Redesigning maternal care

Led by IHPI member Alex Peahl, M.D., M.Sc., the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) in collaboration with Michigan Medicine convened a national panel of maternity care experts to review prenatal care delivery policies and determine revised prenatal care recommendations for average-risk pregnant individuals. The resulting recommendations from the panel, the “Plan for Appropriate Tailored Healthcare in Pregnancy (PATH),” are now published in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology, and have been endorsed by leading professional organizations as the new standard of care for uncomplicated pregnancies. As a next step, ACOG is soliciting feedback from stakeholders across the country on these new recommendations and any anticipated barriers and facilitators of implementation. View the kickoff event from this listening tour, which introduces the PATH recommendations, their implications for clinical practice and public health, and next steps for ACOG’s Redesigning Prenatal Care Initiative.