Maternal Mortality Resources for Providers
The Department reminds all New York providers that #MaternalHealthMatters. To support providers of all kinds who offer care and support for soon to be, pregnant, or post-partum New Yorkers, a list of information and resources is available below:
- Issue Brief: Spotlight on Perinatal Mental Health: Issue Brief from New York State 2018 Pregnancy-Associated Deaths
- ACOG Guidance: Screening for Perinatal Depression
- NYS Report on Pregnancy-Associated Deaths in 2018
- Project Teach - Maternal Mental Health
- Postpartum Depression Screening Protocols and Tools: A Review of Evidence of Adequacy and Equity
To enhance care of patients with mental health involvement, providers caring for pregnant and postpartum patients can utilize New York State Project Teach to obtain direct access to reproductive psychiatrists for information and case consultation. Visit www.projectteachny.org or call (855) 227-7272.
Webinar for the Care of Pregnant and Postpartum Patients in the Emergency Department
The Department, in collaboration with American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists District II and the New York American College of Emergency Physicians, developed a webinar about the unique care needs of the pregnant and postpartum patients in the Emergency Department. The webinar took place on January 23, 2025, and is available below.
Dear Hospital CEO/Birthing Center Administrator
Perinatal and Infant Community Health Collaboratives (PICHC)
The Department funds 26 PICHC programs statewide to support the development, implementation, and coordination of collaborative-based strategies to improve the health and well-being of individuals of reproductive age and their families. Each PICHC employs community health workers (CHWs) from the communities they serve, to engage women in prenatal care and ongoing primary and preventive health care.
Maternal, Infant and Early Child Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program
MIECHV supports pregnant women and families and helps at-risk parents of children from birth to kindergarten access resources and hone the skills they need to raise children who are physically, socially, and emotionally healthy and ready to learn. In New York State, MIECHV grant funds have supported the expansion of two evidence-based home visiting models: Nurse Family Partnerships (NFP) and Healthy Families New York (HFNY) Programs. Families that elect to participate in local, evidence-based home visiting programs receive advice, guidance, and other help from health, social service, and child development professionals.
