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  • Mother snuggling newborn baby
    Almanac

    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.

    •Latino/x Health Equity, Maternal Health, Racial Health Equity
  • Midwife measures patient during an office visit.
    Resource Library

    Midwifery Care in California

    Learn about midwifery care and California’s midwife workforce in this collection of CHCF resources.

    •Maternal Health, Maternity Care Workforce
  • Mother looks pensive while holding baby.
    Case Study

    How Los Angeles Community Clinics Use the Collaborative Care Model to Improve Maternal Mental Health

    This explainer provides an overview of the Los Angeles County Maternal Mental Health Access initiative’s goals, strategic components, and lessons to date.

    •Behavioral Health, Maternal Health, Maternal Mental Health
  • Mother and doula observe newborn at a birth center.
    Issue Spotlight

    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.

    •Maternal Health
  • Midwife talks to new mother holding baby in the hospital.
    Quick Read

    What Is a Midwife? — Policy at a Glance

    Midwives, ob/gyns, and family physicians are trained to deliver babies in California. In California, a worsening ob/gyn shortage paired with hospital labor and delivery unit closures have generated urgency for expanding access to midwives.

    •Maternal Health
  • Midwife measures patient during an office visit.
    Report

    Midwives Speak: Integration Challenges in California’s Health System

    Midwives provide comprehensive health services during pregnancy, labor, and postpartum, including as the primary birth attendant. This issue brief describes the scope of practice and integration of midwives in California; their relationships with physicians, hospitals, and health plans; and their…

    •Health Workforce, Maternal Health
  • Toolkit

    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.

    •Maternal Health, Racial Health Equity
  • Doula and client
    Report

    What Is a Doula? — Policy at a Glance

    Doulas improve birth outcomes and advance health equity, especially for families of color. California covers doula care for Medi-Cal enrollees, but opportunities remain to further expand access to doulas.

    •Maternal Health
  • Mother holds baby and looks off into the distance, while sitting in car
    Project

    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.

    •Behavioral Health, Maternal Health, Maternal Mental Health
  • Mother lays on bed with newborn baby.
    Almanac

    Quality of Care: Maternal Health and Childbirth Almanac — 2023 Edition

    While California continues to make progress on the quality of care provided to women during their pregnancies and deliveries, there is room for improvement. This set of quality measures focuses on maternal health and childbirth.

    •Maternal Health
  • Mother holding newborn in lap
    Project

    Reducing Unnecessary C-Sections in California

    CHCF worked with partners statewide to promote higher-value maternity care by reducing the rate of unnecessary c-sections in five years to under 23.9% for low-risk deliveries.

    •Maternal Health
  • Toolkit

    Educating Perinatal Providers on Implicit Bias and Reproductive Justice

    California Senate Bill 464 aims to reduce pregnancy-related preventable deaths, severe illnesses, and associated health disparities. To help perinatal care providers comply with the law, CHCF supported the development of a free e-learning course that explicitly addresses the requirements of…

    •Maternal Health
  • Project

    Podcast: Birthright

    Birthright is designed to unpack positive Black birth stories and celebrate joy and healing. This podcast is sponsored by CHCF.

    •Birth Equity, Black Health Equity, Maternal Health, Racial Health Equity
  • Cal Health Care 101

    Maternity Care and Paying for Maternity Services

    Learn about maternity coverage in Medi-Cal, including eligibility, covered services, and payment.

    •Maternal Health, Medi-Cal
  • Report

    Innovation Landscape: Maternity Care in Medi-Cal

    This paper examines the opportunities for technology-enabled innovations to improve the value and quality of the maternity care that Medi-Cal delivers.

    •Maternal Health, Technology and Innovation