As the United States faces a maternal health crisis, states are advancing policy initiatives to strengthen perinatal systems of care, improve maternal and infant health outcomes, and address health disparities.
States are using a range of Medicaid policy levers including expanding the perinatal workforce to include doulas and midwives, extending Medicaid postpartum coverage, and optimizing postpartum care during this extended period of coverage.
State health officials can use the resources in this toolkit to identify strategies to strengthen perinatal systems of care.
This section of the toolkit discusses key policy considerations for states implementing Medicaid coverage of doula and midwifery services.
This section of the toolkit is designed to assist state health officials who are considering, designing, and implementing an extension of Medicaid postpartum coverage.
Funded by:
The Pritzker Children’s Initiative