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Blog Post
August 2023 Faith Mitchell, Kimá Joy Taylor,
Maternal mortality in the United States is more than three times the rate in most other high-income countries–and it is worsening. The rate more… More
News Article
July 2020
Alabama has persistently had one of the highest infant mortality rates in the United States—one on par with those in developing nations. But in 2017, Alabama saw a nearly 20% drop in its infant mortality rate. By 2018, the infant mortality rate dropped for the second consecutive year, thanks in part to the state’s revitalized perinatal regionalization program. More
Publication
November 2013 Nicole Perelman, Suzanne Delbanco, Alé Vargas-Johnson,
This case study by Catalyst for Payment Reform (CPR) with support from the Milbank Memorial Fund shares the story of South Carolina’s Birth Outcomes… More
December 2008 Carol Sakala, Maureen P. Corry,
Synopsis Effective maternity care with least harm is optimal for childbearing women and newborns. High-quality systematic reviews of the best… More
