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September 24, 2025

5 Takeaways: HAP’s Maternal Health Summit

Pennsylvania’s hospital community is leading the charge to improve maternal health. On Wednesday, HAP hosted our first Maternal Health Summit in Harrisburg, convening health care leaders and community partners to share their latest innovations to support maternal health in their communities.

September 08, 2025

Obstetric Emergency Readiness Makes a Difference at Rural Hospital

This year, HAP released an action plan for Pennsylvania hospitals and policymakers to improve maternal health quality, equity, and access. Ahead of our inaugural maternal health summit, we’re spotlighting promising practices and innovations that Pennsylvania hospitals have implemented to improve care for moms and babies.

 

August 25, 2025

Program Improves Outcomes for Mothers with Hypertension

This year, HAP released an action plan for Pennsylvania hospitals and policymakers to improve maternal health quality, equity, and access. Ahead of our inaugural maternal health summit, we’re spotlighting promising practices and innovations that Pennsylvania hospitals have implemented to improve care for moms and babies.

 

August 18, 2025

Respect and Relationship Building Program Provides Better Outcomes for Mothers

Healthy outcomes for mothers, particularly in rural settings, are often a matter of collaboration, according to Rebecca Couch, RN, inpatient nursing operations manager of labor and delivery for Geisinger Lewistown Hospital. With that in mind, Gesinger Medical Center and Geisinger Lewistown Hospital launched a program aimed at improving maternal care in their communities by strengthening relationships with midwives and other community-based birth workers.

July 21, 2025

Report: Access to Rural Obstetric Care is on the Decline

It’s clear that mothers benefit from obstetric care but hospital-based services, particularly in rural areas, are getting harder to find, according to a study from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health.

June 25, 2025

Study: Maternal Mental Health is Declining

The mental health of mothers in the U.S. is declining, according to a new seven-year study of self-reported physical and mental health released by JAMA Internal Medicine. 

June 09, 2025

How Medicaid Cuts Affect Maternal Health

The tug of war between potential cost savings via cuts and preserving Medicaid reveal ramifications to maternal health. A new report by The Commonwealth Fund finds that cuts would erode maternal health access, quality, and equity and leave providers at risk of closure.

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