America should be the safest place in the world to have a baby.
Right now it isn't. Together, we can change that.
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America has the highest infant and maternal death rates in the developed world.
The U.S. has the worst maternal mortality rate of any wealthy country — and it has doubled in the last 40 years. Black women die at nearly three times the rate of white women. The vast majority of these deaths are preventable.
Where you live can mean the difference between life and death
Maternal mortality varies by more than 4× across U.S. states. Tap or hover any state for its rate, the U.S. comparison, and the country with the closest national rate.
Maternal deaths are the tip of the iceberg
The same gaps in care that kill almost 900 U.S. mothers a year also drive 41,000 stillbirths and infant deaths, 60,000 near-fatal complications, 430,000 babies needing intensive medical care, 720,000 mothers in mental-health crisis, and 1.2 million mothers left with lasting physical effects. The harm runs much deeper than the deaths.
Healthy babies begin with healthy moms.
Today, there are life-threatening gaps in care — before, during, and after pregnancy. We're closing these gaps by uniting leaders and families around a state-led playbook to scale proven solutions across the country.
Fix Prenatal Care
- Identify risk earlier and remove barriers to prenatal visits
- Use virtual care to reach women far from providers
- Train more community health workers, doulas, and midwives
Expand Access to Safe Birth
- Protect maternity units as more units close
- Coordinate safe birth options across health systems
- Reform payment models that chronically undervalue maternity care
Provide Family Support for the First Year
- Connect moms to home visits or virtual check-ins within two weeks of birth
- Require mandatory mental health screenings
- Expand paid family leave
Pregnancy-related deaths by cause
These deaths come from a wide range of conditions — no single dominant cause. The common thread is that the vast majority are preventable per CDC Maternal Mortality Review Committees.
What we're working on.
Research, partnerships, and policy work — building the case and the coalition to cut U.S. maternal mortality in half.
We are a bipartisan national campaign.
Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies America is a national, bipartisan campaign for building awareness, creating urgency, and turning proven maternal-health solutions into practice at scale.
With a five-year goal of cutting U.S. maternal deaths in half, we work to make maternal health a national priority while partnering state by state to connect evidence, policy, public and private capital, health systems, employers, and community organizations — and help translate that momentum into changes in how care is delivered before, during, and after pregnancy.
Our role is to accelerate and strengthen the work of the maternal health field, not duplicate it. We elevate the issue and the solutions that already exist; help build public and political will for change; and use catalytic investment, partnerships, and implementation support to help proven approaches reach more families.
Policymakers
By aligning policy design with employer incentives and community infrastructure, policymakers can advance a model that strengthens families, supports businesses and promotes long-term economic stability.
Business Leaders
Maternal health shapes your workforce, your healthcare spend, and the communities you operate in. We translate the data into business cases and partnerships that move investment where it matters most.
Health Care Providers
By shifting from siloed OB-GYN care to a broader suite of maternal health providers, prenatal services become more accessible, with extended insurance coverage, and aligned with women’s needs throughout pregnancy and postpartum.
Orgs Doing Great Work.
Preventing maternal death takes a coalition. These organizations are leading the research, advocacy, and direct support that save lives every day. We’re proud to share their work with our community — and encourage those who can to support them through donations and advocacy.
Every Mother Counts
Advances safe, respectful, and equitable maternal health care through awareness raising, community-led grantmaking, and systems-change advocacy. Founded by Christy Turlington Burns.
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4Kira4Moms
Fights the U.S. maternal mortality crisis through crisis response for affected families, public education, and legislative advocacy. Founded by Charles Johnson IV in honor of his wife Kira Dixon Johnson.
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Family Connects
Offers postpartum nurse home visits to all families with newborns, providing health assessments, guidance, and community connections at no cost to parents so every family has the strongest start possible.
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birthFUND
Provides need-based grants covering midwifery and holistic perinatal care for families who would otherwise lack access. Founded by Elaine Welteroth.
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March of Dimes
Works to end preventable maternal death, preterm birth, and infant mortality through research funding, education, advocacy, and direct family support.
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Chamber of Mothers
Unites mothers across America to win paid family and medical leave, affordable, accessible childcare, and improved maternal health outcomes through nonpartisan advocacy and a grassroots network of 50+ local chapters.
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Let's cut maternal death in half in five years.
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