Additional Resources
The following resources contain additional information related to maternal health:
- Pregnancy-Related Deaths
- Pregnancy Complications
- Depression Among Women
- Severe Maternal Morbidity in the United States
Data and Surveillance
- Pregnancy Mortality Surveillance System
- Enhancing Reviews and Surveillance to Eliminate Maternal Mortality (ERASE MM)
- Pregnancy-Related Deaths: Data from 14 U.S. Maternal Mortality Review Committees, 2008-2017
- 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
- Perinatal Quality Collaboratives
- CDC Levels of Care Assessment Tool (CDC LOCATe)
- Review to Actionexternal icon
- National Network of Perinatal Quality Collaborativesexternal icon
Federal Agencies
- How Head Start Services Can Improve Outcomes for Birthing Parentsexternal icon
- Health Resources & Services Administration—Maternal Morbidity & Mortalityexternal icon
- Office on Women’s Health—Pregnancyexternal icon
- National Institutes of Health—National Child and Maternal Health Education Programexternal icon
Healthcare Professional Resources
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG): Maternal Mortality Preventionexternal icon
- Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN): Post-birth Warning Signs Education Program external icon
- Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) Patient Safety Bundlesexternal icon
- Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicineexternal icon
Other Resources
Page last reviewed: March 31, 2022