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We are excited to announce the launch of the CDPH & UCSF Center for Health Equity Healthy Birth Outcomes Community Innovation Pilot Awards (CIPA)! This program will support community-based organizations advancing equitable, culturally congruent perinatal health for Black families across California.
Read more about the Community Innovation Pilot Awards
A new brief from the 2020-2024 Maternal and Infant Health Assessment focuses on mental health screening during and after pregnancy in California. Universal mental health screening at multiple time points during and after pregnancy is important for ensuring that people who need treatment receive it.
A new brief from the 2023 Maternal and Infant Health Assessment quantifies the importance of high-quality person-centered maternity care to improve the health of Black women and their infants.
A new report from the UCSF Center for Health Equity and the California Department of Public Health provides Maternal and Infant Health Assessment data on the prevalence of depression and anxiety symptoms, receipt of mental health screening, and receipt of and barriers to treatment among people with a recent live birth in California.