Abstract
Abstract In 2021, the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) released an updated strategic plan that focused on four key goals: (1) ensuring access to high-quality and equitable health services to optimize health and well-being for all maternal and child health (MCH) populations, (2) achieving health equity for MCH populations, (3) strengthening public health capacity and workforce for MCH, and (4) maximizing impact through leadership, partnership, and stewardship. Every five years, state Title V programs conduct a comprehensive needs assessment to identify state-specific needs and priorities; the states then implement an action plan for the next five years to address priorities across MCH population domains (women/maternal, perinatal/infant, child, adolescent, children with special healthcare needs, cross-cutting/systems-building). The Maternal Health Innovation (MHI) program provides funds for states to convene a maternal health task force, to identify maternal health needs from a variety of data sources (e.g., maternal mortality review committees, vital statistics, hospital discharge data), and to implement innovative strategies to improve outcomes.
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