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title: "11/16/21: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health"
description: The March of Dimes publishes its report on maternal health and stats continue to worsen in the US. Hybrid digital and in-person care could be the future.
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# [11/16/21: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health](https://babyscripts.com/blog/11/16/21-the-state-of-maternity-care-and-digital-health)

 Written by [The Babyscripts Team](https://babyscripts.com/blog/author/the-babyscripts-team) | November 16

Statistics continue to worsen around maternal and infant health in the U.S., spurred by the pandemic and health inequity. The March of Dimes gives the U.S. a C- on its annual maternal and infant health report card, and industry professionals consider whether the virtual health boom is creating solutions or posing new problems. 

**Just released**: [2021 March of Dimes U.S. Report Card on Maternal and Infant Health](https://www.marchofdimes.org/mission/reportcard.aspx#)

11/15, NPR: [US Pregnancy-related deaths have doubled in the last 30 years](https://www.npr.org/2021/11/15/1055936702/u-s-maternal-and-infant-health-remains-at-crisis-level)

11/15, NBC News: [Growing up I considered U.S. hospitals the gold standard – until I gave birth here](https://www.nbcnews.com/know-your-value/feature/i-considered-u-s-hospitals-gold-standard-until-my-traumatic-ncna1283914)

11/12, The Commonwealth Fund: [The High Costs of Maternal Morbidity Show Why We Need Greater Investment in Maternal Health](https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2021/nov/high-costs-maternal-morbidity-need-investment-maternal-health)

11/5, Harper's Bazaar: [We Should All Be Talking About America’s Black Maternal Health Crisis](https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a38094736/americas-black-maternal-health-crisis/)

11/5, IEEE Spectrum: [We've Entered a New Era of Streaming Health Care. Now What?](https://spectrum.ieee.org/digital-health#toggle-gdpr)

11/4, eMarketer: [Telehealth is booming, but consumers still prefer in-person care - which is why hybrid in-person/virtual care models will prevail.](https://www.emarketer.com/content/telehealth-booming-consumers-still-prefer-in-person-care-which-why-hybrid-in-person-virtual-care-models-will-prevail)

11/4, WSJ: [Pregnant Women Who Doubt Vaccine Worry Doctors](https://www.wsj.com/articles/pregnant-women-who-doubt-covid-19-vaccine-safety-worry-doctors-11636018201)

11/3, MedTech Intelligence: [Virtual Care Faces A New Era](https://www.medtechintelligence.com/feature_article/virtual-care-faces-a-new-era/)

10/29, Quartz: [We are addressing vaccine hesitancy among pregnant women the wrong way](https://qz.com/2081313/how-to-talk-to-pregnant-women-who-dont-want-the-covid-19-vaccine/)

 

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