Resources for Practitioners
Because Mothers Matter
Support for all mothers
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Risk-appropriate care is a strategy to ensure that pregnant women and infants get the right care in the right place at the right time. To provide a consistent approach to assessing risk-appropriate care, CDC developed the CDC Levels of Care Assessment Tool (CDC LOCATe).
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WHO Recommendations on Antenatal Care for a Positive Pregnancy Experience
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Perinatal Care in Medicaid and CHIP
WHO Recommendations on Interventions to Improve Preterm Birth Outcomes
Improving the Health of African Americans in the USA: An Overdue Opportunity for Social Justice
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This is a collated list of evidence-based, peer-reviewed information addressing the social and economic forces affecting maternal and infant health. The goal is to support practitioners serving a wide range of women, including minority and at-risk patients.
We have also included the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee (MMMRC) and Department of State Health Services Joint Biennial Report 2024, which estimates 80 percent of the pregnancy-related deaths in Texas were preventable.