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1. Increase access to health services during
the year after delivery and throughout
the interconception period to improve
continuity of care, enable effective care
transitions, promote safe birth spacing,
reduce maternal morbidity, and reduce the
cost of care in the Medicaid program.
2. Increase provider and community aware-
ness of health inequities and implement
programs that increase the ability of
women to self-advocate.
3. Increase screening for and referral to
behavioral health services.
4. Increase staffing resources in support
of the task force.
5. Promote best practices for improving the
quality of maternal death reporting and
investigation.
6. Improve the quality of death certificate
data.
Recommendations from the
Maternal Mortality
and Morbidity
Task Force Report
Source: Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Task Force and Department
of State Health Services Joint Biennial Report, July, 2016.
