Invest In Equitable Maternity Care
Your gift empowers the next generation of midwives of color and ensures at-risk families receive the comprehensive pregnancy, birth, and postpartum care they deserve. Together, we can improve maternal and infant health outcomes, creating healthier, happier families. Every contribution makes a difference.
Give today and be part of the change.
Expanding access to midwifery services can help reduce Michigan’s rising maternal and infant mortality rates. By training more midwives, we ensure families receive safe, supportive, and community-based maternity care.
Midwifery-led birth centers significantly improve birth outcomes compared to traditional Medicaid care:
26% lower risk of preterm birth
20% lower risk of low birth weight
40% lower cesarean rate
94% higher vaginal birth after cesarean success
21% lower childbirth costs
Midwifery care leads to healthier births, stronger families, and more affordable maternity care.
What your Gift Can do
References
Lisa Dubay, Ian Hill, Bowen Garrett, Frederic Blavin, Emily Johnston, et al. “Improving Birth Outcomes and Lowering Costs for Women on Medicaid: Impacts of ‘Strong Start for Mothers and Newborns,’” Health Affairs, June 2020, https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2019.01042
Michigan Maternal Mortality Surveillance (MMMS) Program. (n.d.). Maternal deaths in Michigan, 2016-2020 data update. Michigan Department of Health & Human Services.
Susan Stapleton, Jennifer Wright, and Diana R. Jolles. “Improving the Experience of Care: Results of the American Association of Birth Centers Strong Start Client Experience of Care Registry Pilot Program, 2015–2016,” The Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing, January/March 2020, https://doi.org/10.1097/JPN.0000000000000454
U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. “Strong Start for Mothers and Newborns Initiative: General Information,” accessed March 7, 2022, https://innovation.cms.gov/innovation-models/strong-start
