Additional Resources
The following resources contain additional information related to maternal health.
Data Surveillance
- Pregnancy Mortality Surveillance System
- Enhancing Reviews and Surveillance to Eliminate Maternal Mortality (ERASE MM)
- Pregnancy-Related Deaths: Data from Maternal Mortality Review Committees in 36 US States, 2017–2019
- Vital Signs: Press Release – Pregnancy-related deaths happen before, during, and up to a year after delivery [English]
- Vital Signs: Pregnancy-Related Deaths, United States, 2011–2015, and Strategies for Prevention, 13 States, 2013–2017, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
- CDC Grand Rounds: Meeting the Challenges of Measuring and Preventing Maternal Mortality in the United States
Supporting States
Federal Agencies
- How Head Start Services Can Improve Outcomes for Birthing Parents
- Health Resources & Services Administration—Maternal Morbidity & Mortality
- Office on Women’s Health—Pregnancy
- Office on Women’s Health—Talking Postpartum Depression
- National Institutes of Health—National Child and Maternal Health Education Program
Healthcare Professional Resources
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG): Maternal Mortality Prevention
- Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN): Post-birth Warning Signs Education Program
- Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) Patient Safety Bundles
- Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Other Resources