Maternal and Child Health Events

What are some disparities associated with maternal and child health in your community? What are the root causes of these disparities? Explore how hospitals, health systems and their community partners are joining forces to examine and address disparities in maternal care, ultimately increasing access to equitable care and improving health outcomes.

In partnership with The Value Initiative, this webinar highlights the importance of teamwork when detecting and coordinating critical obstetric emergencies. Elissa Concini, MSN, RNC-OB and Rachel Cunniffe, MSN, RNC-OB from Geisinger Health and Diana Contreras, MD from Atlantic Health System share their journey of providing better team-based care during labor and delivery, along with building a culture of collaborative care. (Webinar presented October 14, 2020)

Learn about best practices and solutions that will improve health equity for mothers.

Maternal mortality rates are significantly higher in rural areas as women face barriers in accessing prenatal, obstetrical and postpartum care. In this virtual workshop, learn about the unique challenges encountered in rural communities from U of MN Rural Health Research Center. Additionally, hear how Lexington Regional Health Center, a rural hospital in NE, is increasing access to optimal maternal care in rural communities.

Actionable data is a key component of any successful initiative. In this virtual workshop, experts share best practices for collecting, evaluating and transforming data into action. Learn how hospitals are improving outcomes for maternal and child health through innovative, data-driven solutions, while reducing variation in care delivery.

AHA hosted this special member webinar presentation and discussion on improving maternal health and reducing maternal mortality, the

Learning how leading hospitals and health systems are creating change and improving maternal health and mothers experience is an important way to move the country forward on national maternal safety and quality goals. Providence St. Joseph Health works as a system and regionally on continued obstetric quality improvement and has positive results to share.

Jay Bhatt, DO, AHA senior vice president and chief medical officer, will welcome Neel Shah, MD, MPP, a nationally recognized expert on the complex challenges facing hospitals and health systems as we commit to reducing risks for mothers and babies throughout pregnancy.

An innovative patient centered maternity care model leveraging technology and enabling clinicians to drive better pregnancy outcomes for women with chronic hypertension earned Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System, a top award in the 2018 AHA Innovation Challenge. Adi Hirshberg, MD, co-founder Heart Safe Motherhood and Assistant Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Pennsylvania, will present this model engaging, monitoring, and managing high risk patients from hospital admission, through delivery and after they have returned home postpartum.

AHA hosted this webinar, the first in a series of webinars on improving maternal health and reducing maternal mortality, on November 13, 2018. Patricia M. Witcher, MSN, RNC-OB, clinical outcomes manager of Northside Hospital in Atlanta – a large provider of obstetric services with nearly 17,000 babies born at the hospital each year – discussed state and national quality initiatives, including the Maternal Mortality Review Committee, and shared maternal safety processes and practices.

Held December 7, 2015 3:00 pm ET (2:00 pm CT; 1:00 pm MT; noon PT) If you have any questions, please contact Member Relations at 800-424-4301.

Held April 3, 2018 Please join the AHA Section for Maternal and Child Health and our partners in the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) to learn of the tools and resources a

The AHA Section for Maternal and Child Health and our partners in the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) share the tools and resources available to your hospital to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity.

The American Hospital Association's Section for Maternal and Child Health in partnership with our Hospitals Against Violence (HAV) initiative invite you to an upcoming webinar. Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin will provide example on how hospitals and health systems can play a leading role in their community to combat escalating violence and to break the cycle of violence for victims and families. 

The American Hospital Association's Hospitals Against Violence initiative invites you to an upcoming webinar on how hospitals and health systems can take a lead in convening community stakeholders

Held October 26, 2016 join a small group of your executive colleagues for a webinar and discu

Held May 26, 2015 WEBCAST MATERIALS

Monday, December 15, 2014 On behalf of the American Hospital Association (AHA) Sections for Maternal and Child Health and Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Services, we invite you to join u