The Mothers Center at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center may model a solution for providers looking to make progress on maternal health. The center offers multidisciplinary care for high-risk pregnancies, similar in concept to the fetal care centers for high-risk infants that have helped to drastically reduce the infant mortality rate.
In addition to increasing access to specialized services for high-risk pregnant women, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia's model highlights three strategies our research has identified as critical for women's programs to remain competitive: