. Allows user to select for demographic information such as age, race/ethnicity, education and household composition, and prevalence of health conditions and behaviors. Includes data on total births by county.
Sponsoring organization: March of Dimes
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Depicts county-level access to maternity care, access to hospitals with obstetric care or birth centers, and access to obstetric providers across the U.S. Allows user to select for demographic information such as age, race/ethnicity, education and household composition, and prevalence of health conditions and behaviors. Includes data on total births by county.
Sponsoring organization: March of Dimes
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Maternal and Infant Health Mapping Tool
Map-based access to county-level data on maternal health, infant health, and health resources. Includes data on pre-pregnancy health status, preterm births, infant mortality, access to prenatal care, availability of providers, health insurance coverage, demographics, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Maternal and Child Health Bureau
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Map-based access to county-level data on maternal health, infant health, and health resources. Includes data on pre-pregnancy health status, preterm births, infant mortality, access to prenatal care, availability of providers, health insurance coverage, demographics, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Maternal and Child Health Bureau
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PeriStats
Provides access to data on maternal and infant health. Includes information on preterm birth, birthweight, infant mortality, delivery method, prenatal care, health insurance coverage, and more. Some data are available at the county level.
Sponsoring organization: March of Dimes
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Provides access to data on maternal and infant health. Includes information on preterm birth, birthweight, infant mortality, delivery method, prenatal care, health insurance coverage, and more. Some data are available at the county level.
Sponsoring organization: March of Dimes
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Last Updated: 1/10/2025