About California MHI

 

A pregnant mother in a polka dot dress stands with her husband and two children outside in a park.

VISION

All Mothers and Babies in California Are Thriving at One Year Postpartum

MISSION


A task force uniting public health, health care, and communities with a collective impact approach for improved maternal health outcomes

Overview

5

Year Timeline (2023-2027)

42

States Plus D.C., Including California

58

California Counties

A new mother holds her newborn while her mother and sister watch the baby lovingly.

Our Goals

  1. Improve Care Experience (Patients & Providers)
  2. Improve Access & Links to Risk Appropriate Care
  3. Improve Universal Risk Assessment (Medical, Behavioral & Social) & Appropriate Follow up
  4. Improve Data & Data Transparency
  5. Break Down Silos & Better Integrate Systems


About the HRSA State MHI Program

In recognition of California’s progress, investment, and innovative proposal to improve maternal health outcomes, the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) granted California a five-year, $10 million State Maternal Health Innovation (MHI) award. The award went to the state’s Perinatal Quality Collaborative, California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative (CMQCC), housed at Stanford Medicine. The California MHI Program is a collaboration between the California Department of Public Health–Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health Division, the California Department of Health Care Services, the Office of the California Surgeon General, and CMQCC.

The HRSA State MHI Program aims to reduce severe maternal morbidity (SMM) and mortality through broad-based, multidisciplinary collaboration, in order to improve maternal health and reduce maternal health disparities. SMM is the unintended outcomes of labor and delivery that result in significant short- or long-term health consequences. The California program is centered on innovative programming that builds patient trust, increases access to and coordination of maternal health resources and services, and improves the quality of maternity care.