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description: Birth outcomes are improving, but maternal health disparities are worsening. The industry continues to address systemic issues and racial inequity in care.
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# [11/29/2021: The State of Maternity Care and Digital Health](https://babyscripts.com/blog/11/29/2021-the-state-of-maternity-care-and-digital-health)

 Written by [The Babyscripts Team](https://babyscripts.com/blog/author/the-babyscripts-team) | November 29

The March of Dimes' recent release of their annual Maternal and Infant Health Report Card, combined with the onset of winter and the holiday season, are drawing extra focus to disparities in maternal healthcare for the underserved and vulnerable. Plus, why VCs should be investing in the Medicaid population.

11/23, NPR: [Voice-only telehealth may go away with pandemic rules expiring](https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/11/23/1056612250/voice-only-telehealth-might-go-away-with-pandemic-rules-set-to-expire?fbclid=IwAR1PoY1stQV5RscW0b1sdw6iZEV7gKJpnMmlvBXxWUq-Ormd2L7hPPvOFyA)

11/23, STAT News: [The staggering toll of complications related to pregnancy and childbirth](https://www.statnews.com/2021/11/23/staggering-toll-pregnancy-childbirth-related-complications/)

11/22, MedCity News: [Everything and nothing has changed: Why VC innovation and funding in digital health need to target Medicaid populations](https://medcitynews.com/2021/11/everything-and-nothing-has-changed-why-vc-innovation-and-funding-in-digital-health-need-to-target-medicaid-populations/)

11/22, Patient Engagement HIT: [Pre-Term Birth Rate Falls as Racial Maternal Health Disparities Grow](https://patientengagementhit.com/news/pre-term-birth-rate-falls-as-racial-maternal-health-disparities-grow)

11/19, AAMC: [AAMC Submits Mental Health Policy Recommendations To Sen. Finance Committee Leaders](https://www.aamc.org/advocacy-policy/washington-highlights/aamc-submits-mental-health-policy-recommendations-sen-finance-committee-leaders)

11/17, The New York Times: [What We See in the Shameful Trends on U.S. Maternal Health](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/11/17/opinion/maternal-pregnancy-health.html)

11/17, The Washington Post Live: [Transcript: Health Equity: Maternal & Infant Health with Christy Turlington Burns, Chanel L. Porchia-Albert & Karey M. Sutton, PhD](https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2021/11/17/transcript-health-equity-maternal-infant-health-with-christy-turlington-burns-chanel-l-porchia-albert-karey-m-sutton-phd/)

11/16, AMA: [AMA sets priorities for equitable maternal health care](https://www.ama-assn.org/press-center/press-releases/ama-sets-priorities-equitable-maternal-health-care)

 

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