MATERNAL
HEALTH
AHHA and our partners are working to improve maternal health outcomes by establishing and promoting best practices for care.
Current work includes partnering with the Alaska Department of Health, Division of Public Health / Women’s, Children’s, and Family Unit to reduce severe maternal morbidity and mortality through the Alaska Perinatal Quality Collaborative (AKPQC) and the Maternal Child Death Review Committee (MCDR). A public campaign, It Takes All of Us, was created to provide resources for pregnant and postpartum people, their family and friends, and providers.
2025 REPORT: Alaska's Maternal Health Landscape
This new report on Alaska's maternal health landscape uses a strength-based approach to identify existing assets and resources in Alaska that can help improve birth outcomes and maternal health.
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While access to care remains a significant challenge, Alaska’s maternal health providers – obstetricians, maternal-fetal specialists, family physicians, midwives, nurses, and doulas – generously share their time and expertise, consulting across vast distances to support healthy births. Alaska’s Tribal Health System also plays a vital role in this connective network, delivering comprehensive, culturally responsive services from rural villages to urban centers.
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We hope the findings will serve as a valuable resource for policymakers, healthcare providers, and community stakeholders in their work toward
ensuring that all families have access to quality, supportive care during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period.
The greatest strength of Alaska’s maternity care system is rooted in the unwavering collaboration and dedication of its providers.
AKPQC
The Alaska Perinatal Quality Collaborative (AKPQC) promotes high-quality maternal and newborn care across Alaska. The Alaska Department of Health, Division of Public Health, Section of Women’s, Children’s and Family Health (WCFH) is the administrative partner to the AKPQC.
IT TAKES ALL OF US
It Takes All of Us is a campaign created to provide resources for pregnant and postpartum individuals, their family and friends, and providers. This page offers links to materials, videos, and connections with community resources that provide the support that families need.
MCDR
The Maternal Child Death Review Committee (MCDR) initiative is facilitated by the Alaska Department of Health, Division of Public Health / Section of Women’s, Children’s, and Family Health. AHHA works with the MCDR Committee to share recommendations and implement strategies to reduce severe maternal morbidity and mortality in Alaska.