• All women receive early and comprehensive health care before, during and after pregnancy.
• Improve mental health and behavioral health of pregnant women and new mothers.
• Reduce preterm births (including low birth weight and infant mortality).
• Increase initiation, duration and exclusivity of breastfeeding.

Key Pregnant Women & Infants Documents

• PW&I Action Plan (Excel)
• Summary of Priorities and Strategies (Word)
• Data Indicator Worksheets
  • Indicator List (Excel) (PDF)
  • Additional Pregnancy Data (Excel) (PDF) - (Updated 07/20/10)
  • Additional Infants Data (Excel) (PDF)

Resources Used to Develop PW&I Priorities and Action Plan

• Pre-Meeting Assignment (Word)
• Agenda (Word)
• MCH 2015 State Needs Assessment - Linda Kenney (PowerPoint)
• Pregnant Women and Infants Data Highlights (PowerPoint) Printer-Friendly (pdf)
• Tool 1: Data Indicator Selection (Word)
• Tool 2: Identification of Additional Data Needed (Word)

• Plenary Session Notes (Word)
• Indicator List (Excel) (PDF)
• M&I Workgroup Notes (Word)
• Tool 1 Notes (Word)

• Mental Health and Substance Abuse
  • Listening to Mothers II (See pg 47 on Maternal Mental Health) (PDF)
  • PRAMS Data Pertinent to Postpartum Depression (Link)
  • State Policies on Substance Abuse During Pregnancy (PDF)
• Breastfeeding
  • Breastfeeding Data and Statistics (CDC) (Link)
  • U.S. Breastfeeding Report Card (CDC) (Link)
  • 2007 CDC National Survey of Maternity Practices (Link)
  • Lactation Program Benefits by Industry (Link)
• Neonatal
  • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Admissions and Infant Mortality (Word)
• Violence
  • Intimate Partner Violence in Pregnancy (PDF)
  • Domestic Violence and Pregnancy Fact Sheet (PDF)

• Agenda (Word)
• MCH 2015 - Linda Kenney's Presentation (PowerPoint)
• Additional Pregnancy Data (Excel) (PDF) - (Updated 07/20/10)
• Additional Infants Data (Excel) (Printer-Friendly PDF)
• Tool 3: Identify Possible Priorities (Word)
• Tool 4: Select Priorities (Word)
• Tool 5: Actions and Strategies (Word)
• Evaluation Form (Word)

• PW&I Workgroup Discussion Notes (Word)
• Pregnant Woman and Infants Priorities and Strategies (Word)
• Meeting Evaluation Report (PDF)