Dr. Amanda Johnson, Director of Reproductive Health for Women’s Health at VA Central Office, returns to the podcast to discuss maternal health. Kristin Haeger, who works in the Office of Women’s Health joins as a special guest to discuss how women of color are affected by maternal mortality. For more information on maternal health and resources in the VA please visit the following sites.

Sites from the Veterans Health Administration

Women Veterans Health Care: Maternity Care
https://www.womenshealth.va.gov/WOMENSHEALTH/OutreachMaterials/GeneralHealthandWellness/maternity.asp

VA Office of Community Care (maternity copayments PDF listed at the bottom of each page)
https://www.va.gov/COMMUNITYCARE/revenue_ops/copays.asp
https://www.va.gov/health-care/copay-rates/

VHA Social Work: Intimate Partner Violence Assistance Program
https://www.socialwork.va.gov/IPV/Index.asp

External sites

CDC Pregnancy
https://www.cdc.gov/pregnancy/index.html

CDC Maternal and Infant Health
https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/maternalinfanthealth/index.html

HHS Office of Women’s Health: Pregnancy
https://www.womenshealth.gov/pregnancy

HHS Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
https://asprtracie.hhs.gov/technical-resources/resource/8900/office-of-mental-health-and-suicide-prevention-omhsp