AMA in Action: Protecting reproductive health
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Advocacy in action: Protecting reproductive health

Ending Roe v. Wade puts government in the exam room, endangers lives and criminalizes care. The AMA stands for comprehensive reproductive health care.

Federal Advocacy
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May 17, 2024: Advocacy Update spotlight on the need for improved maternal health care

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee highlights the need for improved maternal health care and more in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.

Advocacy Update
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What doctors wish patients knew about postpartum care

The postpartum period is a critically important time in maternal health. Baptist Health Medical Group Jennifer Heer Ford, MD, shares more.

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Population Health
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
Pregnant woman checking blood pressure at home
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Home monitoring boosts postpartum BP control by 43%

It’s not easy, but The Southeast Permanente Medical Group is making big strides to address the hypertension that affects 16% of U.S. pregnancies.

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Prevention & Wellness
Health System Spotlight
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Intrusions into medicine jeopardize patients and public health

Our nation cannot allow political, judicial or ideological interference that compromises patient access to safe, evidence-based medical care.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
Pregnant woman measures the blood pressure at home
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Digital health program cuts pre-term births by 20%

Through Ochsner Health’s Connected MOM program, 10.7% of patients are re-enrollees, signaling high satisfaction. Learn more with an AMA case study.

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Digital
Health System Spotlight
Mother holding infant
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7 keys to improving U.S. maternal health now

Big systemic changes are needed to successfully address the nation’s maternal health crisis. Learn more with the AMA.

Population Health
Pregnant woman suffering from backache
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5 keys to prevent opioid overdoses during pregnancy and postpartum

Some states have implemented evidence-based, lifesaving policies for pregnant and postpartum patients with opioid use disorders. Learn more with AMA.

Behavioral Health
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Idaho abortion law undermines core medical ethics

Physicians, not politicians, should determine at what point abortion is the stabilizing care required to avoid grave harm to a pregnant patient.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints