State benefit
Medi-Cal doula benefit
A sourced care-access pathway. DHCS identifies January 1, 2023 as the benefit's effective date.
Explore the recordCalifornia
batch-01 · Source-linkedHeart 2 Health · Featured initiative
Care should come with access.
A connected health-equity pathway: the evidence, the decisions shaping care and the community knowledge that makes a next step possible.
Why Heart 2 Health
Make the connections visible.
A disparity should open a conversation about the conditions of care—not close it with a number. Heart 2 Health connects public evidence to care-access policies, independent organizations and practical questions for the institutions responsible.
02 · A starting point in maternal health
Read the difference.
Then ask the next question.
This national 2024 snapshot is a starting point for inquiry, not a Los Angeles estimate or an explanation of causation. Read the underlying source, population definitions and limitations before using it.
Read the full source recordMaternal mortality
United States · 2024
Deaths per 100,000 live births.
Source: CDC / NCHS, 2024 data.
National snapshot, not a local estimate.
Source: CDC / NCHS, 2024 data.
National snapshot, not a local estimate.
Follow care access
From a published benefit to a usable pathway.
A public program record can identify where to begin. It cannot confirm that a particular person qualifies, that a provider is available or that a referral has reached its destination.
State / local public-health program
California Black Infant Health
A community-based maternal-health pathway centered on Black mothers and infants.
Explore the recordCalifornia; participating local programs
batch-02 · Source-linkedMedi-Cal delivery program
CalAIM: enhanced care management and community supports
A route to coordinated care and selected nontraditional supports for eligible Medi-Cal members.
Explore the recordCalifornia; health-plan and county implementation
batch-02 · Source-linkedState health-facility accountability
Perinatal implicit-bias training: SB 464 and AB 2319
An accountability pathway concerning implicit-bias training in perinatal care.
Explore the recordCalifornia
batch-02 · Source-linkedCare is a relationship
An informed question is a useful form of preparation.
Ask what the next step involves, who will take responsibility for it and where to return when the process is unclear. Keep individual medical decisions with a qualified clinician; this is a public health and policy resource.
Independent health organizations
Community knowledge belongs here.
Health
SisterWeb San Francisco Community Doula Network
Provides community doula care and workforce development designed to improve birth experiences and outcomes for Black, Pacific Islander and Latinx families.
Meet the organizationSan Francisco, California collection; confirm the current service area, program availability and intake process with the organization.
batch-04 · Source-linkedHealth
Birthing Beautiful Communities
Centers Black maternal and infant health through doula services, breastfeeding support, advocacy and community-rooted care.
Meet the organizationCleveland, Ohio collection; confirm the current service area, program availability and intake process with the organization.
batch-04 · Source-linkedHealth
I Be Black Girl
Builds healing, leadership and reproductive-justice power with Black women, girls and femmes through community programs and advocacy.
Meet the organizationOmaha, Nebraska collection; confirm the current service area, program availability and intake process with the organization.
batch-04 · Source-linkedHealth
Black Women's Blueprint
Works across healing, reproductive justice and policy advocacy while centering the safety and dignity of Black women and girls.
Meet the organizationBrooklyn, New York collection; confirm the current service area, program availability and intake process with the organization.
batch-04 · Source-linkedWhat a source-linked record does—and does not—mean
Source text supports the summary. Editorial approval, legal or tax status, service availability and confirmation by the organization are separate checks. Directory inclusion does not establish a partnership or endorsement. Read the review standard
Prepare, do not prescribe
A practical next step.
Read one source
Choose the measure relevant to your question and keep its geography and observation period attached.
Check one access pathway
Use the administering agency’s current information to understand the program. Personal eligibility and medical questions require the appropriate professional.
Prepare one specific ask
Name the institution, explain the issue and state the response you need. Do not enter private health records into an advocacy draft.
Carry the evidence into the conversation.
Start a brief with the maternal-health source already linked, then make the argument your own.