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NICHQxAMCHP: Reflections from AMCHP 2026
Several National Institute for Children’s Health Quality (NICHQ) staff members attended this year’s Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) Annual Conference from March 7-10, 2026, in Washington, DC. This year’s theme, “The Power of Connection,” emphasized a key tenet of our work: relationships, partnerships, and shared purposes are essential to improving maternal and child health outcomes.
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Creating a Culture of Respectful Maternity Care (RMC)
This webinar will introduce the NICHQ Respectful Maternity Care Toolkit, designed to support individual clinicians, teams, and leadership in promoting patient-centered care
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Resources to Create a Culture of Respectful Maternity Care
Respectful maternity care honors the dignity, autonomy, personhood and individual preferences of women giving birth. This toolkit provides strategies and tools to improve teamwork, communication, and safety culture in perinatal units.
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Rare Disease Day
Rare Disease Day More Than You Can Imagine February 28 is Rare Disease Day. Despite being considered ‘uncommon,’ there are more than 6,000 rare diseases that impact hundreds of millions of people globally. Almost three-quarters of genetic rare diseases develop during childhood. Join NICHQ in raising awareness about rare diseases to help improve the lives…
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Healthy Start Alumni Peer Navigator Program Harnesses the Power of Lived Experience
In the summer of 2023, the Alumni Peer Navigator (APN) Services pilot was established as a 1-year pilot through the U.S. Digital Service (USDS) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Healthy Start Initiative. The program is facilitated by the Healthy Start TA & Support Center (TASC), which provides training and technical assistance (TA) to…
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Maternal Health Awareness Day 2026
Maternal Health Awareness Day Assessing the state of maternal morbidity Maternal Health Awareness Day is January 23, 2026. This year’s theme is Holding Ground on Maternal Health. NICHQ joins the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) in raising awareness about the maternal mortality crisis and highlighting the importance of respectful, evidence-based care. It’s Time to…
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Top NICHQ Resources of 2025
Year in Review Top NICHQ Resources of 2025 We’re ending 2025 with a review of NICHQ’s top resources and achievements of the year. Thank you to our funders, partners, and supporters who joined us in creating and sharing tools and resources for healthcare providers, public health professionals, and community advocates, as well as caregivers and…
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NICHQ Employee Spotlight: Lauren Sapp
Lauren Sapp, MPH, a Communications Coordinator for NICHQ’s Community-Centered Hospital Initiative (CCHI) and Maternal Health Action & Resource Center (MHARC), shares her professional goals and career journey thus far.
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Prematurity Awareness Month
Prematurity Awareness Month Help end preventable preterm birth In 2022, 1 in every 10 infants born in the United States was born prematurely, putting them at a higher risk for disability and death. This November, join NICHQ in raising awareness about preterm birth and reducing the risks to improve maternal and child health outcomes. Supporting…
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2025 Annual Healthy Start All-Grantee Meeting
This year’s meeting brought grantees together under the banner, “Building on the Legacy and Continuing the Mission: Collaborating to Improve Perinatal Outcomes.” Healthy Start Technical Assistance & Support Center (TASC) Senior Project Director, Karen Chustz, MSW, opened the convening by acknowledging the significance of the meeting’s timing. “It is incredible to come together in September,…
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