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Maternal
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The
Maternal and Child Health Programs (MCH) provide a wide range of programmatic
activities through public and private sector partnerships to improve the health
status women of reproductive age and their children. Efforts have focused on
means to assure quality of care, strengthen patient–provider communication and
identify high priority needs to improve pregnancy outcomes particularly in
Baltimore City. MCH
Staff provide technical assistance, consultation, training, analysis of data,
publications and educational materials to educate clinical and direct service
professionals about strategies to improve pregnancy outcomes. Maryland
Fetal and Infant Mortality Review (FIMR)—1998-
provides on-going consultation and training to FIMR programs, in collaboration
with the Center for Maternal and Child Health (CMCH), Maryland Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene. Maryland Maternal
Mortality Review—2000- reviews cases
and identifies means to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality, in
collaboration with MedChi’s Maternal and Child Health subcommittee and the
Center for Maternal and Child Health (CMCH), Maryland Department of Health and
Mental Hygiene. Maternal Depression
Project—2003- developed in response
to a review of maternal suicides, provides resources to assist clinicians in
diagnosing and treating or referring women with depression during and after
pregnancy. Baltimore City Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Initiative—2004- identifies
opportunities to promote abstinence from alcohol use during pregnancy, in
collaboration with Baltimore City Healthy Start with additional support provided
by NFIMR. Improving Perinatal
Outcomes Initiative—1993- identifies
systems issues and opportunities to improve services, and educates clinicians,
direct services staff and community members on risk-reduction strategies to
improve infant health.
Christy Woods Center for a Healthy
Maryland, Inc.
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