Leveraging an mHealth App to Improve Maternal Outcomes in Michigan
mHealth Intelligence January 22, 2024
A customized version of a pregnancy app is helping Medicaid-eligible families in Michigan connect to state resources to improve maternal health outcomes.
The United States is facing a maternal health crisis, with mortality rates that are three times the rate in most other high-income countries. Mitigating this crisis is a priority for healthcare stakeholders, including public health agencies, who are working not only to add and expand maternal health resources but also to raise awareness of these resources.
The most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that maternal deaths in the US have risen steadily over the past few years, from 754 in 2019 to 861 in 2020 to 1,205 in 2021. The maternal...