Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Maternal health and prenatal care
Non-Medical Health-Related Needs of Certain Pregnant Women Report, Texas
Reports on the health outcomes of pregnant Medicaid and Thriving Texas Families (TTF) members in Texas. Provides demographic data on enrollment in each program, including comparisons between rural, micro, and metro areas.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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Reports on the health outcomes of pregnant Medicaid and Thriving Texas Families (TTF) members in Texas. Provides demographic data on enrollment in each program, including comparisons between rural, micro, and metro areas.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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Racial and Ethnic and Rural Variations in the Use of Hybrid Prenatal Care in the US
Examines how factors of race/ethnicity, location, and telehealth restriction waivers during COVID-19 impact the uptake of hybrid prenatal care. Provides demographic breakdowns related to telehealth use of women during pregnancy and the COVID-19 public health emergency, with additional data on health conditions, U.S. region, and urban or rural residence.
Author(s): Peiyin Hung, Jiani Yu, Sayward E. Harrison, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 7(12)
Date: 12/2024
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Examines how factors of race/ethnicity, location, and telehealth restriction waivers during COVID-19 impact the uptake of hybrid prenatal care. Provides demographic breakdowns related to telehealth use of women during pregnancy and the COVID-19 public health emergency, with additional data on health conditions, U.S. region, and urban or rural residence.
Author(s): Peiyin Hung, Jiani Yu, Sayward E. Harrison, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 7(12)
Date: 12/2024
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Comparing Models That Integrate Obstetric Care and WIC on Improved Program Enrollment During Pregnancy: A Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
A study protocol that outlines the potential impact of linking women who are receiving obstetric care directly with the Women, Infants, and Children's (WIC) Program. Discusses plans to recruit 240 low-income, rural, pregnant patients from Pennsylvania and analyze WIC usage, social determinants of health, health status, and more.
Author(s): Kirstie M. Herb Neff, Kelsey Brandt, Alex R. Chang, et al.
Citation: BMC Public Health, 24, 3393
Date: 12/2024
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A study protocol that outlines the potential impact of linking women who are receiving obstetric care directly with the Women, Infants, and Children's (WIC) Program. Discusses plans to recruit 240 low-income, rural, pregnant patients from Pennsylvania and analyze WIC usage, social determinants of health, health status, and more.
Author(s): Kirstie M. Herb Neff, Kelsey Brandt, Alex R. Chang, et al.
Citation: BMC Public Health, 24, 3393
Date: 12/2024
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Virginia Rural Hospital Report
Recommendations of the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association Rural Health Task Force and administrative and legislative proposals to help improve access to care in rural Virginia. Features statistics on admissions, births, beds, and full-time employees, and a county-level map showing locations of rural hospitals.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association
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Recommendations of the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association Rural Health Task Force and administrative and legislative proposals to help improve access to care in rural Virginia. Features statistics on admissions, births, beds, and full-time employees, and a county-level map showing locations of rural hospitals.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association
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Florida Physician Workforce: 2024 Annual Report
Presents a summary of results from Florida physician workforce surveys completed between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2024. Features statistics on demographics and practice characteristics, and includes sections on primary care, OB/GYN, and Medicare and Medicaid. Appendix B includes numbers of Florida physicians per capita, with breakdowns by county.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Florida Health
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Presents a summary of results from Florida physician workforce surveys completed between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2024. Features statistics on demographics and practice characteristics, and includes sections on primary care, OB/GYN, and Medicare and Medicaid. Appendix B includes numbers of Florida physicians per capita, with breakdowns by county.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Florida Health
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Tennessee Birth Defects Data Report 2017-2021
Provides information on the prevalence of 47 major birth defects for children born in Tennessee in the years 2017-2021. Features a state map showing rates of birth defects in 7 rural regions.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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Provides information on the prevalence of 47 major birth defects for children born in Tennessee in the years 2017-2021. Features a state map showing rates of birth defects in 7 rural regions.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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State of the U.S. Maternal Health Workforce, 2024
Offers demographic and occupational data on the maternal health workforce. Data sources include various years between 2021 and 2023. Includes current and projected comparisons of the workforce with the female population of childbearing age. Table 7 includes distribution of maternal health physicians compared with the population of women of childbearing age for large metropolitan, medium metropolitan, small metropolitan, micropolitan, and noncore areas in 2022.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organizations: Health Resources and Services Administration, National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
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Offers demographic and occupational data on the maternal health workforce. Data sources include various years between 2021 and 2023. Includes current and projected comparisons of the workforce with the female population of childbearing age. Table 7 includes distribution of maternal health physicians compared with the population of women of childbearing age for large metropolitan, medium metropolitan, small metropolitan, micropolitan, and noncore areas in 2022.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organizations: Health Resources and Services Administration, National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
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The Obstetrics Comorbidity Index as a Predictive Tool for Risk-Appropriate Maternal Care
Assesses the use of obstetric co-morbidity index (OBCMI) to predict severe maternal morbidity (SMM) for antepartum obstetrics transfers, utilizing 2016-2020 data of 561 transfers to a level IV facility in a rural health system. Provides data on the associations between OBCMI score and SMM, and discusses the use of OBCMI for triage and comprehensive risk assessment.
Author(s): Allison R. McCarter, Regan N. Theiler, Megan E. Branda, et al.
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 24, 797
Date: 11/2024
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Assesses the use of obstetric co-morbidity index (OBCMI) to predict severe maternal morbidity (SMM) for antepartum obstetrics transfers, utilizing 2016-2020 data of 561 transfers to a level IV facility in a rural health system. Provides data on the associations between OBCMI score and SMM, and discusses the use of OBCMI for triage and comprehensive risk assessment.
Author(s): Allison R. McCarter, Regan N. Theiler, Megan E. Branda, et al.
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 24, 797
Date: 11/2024
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National Rural Health Day Episode: Addressing Rural Maternal Health Disparities, with Kristen Dillon
An episode of the Exploring Rural Health podcast featuring Kristen Dillon, MD, Chief Medical Officer of the Federal Office for Rural Health Policy. Provides an overview of the current state of rural maternal health, including access barriers and disparities in health outcomes, as well as exploring the ways that the Health Resources and Services Administration is working to improve outcomes for rural mothers.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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An episode of the Exploring Rural Health podcast featuring Kristen Dillon, MD, Chief Medical Officer of the Federal Office for Rural Health Policy. Provides an overview of the current state of rural maternal health, including access barriers and disparities in health outcomes, as well as exploring the ways that the Health Resources and Services Administration is working to improve outcomes for rural mothers.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Fiscal Year 2024 Federal Office of Rural Health Policy Investments: Fact Sheet
Provides an overview of Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) grant programs in Fiscal Year 2024. Summarizes and briefly describes funding awarded to support rural hospitals, address rural behavioral health, expand the rural health workforce, increase access to care, advance maternal health, and support rural health research and policy analysis.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Provides an overview of Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) grant programs in Fiscal Year 2024. Summarizes and briefly describes funding awarded to support rural hospitals, address rural behavioral health, expand the rural health workforce, increase access to care, advance maternal health, and support rural health research and policy analysis.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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