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title: "11/01/2024: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health"
description: Bi-weekly update on the latest research and news in maternal and digital health.
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# [11/01/2024: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health](https://babyscripts.com/blog/11/01/2024-the-state-of-maternity-care-and-digital-health)

 Written by [The Babyscripts Team](https://babyscripts.com/blog/author/the-babyscripts-team) | November 1

##### In the news, two comprehensive reports on women's health highlight racial disparities and contributing factors to maternal and infant death. An important update on RPM reporting requirements may open access to blood pressure monitoring for more patients. Stakeholders call on Congress to move forward maternal health legislation before the end of the calendar year and experts review the influence of social media on healthcare decisions. 

10/29, Fierce Healthcare: [AMA panel changes major reporting requirement for remote monitoring, removing barriers for the industry](https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/ai-and-machine-learning/ama-removes-rpm-16-day-reporting-requirement-effective-january-2026)

*The American Medical Association’s (AMA's) CPT Editorial Panel has removed the requirement for a patient to transmit 16 days’ worth of data for providers to bill remote physiologic monitoring codes, effective January 2026.*

10/28, Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy: [A Look at Maternal Health Legislation in the 118th Congress](https://ccf.georgetown.edu/2024/10/28/a-look-at-maternal-health-legislation-in-the-118th-congress/)

*Summary of pending maternal health legislation due to expire at the end of the calendar year. *

10/25, KFF: [Racial Disparities in Maternal and Infant Health: Current Status and Efforts to Address Them](https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/issue-brief/racial-disparities-in-maternal-and-infant-health-current-status-and-efforts-to-address-them/)

*An overview of racial disparities for selected measures of maternal and infant health, including a discussion of the factors that drive these disparities and recent efforts to address them. *

10/17, KFF Health News: [Patients Are Relying on Lyft, Uber To Travel Far Distances to Medical Care](https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/lyft-uber-medical-georgia-atlanta-transport-rural-hospitals/)

*In the wake of hospital closures in rural areas, ride share drivers are becoming an unintentional component of the medical system. *

STAT:  [Louisiana’s creative new ways to fight maternal mortality](https://www.statnews.com/2024/10/25/louisiana-maternal-mortality-rates-mental-health-initiatives/)

*Louisiana is deploying creative care models to address non-clinical risks in pregnant women that drive high maternal mortality rates. *

America's Health Rankings: [2024 Health of Women and Children Report](https://www.americashealthrankings.org/learn/reports/2024-health-of-women-and-children-report)

[Report examines 123 measures of health from 33 data sources to provide a holistic understanding of the health of these populations and track trends over time.](https://www.americashealthrankings.org/learn/reports/2024-health-of-women-and-children-report)

O&G Open: [Evaluating the Evidence Base for TikTok Videos on Strategies for Becoming Pregnant](https://journals.lww.com/ogopen/fulltext/2024/12000/evaluating_the_evidence_base_for_tiktok_videos_on.5)

*A review and analysis of #TTC (trying to conceive) videos on TikTok, including engagement rates.*

##### From Babyscripts:

10/22, The Bump: [How Remote Prenatal Care and Monitoring Can Close Gaps and Save Black Lives](https://www.thebump.com/a/remote-maternal-care)

[Supplemental monitoring outside of traditional office and hospital settings can make care more accessible.  
](https://www.thebump.com/a/remote-maternal-care)

10/15, FemTech Insider: [Babyscripts and Lyft Partnership Addresses Maternity Care Transportation Issues](https://femtechinsider.com/babyscripts-lyft-partnership/)

*Results from Babyscripts' partnership with Lyft Healthcare show higher benefit utilization and engagement. *

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