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Medicaid Reimbursement of Midwifery Services in Minnesota and Washington State Supports Diverse Pathways to Care

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Midwives are recognized worldwide as an evidence-based approach to reducing maternal mortality.[1] Midwives are recognized worldwide as an evidence-based approach to reducing maternal mortality.[1] Background. Midwives can increase access to maternity care providers in areas experiencing a shortage of obstetricians.[4]

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State Maternal Mortality Review Committees Address Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health to Improve Maternal Health

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State Maternal Mortality Review Committees Address Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health to Improve Maternal Health by Taylor Platt and Carrie Hanlon. The United States is facing a maternal mortality crisis. 2] In 2019, the overall maternal mortality rate in the United States was 20.1 for non-Hispanic Black women and 17.9

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Newsletter, February 2024

Patient Safety Movement

In the United States today, the largest killer of our adolescents is the narcotic fentanyl—over 80,000 deaths in 2021 according to the National Institute of Drug Abuse 1 ; now it is probably over 100,000. Then we come to the high rates of avoidable harm and mortality in our hospitals. The patron saint of lovers, St.