Maternity
Rutgers School of Public Health and the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute examine the progress in implementing New Jersey’s ambitious maternal health policies
Read the Release Date: January 16, 2026 Media Contact: Michelle Edelstein, 732-427-6232, mse46@sph.rutgers.edu A report analyzing the implementation status of the laws enacted between 2018 and 2025 by the Rutgers School of Public Health and the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute demonstrates that New Jersey has made significant progress in implementing maternal and infant…Read More…
New Study Reveals Progress in Hospital Maternity Care Access in New Jersey, with Opportunities for Continued Improvement
Rutgers Health’s evaluation of Nurture NJ examines efforts to expand access to services provided by midwives, doulas and lactation consultants The availability of maternity care services varies considerably throughout New Jersey hospitals with those having the fewest services are more likely to serve Hispanic patients, while those with the most services serve a larger proportion…Read More…
TEAMBIRTH MODEL GROWS IN NEW JERSEY WITH 14 ADDITIONAL HOSPITALS PARTICIPATING IN 2025
For Immediate Release Contact: Carol Ann Campbell cacampbell@njhcqi.org (973-567-1901) TEAMBIRTH MODEL GROWS IN NEW JERSEY WITH 14 ADDITIONAL HOSPITALS PARTICIPATING IN 2025 Seven Hospitals Implemented TeamBirth Earlier This Year; Additional Facilities Now Preparing to Join Statewide Initiative October 21, 2025 TRENTON, New Jersey — TeamBirth, a nationally recognized evidence-based model that enhances…Read More…
Interview: Adelisa Perez-Hudgins of the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute
Read the Article Here Since 2022, HFNJ has provided a total of $370,380 over three grants to support a project by the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute (NJHCQI) offering mental health education to Perinatal Community Health Workers. We spoke with Adelisa Perez-Hudgins, Director of Quality of NJHCQI, about how the training program is helping…Read More…
Rep. Watson Coleman Meets with Local Midwives and Doulas
Ewing, NJ (Thursday, October 10, 2024) – Today, as part of National Midwifery Week, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) sat down with midwives, doulas, healthcare professionals, and their patients at the Children’s Home Society of New Jersey in Trenton. At the listening session, they discussed how healthcare is evolving, centering on the diverse needs of mothers, from…Read More…
Can encouraging home births help maternal health crisis?
Lilo H. Stainton, Health Care Writer | October 7, 2024 | Health Care Advocates, lawmakers look to change NJ’s rules to allow for more births outside hospital setting Credit: (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)FILE – A pregnant woman stands for a portrait in Dallas, Thursday, May 18, 2023. State lawmakers are considering a measure to make home birth…Read More…
Guide to Support Hospitals Creating Doula Policies Just Released
For Immediate Release Contact: Tyla Minniear thousman@njhcqi.org (551-427-1436) TRENTON, New Jersey — The New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute, in collaboration with HealthConnect Onethe New Jersey Doula Learning Collaborative, and a workgroup of hospitals and doulas, released the Guide for Hospital Doula Policy Creation to support New Jersey hospitals as they create their doula policies. Under…Read More…
Maternal mental health training, a success in NJ, to go nationwide
LILO H. STAINTON, HEALTH CARE WRITER | SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 | HEALTH CARE A training module for caregivers in New Jersey is being deployed across the US Credit: (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford, File)File photo Poor mental health is the leading underlying cause of pregnancy-related deaths, the federal government announced last year, with suicide attempts, drug use and other behavioral health…Read More…
Goal of ‘Team Birth’ program is to improve outcomes for women, infants
JOANNA GAGIS, SENIOR CORRESPONDENT | SEPTEMBER 19, 2023 | HEALTH CARE The program is central to first lady Tammy Murphy’s Nurture NJ initiative Health care leaders gathered at Saint Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick on Tuesday for the official launch of Team Birth, a program aimed at improving outcomes for women and infants in New Jersey….Read More…
6-21-23 Adelisa Perez-Hudgins Interview with NJSpotlight: C-sections Decline in New Jersey
C-sections Decline in New Jersey Medical experts are applauding efforts to decrease the number of unnecessary C-sections performed in New Jersey. The state Department of Health’s latest hospital maternity care report card shows cesarean delivery rates have declined in recent years. Data shows New Jersey’s cesarean delivery rate in 2020 was 32.9%, a 1% drop…Read More…