Maternal & Infant Health

The maternal and infant health crisis is worsening. The March of Dimes gives Ohio a D-rating for preterm births. Comprehensive birth data makes the racial disparities impossible to ignore, so we have focused on Black mothers and babies who suffer from complications more often.

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Rethinking Maternal Mental Health Solutions

Natasha Takyi-Micah

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Maternal & Infant Health
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Five year anniversary screening of Toxic: A Black Woman’s Story

Emily Muttillo
September 23, 2024
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Joint Committee on Agency Review (JCARR) considers doula certification rules

Natasha Takyi-Micah
September 23, 2024
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Solutions to combat substance misuse and maternal mental health conditions

Natasha Takyi-Micah
July 22, 2024
Maternal & Infant Health
Public testimony

Maternal mental health: HCR 16 Proponent Testimony

Natasha Takyi-Micah
June 5, 2024
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Congressional briefing releases 2024 Maternal Mental Health State Report Cards

Natasha Takyi-Micah
May 20, 2024
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

The Village of Joy: A new birth for Birthing Beautiful Communities

April 29, 2024
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

How do maternal mental health conditions affect birthing parents and their babies?

Natasha Takyi-Micah
April 22, 2024
Maternal & Infant Health
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Disparities in maternal mental health: a rising public health issue

Natasha Takyi-Micah
April 15, 2024
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

April is National Minority Health Month, but what is it about?

Natasha Takyi-Micah
April 1, 2024
Maternal & Infant Health
Public testimony

Hospital licensing, maternal and infant health data in Ohio

Community Solutions Team
March 1, 2024
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Who receives adequate prenatal care in Ohio, and who doesn’t?

Alex Dorman
January 16, 2024
Maternal & Infant Health
Research

How community health workers navigate the infant and maternal health space in Ohio

Natasha Takyi-Micah
December 18, 2023
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

House Public Health Policy Committee Written Proponent Testimony on HB 190

Community Solutions Team
November 15, 2023
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Climate change's impact on food security and maternal health

Suzanna Thiese
November 13, 2023
Maternal & Infant Health
Public testimony

October 11: House Public Health Policy Committee

Community Solutions Team
October 11, 2023
Maternal & Infant Health
Public testimony

October 4: Proponent Testimony on House Bill 7

Tara Britton
October 4, 2023
Maternal & Infant Health
Public testimony

June 8: Senate Sub Bill Recommendations

Tara Britton
June 8, 2023
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Becoming a mom: the risks we face

Zulma Zabala
May 1, 2023
Maternal & Infant Health
Public testimony

March 30: Letter to Ohio's House Finance Committee

Tara Britton
April 5, 2023
Maternal & Infant Health
Public testimony

December 7, 2022: Senate Health Committee

Community Solutions Team
December 7, 2022
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Village of Healing: Where Black Moms Matter

Community Solutions Team
December 5, 2022
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Celebration 2022: Three hours of genius

Community Solutions Team
October 31, 2022
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Ripple effects of domestic violence in infant and maternal health

Natasha Takyi-Micah
October 24, 2022
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Improving Infant, Maternal and Adolescent Health: October 21 Celebration Forum

Community Solutions Team
October 10, 2022
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Aftershock afterthoughts: exploring advocacy and equity in the media

Community Solutions Team
October 3, 2022
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Latest Ohio Department of Health infant mortality report: crisis and disparities remain

Natasha Takyi-Micah
September 26, 2022
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Dear County Executive: how will you address our community health outcomes?

Community Solutions Team
September 13, 2022
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Dear County Executive: what is your commitment to Black women outside of the election cycle?

Community Solutions Team
September 13, 2022
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

ARPA Funding is an Opportunity to Improve OhioWIC

Community Solutions Team
July 25, 2022
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

White House releases Blueprint to Address the Maternal Health Crisis

Tara Britton
July 18, 2022
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Juneteenth, slavery, and the origins of health disparities

Community Solutions Team
June 13, 2022
Maternal & Infant Health
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Prioritize Black and brown women when addressing maternal mortality and morbidity

Tara Britton
May 31, 2022
Maternal & Infant Health
Public testimony

May 19, 2022: House Bill 496, Families, Aging & Human Services Committee on Midwives and Maternal Health

Loren C. Anthes, MBA
May 19, 2022
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Lessons of Two Years of COVID-19: Impacts of an Offline System for WIC Beneficiaries in Ohio

Community Solutions Team
March 21, 2022
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

New guidance to implement 12 months of postpartum Medicaid coverage, up from 60 days

Tara Britton
January 24, 2022
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Equitable maternal health care remains priority for federal and state governments

Natasha Takyi-Micah
December 6, 2021
Maternal & Infant Health
Public testimony

September 22: Written Opponent Testimony on HB 322 and HB 327

Community Solutions Team
September 22, 2021
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Lessons learned from the National Maternal Health Innovation Symposium

Natasha Takyi-Micah
September 16, 2021
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Dear Mayor, Many of Our Babies are Dying Before Their First Birthday. How Will You Help Change This?

Community Solutions Team
September 7, 2021
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Dear Mayor, How Will You Address Infant and Maternal Mortality?

Community Solutions Team
September 7, 2021
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Latest Maternal Morbidity Report Reveals Maternal Health Crisis Worsening

Tara Britton
August 16, 2021
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Call the Midwife!

Eboney Thornton
July 12, 2021
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

How midwives help outcomes for women and babies

Natasha Takyi-Micah
May 10, 2021
Maternal & Infant Health
Public testimony

May 5, 2021: Testimony Ohio Senate Health Committee

Community Solutions Team
May 5, 2021
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

How are midwives regulated in Ohio?

Loren C. Anthes, MBA
April 26, 2021
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

What is a midwife?

Community Solutions Team
April 19, 2021
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Maternal and infant health remains top priority in state budget

Natasha Takyi-Micah
March 15, 2021
Maternal & Infant Health
Public testimony

March 3: Ohio House Finance Subcommittee on Health and Human Services

Community Solutions Team
March 3, 2021
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Fertility and fibroids: The other side of Black reproductive health

Community Solutions Team
February 8, 2021
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Doulas play crucial role in maternal health

Community Solutions Team
January 4, 2021
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

The Status of Ohio’s Women: Maternal Mortality

Community Solutions Team
November 23, 2020
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

What an ACA repeal could mean for maternal health

Community Solutions Team
November 9, 2020
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

A new tool to promote safe birth spacing in Ohio

Community Solutions Team
October 19, 2020
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Diaper need is an unspoken reality for many families

Community Solutions Team
October 12, 2020
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Ohio is again the focus of federal maternal health funding

Community Solutions Team
October 5, 2020
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Ohio Department of Health provides update to the Ohio Commission on Infant Mortality

Community Solutions Team
October 5, 2020
Maternal & Infant Health
Public testimony

Tara Britton: Senate Bill 326, Interested Party Testimony

Tara Britton
September 22, 2020
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Minority health matters

Community Solutions Team
August 31, 2020
Maternal & Infant Health
Research

March of Dimes birth spacing project

Community Solutions Team
August 17, 2020
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Coronavirus affects pregnancy after all

Community Solutions Team
August 14, 2020
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

The status of Ohio’s women: Birth spacing

Community Solutions Team
July 6, 2020
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Medical bias, weathering and the deadly impact on Black mothers

Community Solutions Team
June 29, 2020
Maternal & Infant Health
Public testimony

June 9, 2020: Written Proponent Testimony on Senate Concurrent Resolution 14

Tara Britton
June 9, 2020
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Giving birth while social distancing changes everything

Community Solutions Team
May 1, 2020
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Ohio awarded federal grants to address, study maternal health

Tara Britton
October 21, 2019
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Racial disparities in infant mortality focus of 'Toxic: A Black Woman's Story'

Emily Muttillo
October 7, 2019
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Ohio’s budget codifies the pregnancy associated mortality review committee

Community Solutions Team
July 17, 2019
Maternal & Infant Health
Public testimony

Letter to Conference Committee on House Bill 166, Written by John Corlett

Community Solutions Team
June 24, 2019
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

State Budgeting Matters Podcast: Putting the mother back into maternal health

Community Solutions Team
May 10, 2019
Maternal & Infant Health
Public testimony

Testimony on House’s initial budget proposals, Tara Britton

Tara Britton
May 6, 2019
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Tracking data on maternal mortality and morbidity should be a priority in Ohio

Community Solutions Team
April 15, 2019
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Maternal health in Ohio listening session hosted by Minority Leader Emilia Sykes

Tara Britton
March 27, 2019
Maternal & Infant Health
Article

Eliminating racial disparities in infant mortality

Community Solutions Team
February 4, 2019
Maternal & Infant Health
Research

Trauma, Toxic Stress and Impact: Defining Adverse Childhood Experiences

Community Solutions Team
January 7, 2019
Maternal & Infant Health
Research

Putting the “Mother” Back into Maternal and Infant Health

Tara Britton
April 30, 2018
Maternal & Infant Health
Research

A Preview of the 2018-2019 Cuyahoga County Biennial Budget

Will Tarter
October 6, 2017
Maternal & Infant Health
Research

Fighting Food Insecurity Among Older Adults: Ohio’s Home-delivered and Congregate Meals

Community Solutions Team
May 30, 2017
Maternal & Infant Health
Research

Aging Ohio: The Impact of Demographic Change on State Fiscal Policy

Tara Britton
October 22, 2014
Maternal & Infant Health
Research

Rethinking Maternal Mental Health Solutions

Natasha Takyi-Micah
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