IBBG received a five-year grant funded through the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau to create innovative solutions to improve maternal and child health in Nebraska for underserved communities through collaboration, data collection, and analysis.
IBBG is the first and only community-based organization to receive this Maternal Health Innovation award since the program’s inception!
To radically transform maternal and child health through systemic level change that creates better birth outcomes for underserved populations.By centering the needs of birthing people who have historically been pushed to the margins, we aim to create a Maternal and Child Health ecosystem that will transform systems for the health and well-being of all.
To develop and implement innovative strategies
To improve state-level maternal health data collection, surveillance, and access, by supporting the state’s data infrastructure.
To promote and execute innovation in maternal health service delivery through the strengthening of our Doula Passage Program, thereby building a network of culturally competent birth workers to support underserved populations through their pregnancy-related journeys.
Nebraska has a score of D- with preterm birth rate higher than the US rate.
Douglas County scored an F
Omaha scored an F
Black birthing people experience the highest preterm birth rate, which is 1.5x higher than the rate among all other races/ethnicities.
93% of pregnancy-related deaths in Nebraska were deemed preventable.
Nebraska ranks second-highest in the U.S. for percentage of maternity care desert counties.
The further a birthing person travels to access maternity care, the greater the risk for poor outcomes for both mother & baby.
Hospitals that predominantly serve Black people in Nebraska have higher rates of maternal complications and poor pregnancy outcomes.
The infant mortality rate among babies born to non-Hispanic Black women is 2.4X the Nebraska state rate.
Our former Black Maternal Health Coaltion will now be a subcommittee under the taskforce where the priorities and work within this group will continue.
