Focus:

The Summit will showcase the innovations and positive impacts of community-led research and community-based maternal health care such as birth centers, midwives, home visiting nurses, lactation consultants, doulas, and other services in New England.

The Summit amplifies and celebrates the community triumphs in maternal health care that support birthing people having a joyful, respectful, and empowering birth and postpartum experience.

The event is an opportunity to strengthen partnerships amongst hospital-based and community-based services as well as center the voices of birthing people in their health care.

Goal:

To improve maternal health and strengthen our health care system by:

• Sharing current data on maternal health in New England and use of data to identify disparities, with an emphasis on community-based research and data reported by birthing people
• Describing the critical roles of community-based maternal health care such as birth centers, midwives, home visiting nurses, lactation consultants, and doulas in improving maternal health and addressing maternal health inequities
• Showcasing examples of innovative community-based maternal health care in New England
• Identifying assets, resources, and opportunities to support community-based maternal health care

Audience:

All those interested in maternal health and health equity are invited to attend the Summit including community members, birthing people, state and local health departments, healthcare providers and clinicians, leadership from birthing hospitals, payors, academics and researchers, philanthropists, policy makers, and advocates.