Honors Theses
Date of Award
Spring 5-10-2023
Document Type
Undergraduate Thesis
Department
Public Policy Leadership
First Advisor
Melissa Bass
Second Advisor
Anne Cafer
Third Advisor
Molly Pasco-Pranger
Relational Format
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
This paper is a case study of California’s maternal health landscape, reflecting its exceptional approach to the maternal health crisis. I review several policies: the creation of the Maternal Quality Care Collaborative, the Maternal Data Center, and the Maternal Mortality Review Committee, maternal health toolkits, Medicaid expansion, extended postpartum Medicaid coverage, paid family leave, C-Section Honor Roll, and maternal mental health measures. The case study suggests that all of these policies in conjunction with one another correlates with a decrease maternal mortality. California’s proactive approach and ability to mobilize public and private entities are key attributors to its success in reducing maternal mortality. I offer suggestions for Mississippi to improve its own maternal healthcare including expanding Medicaid, extending postpartum Medicaid coverage, either expanding its Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative to focus more attention on maternal health or creating a Maternal Quality Care Collaborative, and partnering with neighboring states to create a Maternal Data Center. These entities should focus on creating toolkits to address the most pressing maternal health issues. More broadly, Mississippi legislators should take a more proactive stance when it comes to maternal health policy.
Recommended Citation
Miller, Kinley, "A Case Study of California's Maternal Health Landscape and Recommendations for Mississippi" (2023). Honors Theses. 2916.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/2916
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