Addressing Maternal Health Disparities: Building a Novel Two-Generation Approach to Comprehensive Postpartum Care.

Anne Elizabeth Glassgow,Melissa Wagner-Schuman,Amanda Knepper,Abigail Holicky, Maria Angulo,Arden Handler, Bianca Harris,Erin Hickey, Yolanda Manrique, Ana Mauro,Aida Rodriguez, Jennifer Schulte, Shirley Scott, Samuel Wainwright,Rachel Caskey

Population health management(2023)

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Abstract
The United States is facing a maternal health crisis with increasing rates of severe maternal morbidity and mortality. To improve maternal health and promote health equity, the authors developed a novel 2-generation model of postpartum and pediatric care. This article describes the Two-Generation Clinic (Two-Gen) and model of care. The model combines a dyadic strategy for simultaneous maternal and pediatric care with the collaborative care model in which seamless primary and behavioral health care are delivered to address the physical health, behavioral health, and social service needs of families. The transdisciplinary team includes primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, psychiatrists, obstetrician-gynecologists, social workers, care navigators, and lactation specialists. Dyad clinic visits are coscheduled (at the same time) and colocated (in the same examination room) with the same primary care provider. In the Two-Gen, the majority (89%) of the mothers self-identify as racial and ethnic minorities. More than 40% have a mental health diagnosis. Almost all mothers (97.8%) completed mental health screenings, >50.0% have received counseling from a social worker, 17.2% had a visit with a psychiatrist, and 50.0% received lactation counseling. Over 80% of the children were up to date with their well-child visits and immunizations. The Two-Gen is a promising model of care that has the potential to inform the design of postpartum care models and promote health equity in communities with the highest maternal health disparities.
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maternal health disparities,two-generation
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