Improving Access to Timely Prenatal Care
The Maternal Child Health project began in 2020 as an initiative to coordinate with Lincoln pediatric and maternal healthcare providers to focus on improving the quality of healthcare provided to children and pregnant women through ongoing quality improvement projects. The project has since shifted focus and expanded to four Nebraska communities - Lincoln, Crete, Grand Island and Lexington - currently working on identifying barriers to accessing early and adequate prenatal care and implementing solutions to those barriers.
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For Lincoln, the Lincoln Community Resources for Pregnancy & Postpartum Care guide was developed in English and Spanish as a trusted directory of resources to support families in a healthy pregnancy and postpartum journey. These resources can be found online at HealthyLincoln.org/HealthyMoms. Funding for this project also goes directly to partner organizations for Community Health Workers helping people navigate resources in Lincoln.
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In Crete, Public Health Solutions developed the Becoming a Mom Prenatal Navigation program available in English and Spanish to any new or experienced mom in their service area regardless of income. It offers a wide range of services including: one-on-one support from a CHW in-person or virtual to fit mom’s schedule, prenatal education based on March of Dimes curriculum, help finding prenatal care, resources for baby items, referrals to services and application assistance for WIC, Medicaid and SNAP, and emotional support and birth planning.
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In Grand Island, maternal child health efforts include the Grand Island Prenatal Care Access Coalition bringing together health providers, community organizations and advocates to identify and address barriers to accessing prenatal care in the area. The coalition created a pregnancy and postpartum resource guide in English and Spanish to help women navigate the healthcare system in Grand Island and find the resources they need through their pregnancy journey.
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In Lexington, an online Prenatal Resource Guide was developed to support families in Lexington and the surrounding area in three languages: English, Spanish and Somali. To view the guide go to RemoraHealth.com
Maternal Child Health Data
Click on the icons below to access interactive data by subject matter, or view all data on the Healthy Nebraska Tableau site. By selecting options in the graphs you can find trusted data on maternal and infant health issues in Nebraska and also compare Nebraska statistics to other states.
View YouTube talks by Dr. Bob Rauner on the state of infant mortality in Nebraska and what can be done to improve it.
Nebraska Maternal Child Health Summit
Join us for the 3rd Annual Nebraska Maternal Child Health Summit to improve perinatal outcomes in Nebraska!
