More Information on Maternal Morbidity and Mortality

Links to websites of groups that study or provide information about maternal morbidity and mortality

NICHD Resources

Non-NICHD Resources

Please note: Links to organizations and information included on this page do not indicate endorsement from NICHD, NIH, or HHS.

NICHD Resources

  • These NICHD components support and conduct research on maternal morbidity and mortality:
  • These NICHD-funded and NICHD-led activities also address maternal morbidity and mortality:
  • Global Network for Women’s and Children’s Health Research
    This network supports and conducts clinical trials in resource-limited countries by pairing foreign and U.S. investigators, with the goal of evaluating low-cost, sustainable interventions to improve maternal and child health and simultaneously building local research capacity and infrastructure.
  • Human Placenta Project (HPP)
    HPP is a collaborative research effort to understand the role of the placenta in health and disease. HPP aims to develop new tools to study the placenta in real time to learn how it develops and functions throughout pregnancy.
  • Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units (MFMU) Network
    NICHD established the MFMU Network in 1986 to respond to the need for well-designed clinical trials in maternal-fetal medicine and obstetrics. The network aims to reduce maternal, fetal, and infant morbidity related to preterm birth, fetal growth abnormalities, and maternal complications and to provide the rationale for evidence-based, cost-effective obstetric practice.
  • Mothers Mental Health Matters (MMHM)
    This initiative is designed to educate women and health care providers about the risk for depression and anxiety during and after pregnancy, the signs of these problems, and how to get help.
  • Pregnancy for Every Body
    This initiative from NICHD’s National Child & Maternal Health Education Program educates plus-size pregnant women about healthy pregnancy and the importance of working with a healthcare provider to develop a pregnancy plan. The website also offers recommendations and communication tips to help providers guide their plus-size patients through pregnancy.
  • Task Force on Research Specific to Pregnant Women and Lactating Women (PRGLAC)
    The 21st Century Cures Act established PRGLAC to advise the Secretary of Health and Human Services about gaps in knowledge and research on safe and effective therapies for pregnant women and lactating women. PRGLAC was tasked with identifying these gaps and reporting its findings back to the Secretary.

Non-NICHD Resources

Please note: Links to organizations and information included on this page do not indicate endorsement from NICHD, NIH, or HHS.

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