{"id":3020,"date":"2017-08-11T11:40:30","date_gmt":"2017-08-11T16:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mchtulane.wordpress.com\/?p=3020"},"modified":"2017-08-11T11:40:30","modified_gmt":"2017-08-11T16:40:30","slug":"amchp-and-nihcm-webinar-maternal-health-in-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thatscourtney.space\/blueprint\/amchp-and-nihcm-webinar-maternal-health-in-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"AMCHP and NIHCM Webinar- Maternal Health in Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Maternal Health in Crisis: Ensuring Nationwide Access to Maternity Care Providers<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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August 22, 2017 | 03:00 PM-04:30 PM ET<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Description<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nearly half of all U.S. counties lack a practicing OB-GYN, and the shortage is expected to grow, with\u00a0projections<\/a>\u00a0showing as many as 8,800 fewer OB-GYNs practicing than will be needed in 2020. Maternity workforce shortages and maldistribution are of particular concern for the Medicaid program, which covers about half of all births in the U.S. Meanwhile, American women are dying from pregnancy-related complications at a higher rate than in any other developed country\u2014a problem that\u2019s exacerbated by limited access to providers.<\/p>\n

This webinar, presented by the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) and NIHCM Foundation with support from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, will explore the following:<\/p>\n