Date of Presentation
5-4-2023 12:00 AM
College
School of Osteopathic Medicine
Poster Abstract
Maternal mortality rates have skyrocketed across the nation. New Jersey specifically has one of the highest rates across all 50 states. According to the New Jersey Maternal Health Report, southern New Jersey has the highest maternal mortality ratio, with 91% of the maternal deaths throughout New Jersey between 2016-2018 being preventable. It is crucial that families are receiving support during pregnancy and postpartum from the health care system and their community in order to reduce this trend. Acenda Integrated Health’s Connecting NJ aims to provide community support by connecting expectant mothers and families with children under the age of 3 to community resources and free home visitation programs in Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem counties. We partnered with Acenda to create a resource hotspot map that will provide families an ease in access to the available resources in their respective counties. In conjunction with NurtureNJ’s plan to provide families with access to resources, more research is needed to determine the effect that community support has on maternal mortality as well as determine which resources have the strongest impact.
Keywords
Maternal Mortality, Pregnancy-Related Death, Maternal Health
Disciplines
Community Health and Preventive Medicine | Maternal and Child Health | Maternal, Child Health and Neonatal Nursing | Medicine and Health Sciences | Obstetrics and Gynecology | Women's Health
Document Type
Poster
Included in
Community Health and Preventive Medicine Commons, Maternal and Child Health Commons, Maternal, Child Health and Neonatal Nursing Commons, Obstetrics and Gynecology Commons, Women's Health Commons
Improving Access to Community Resources for Mothers in Southern New Jersey
Maternal mortality rates have skyrocketed across the nation. New Jersey specifically has one of the highest rates across all 50 states. According to the New Jersey Maternal Health Report, southern New Jersey has the highest maternal mortality ratio, with 91% of the maternal deaths throughout New Jersey between 2016-2018 being preventable. It is crucial that families are receiving support during pregnancy and postpartum from the health care system and their community in order to reduce this trend. Acenda Integrated Health’s Connecting NJ aims to provide community support by connecting expectant mothers and families with children under the age of 3 to community resources and free home visitation programs in Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem counties. We partnered with Acenda to create a resource hotspot map that will provide families an ease in access to the available resources in their respective counties. In conjunction with NurtureNJ’s plan to provide families with access to resources, more research is needed to determine the effect that community support has on maternal mortality as well as determine which resources have the strongest impact.