Maternal Health
“In order to improve maternal health, we have to focus on improving all women’s health and access to care – not just during labor and delivery, but before and after pregnancy, and throughout our lives.” – Dr. Leana Wen
Wyoming Women’s Foundation is dedicated to improving maternal health outcomes for women in Wyoming. By eliminating barriers to perinatal care, providing access to affordable, quality healthcare, and establishing workplace policies that encourage pregnant women to receive care, women can remain healthy and in the workforce.
DATA AND RESOURCES
CHECK OUT THE WY COUNTS KIDS REPORT
The Wyoming Community Foundation released a report in partnership with the Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center at the University of Wyoming.
This report found that 24% of women in Wyoming received less than adequate prenatal care in 2020. According to the report, maternal mortality increased by 41% from 2018. Access to labor and delivery services is difficult in Wyoming; 23% of babies are born out of their resident county. Due to lack of services, five counties have over 90% of babies being born outside of their county.
To learn more, visit WYCF’s Wyoming Counts Kids Report.
READ MORE ABOUT UNTREATED POSTPARTUM DISORDERS
To learn more about the negative effects of untreated postpartum disorders, visit Mathematica’s Report.
LEARN ABOUT POSTPARTUM UNINSURANCE
In Medicaid paid births, around 22% of women lose insurance after birth. In Medicaid nonexpansion states, like Wyoming, that rate is 36.8%. Hispanic, Spanish-speaking and Indigenous women lose insurance in nonexpansion states at a strikingly higher rate: 72.9% and 60.2%, respectively. Women need health insurance to combat the physical, emotional, and mental health challenges that follow birth.
To read more about postpartum uninsurance, visit JAMA’s Health Forum Research.
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