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Maternity Care in California Almanac — 2026 Edition
The Maternity Care in California Almanac provides an overview of the delivery of maternity care in California, using the most recent data. This report compares California data to national averages, metrics by race/ethnicity, and trends in the specialty.
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Midwives Help Fill Maternity Care Gaps as California Faces OB-GYN Shortage
Patients’ access to birthing services would improve if numerous obstacles to midwives’ efforts were removed.
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The Untapped Power of Midwives in California’s Maternity Care Ecosystem
California has a skilled midwifery workforce that’s ready to plug gaps in patient-centered, high-quality birthing care.
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Pulse of Change: Reimagining Care to Support the Health and Wellness of Black Californians
The initiative seeks to find new ways to deliver respectful care that is responsive to the Black community’s specific health needs.
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What Is a Birth Center?
Despite offering high-quality perinatal care, 80% of California’s licensed birth centers have closed in five years. This fact sheet examines the compounding challenges that birth centers face.
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Shifting the Narrative About Black Birthing Experiences
A conversation with birth equity advocate Kimberly Seals Allers about improving maternity care for Black women and birthing people.
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Listening to Community Voices: A Health Plan’s Approach to Reduce Racial Disparities in Maternity Care
Through a structured process with providers, health plan members, and CBOs, Molina Healthcare identified three lessons that might help other organizations collaborating with communities on reducing racial disparities in maternal health care.
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Birth Equity
We are working to eliminate disparities in maternal health across California. We focus on improving outcomes by race, geography, and income — documenting inequities in care quality and access while identifying and supporting community-led solutions.
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Culture Care
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How We Can Reduce Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Maternal Mental Health
Perinatal mental health specialist Anna King talks about the connections between maternal mental health and birth equity.
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Improving Maternal Mental Health Care
CHCF is working with partners to develop innovative, practical solutions for delivering mental health care to California’s mothers and expectant mothers in need.
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More Doulas Are Needed in California’s Health Workforce
An interview with health equity advocate Sayida Peprah-Wilson about the future of doula care.
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Research Yields Best Practices to Inform Narrative Change Through Entertainment
New findings from the USC Norman Lear Center highlight effective philanthropic efforts to change storytelling about health care.
