Maternal Health Research Centers of Excellence
Overview
The Maternal Health Research Centers of Excellence include twelve Research Centers, a Data Innovation and Coordination Hub, and an Implementation Science Hub. Together, these institutions will work to design and conduct research projects to address the biological, behavioral, environmental, socio-cultural, and structural factors that affect pregnancy-related complications and deaths. They will focus on populations that experience health disparities, including racial and ethnic minorities, socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, those living in underserved rural areas, sexual and gender minority populations, and people with disabilities. In addition to conducting research projects and building community partnerships, the Centers of Excellence will support training and professional development, prioritizing early-stage investigators and those from backgrounds or identities currently underrepresented in the health sciences.
How We Collaborate
To build diverse teams with distinct perspectives, each Maternal Health Research Center of Excellence engages in meaningful and equal community partnerships throughout the training and research development process. Community partners may include state and local public health agencies, community-based organizations, community health centers, and faith-based organizations.
With support from the Data Innovation and Coordination Hub and the Implementation Science Hub, Research Centers will share lessons learned, participate in trainings and research, and disseminate their results. The Hubs and the National Institutes of Health engage in planning and coordinating activities across Centers of Excellence and the broader IMPROVE initiative.
Learn more about each Maternal Health Research Center of Excellence below.
Avera McKennan
Maternal American Indian Rural Community Health (MARCH) at Avera McKennan
Columbia University
Community-Hospital-Academic Maternal Health Equity Partnerships (NY-CHAMP)
Jackson State University
Mississippi Delta Center of Excellence in Maternal Health
Medical College of Wisconsin
Addressing Key Social-Structural Risk Factors for Racial Disparities in Maternal Morbidity in Southeastern Wisconsin (ASCEND WI)
Michigan State University
Maternal Health Multilevel Interventions for Racial Equity (MIRACLE)
Morehouse School of Medicine
Center to Advance Reproductive Justice and Behavioral Health among Black Pregnant/Postpartum Women and Birthing People (CORAL)
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Maternal Health Research Center of Excellence
University of Oklahoma
Center for Indigenous Resilience, Culture, and Maternal Health Equity (CIRCLE)
University of Pittsburgh
Equity in Maternal and Birthing Outcomes and Reproductive
HeAlth through Community Engagement (EMBRACE)
University of Utah
ELEVATE Maternal Health Center of Excellence
Stanford University
Preventing Inequalities in Hemorrhage-related Severe Maternal Morbidity (PRIHSM)
Tulane University
Southern Center for Maternal Health Equity
Johns Hopkins University
Maternal Health Data Innovation and Coordination Hub
University of Pennsylvania
Achieving Maternal Equity and Transforming Health through Implementation Science and Training Implementation Science Hub (AMETHIST @ PENN)