Cultivating Partnerships for

Maternal Health



#MaternalHealthAwarenessDay gives us the opportunity to bring attention to the crisis of maternal mortality and focus on strategies that help all mothers and birthing people thrive. There is a role for everyone to play – from clinical care to policy solutions, innovative programs, and partnerships.

We're continuing our partnership with the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) and together are launching #AIMforInnovation, an effort to elevate important maternal health equity resources for health professionals. We are excited to launch this campaign in February!

#AIMforInnovation is a social media campaign designed to highlight innovations and push for new approaches to address maternal health in the U.S. Join the campaign by clicking the button below to download and share content. Updates are made monthly, so check often.

New Module

Centering Equity in Maternal Health Innovation through Policy and Engagement

MHLIC has launched its first interactive online module. Starting with an overview of current maternal health data in the US and some common definitions of equity, the module then outlines ways to center equity in maternal health through probing questions and areas for consideration. Numerous resources, including videos, links to external websites and documents, and interactive “quizzes” are woven throughout to make the content accessible and relevant.

Save the Date

National Maternal Health Innovation Symposium

August 1-3, 2023

MHLIC will host the 4th annual National Maternal Health Innovation Symposium (NMHIS) August 1-3, 2023 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Our goal is that the Symposium will continue to be a trusted, evidence-driven, and community-centered space for maternal health professionals and others invested in the well-being of families to connect, recharge, and to advance maternal health equity in the communities in which they live and work.

Never attended NMHIS? Check out highlights and content from our previous years linked below.

Season 2 Maternal Health Innovation Podcast

The complete set of season 2 episodes are available to stream. You can watch our video reel series, 60-90 second video highlights of each episode. We've interviewed organizations with great innovations worth discovering!

Share using #MaternalHealthInnovation.

MHLIC is now planning Season 3 of the Maternal Health innovation Podcast series. Feedback is welcome as we map out what's to come.

Cultural Transformation of Maternal Health Programs and Models – Training Indigenous Lactation Counselors

The Indigenous Lactation Counselor training is a course that provides foundational lactation education to Native people so they can provide clinical lactation support in their communities.

The Indigenous Breastfeeding Counselor training was created by Camie Jae Goldhammer, MSW, LICSW, IBCLC (Sisseton-Wahpeton). Camie and Kimberly Moore-Salas, IBCLC (Diné) are the instructors.

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This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number U7CMC33636-01 for the National Maternal Health Learning and Innovation Center Cooperative Agreement. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government.

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