• Advancing Clinical Research with Pregnant and Lactating Populations
• A National Institutes of Health Pathways to Prevention Panel Report
• Pathways to Prevention (P2P) - Independent Panel Summary of the National Institutes of Health Pathways to Prevention Workshop: Identifying Risks and Interventions to Optimize Postpartum Health 
• An Evidence Map for Social and Structural Determinants for Maternal Morbidity and Mortality
• Shifts in the Distribution of Births by Gestational Age: United States, 2014-2022
• An Evidence Map for Social and Structural Determinants for Maternal Morbidity and Mortality
• Maternal Mortality: A National Institutes of Health Pathways to Prevention Panel Report
• T-Cell Defects and Postpartum Depression
• Inflammation and Kynurenine Pathway Dysregulation in Post-Partum Women with Severe and Suicidal Depression
• Immune System Alterations and Postpartum Mental Illness: Evidence From Basic and Clinical Research
• Cytokines and Tryptophan Metabolites Can Predict Depressive Symptoms in Pregnancy
• Body Mass Index, Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk
• Science Direct - COVID-19 Booster Vaccination During Pregnancy Enhances Maternal Binding and Neutralizing Antibody Responses and Transplacental Antibody Transfer to the Newborn
• NIH-Fogarty International Center - Maternal and Child Health News, Resources and Funding for Global Health Researchers
• NICHD Science Update: Pregnancy-Associated Homicides on the Rise in the United States, Suggests NICHD-Funded Study
• NIH News: New, Non-Invasive Imaging Tool Maps Uterine Contractions During Labor
• World Health Organization: A Woman Dies Every Two Minutes Due to Pregnancy or Childbirth: UN Agencies
• Pregnancy-Related Deaths Among American Indian or Alaska Native Persons: Data from Maternal Mortality Review Committees in 36 US States, 2017–2019
• Pregnancy-Related Deaths: Data from Maternal Mortality Review Committees in 36 US States, 2017–2019
• NCI: Gestational Trophoblastic Disease Treatment (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version
• Advancing Maternal Health - NICHD Maternal Health Landing Page
• AHRQ Maternal Patient Safety Primer
• NIMH Research: Brexanolone, First-Ever Drug Specifically for Postpartum Depression
• CDC: Maternal and Infant Health 
• NICHD: The National Child and Maternal Health Education Program
• NIH: Rate Comparison of Severe Pregnancy Complications Across U.S. Hospitals Using a New Tool
• Videocast: NICHD Improving Maternal Health Community Engagement Forum
• Task Force on Research Specific to Pregnant Women and Lactating Women
• Treating for Two: CDC's Medicine and Pregnancy Program
• CDC's Vital Signs: Pregnancy-Related Deaths Fact Sheet
• Understanding the Neurodevelopment of Opioid-Exposed Infants in Early Childhood
• Obstetrics and Gynecology Journal Article: Gestational Weight Gain and Severe Maternal Morbidity at Delivery Hospitalization 
• Medical Press: Researchers Identify Early Indicators of Pregnancy Complications in Lupus Patients
• Annals of Epidemiology Journal Article: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Severe Maternal Morbidity Prevalence and Trends 
• Current Women's Health Reviews Journal Article: The Intersection of Maternal Morbidity and Mortality and Intimate Partner Violence in the United States
• JAMA Journal Article: Why Do Hundreds of US Women Die Annually in Childbirth?
• United Nations Population Fund: Maternal Health
• NIH News Release: Tranexamic acid does not appear to prevent maternal hemorrhage after cesarean delivery

News & Media

• NICHD Science Update: Pregnant People with Disabilities at Higher Risk for Intimate Partner Violence, NIH-Funded Study Suggests
• NICHD Science Update: Drug Use, Suicide, and Homicide Account for More Than a Fifth of Pregnancy-Associated Deaths, Study Suggests
• USA Today: Deadly Deliveries News and Data Collection Series Hub
• USA Today: Hospital Investigation Takeaways
• USA Today: What States Aren't Doing to Save New Mother's Lives
• New York Times: Huge Racial Disparities Found in Deaths Linked to Pregnancy
• NIH: Pregnancy Hypertension Risk Increased by Traffic-Related Air Pollution 
• NIH: Improving Pregnancy Outcomes for Asian/Pacific Islanders by Living in Ethnic Enclaves
• NIH: Low-Dose Aspirin May Reduce Preterm Birth Risk Among First-Time Mothers

Reports

• Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy and Mortality at Delivery Hospitalization — United States, 2017–2019
• 2022 NIH ORWH Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Info Fact Sheet
• NIH ORWH Polycystic Ovary/Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) Booklet
• Maternal Mortality Review Committees 2018 Report
• 2018 UK Report:  Saving Lives, Improving Mothers'  Care
• Sept 2018 Report to Secretary of HHS Congress from the Task Force on Research Specific to Pregnant Women and Lactating Women
• University of Washington Policy Brief: The Supply and Rural-Urban Distribution of the Obstetrical Care Workforce in the U.S.
• CDC MMWR - Vital Signs: Pregnancy-Related Deaths, United States, 2011–2015, and Strategies for Prevention, 13 States, 2013–2017

Videos

• NICHD: Maternal Mortality in the United States - Future Research Directions (Day 1)
• NICHD: Maternal Mortality in the United States - Future Research Directions (Day 2)

Key Publications