Establishing NIH Community Implementation Programs to improve maternal health

The United States has seen increasing trends of maternal mortality in recent years. Within this health crisis there are large disparities whereby underserved and minoritized populations are bearing a larger burden of maternal morbidity and mortality. While new interventions to improve maternal healt...

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Published in:	Implementation science communications Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 105 - 7
Main Authors:	Plevock Haase, Karen M, Price, Candice A, Wei, Gina S, Goldberg, Ilana G, Ampey, Bryan C, Huff, Erynn A, Durkin, Kimberly R, Blair, Ashley E, Fabiyi, Camille A, Highsmith, Keisher S, Wong, Melissa S, Clark, David, Mensah, George A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BioMed Central 30-09-2024 BMC
Subjects:	Community engagement Health disparities Implementation science Maternal health Community engagement Maternal health Implementation science Health disparities
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Summary:	The United States has seen increasing trends of maternal mortality in recent years. Within this health crisis there are large disparities whereby underserved and minoritized populations are bearing a larger burden of maternal morbidity and mortality. While new interventions to improve maternal health are being developed, there are opportunities for greater integration of existing evidence-based interventions into routine practice, especially for underserved populations, including those residing in maternity care deserts. In fact, over 80 percent of maternal deaths are preventable with currently available interventions. To spur equitable implementation of existing interventions, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute launched the Maternal-Health Community Implementation Program (MH-CIP) in 2021. In 2023, the National Institutes of Health's Implementing a Maternal health and PRegnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone (IMPROVE) initiative partnered with the NHLBI to launch the IMPROVE Community Implementation Program (IMPROVE-CIP). By design, CIPs engage disproportionately impacted communities and partner with academic researchers to conduct implementation research. This commentary overviews the impetus for creating these programs, program goals, structure, and offers a high-level overview of the research currently supported. Lastly, the potential outcomes of these programs are contextualized within the landscape of maternal health initiatives in the United States.
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ISSN:	2662-2211 2662-2211
DOI:	10.1186/s43058-024-00634-4