Research and Justice For All: Maternal Health and Health Equity

<p>This is a special publication of the first season of the new <em>Health Affairs </em>podcast, <em>Research and Justice For All</em>. The first season, "Private Sector Solutions," is sponsored by CVS Health. The six-episode season will publish Wednesdays.</p><p><strong>Guest: Dr. Mary-Ann Etiebet, </strong>AVP for Health Equity at Merck and Lead of Merck for Mothers </p><p><br></p><p>CVS Health’s Sree Chaguturu and Joneigh Khaldun interview Mary-Ann Etiebet of Merck about how to address disparities in maternal health outcomes and the contributions of the Merck for Mothers initiative.</p><p>This season is sponsored by <a href="https://www.cvshealth.com/">CVS Health</a>.</p><p><strong>Related Links: </strong> </p><ul> <li> <a href="https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/employers-can-help-raise-bar-reproductive-health-equity/">Employers Can Help Raise The Bar for Reproductive Health Equity</a> (<em>Health Affairs Forefront</em>) </li> <li> <a href="https://reports.merckformothers.com/us/">The US Maternal Health Crisis: It’s Time To Reverse The Trend</a> (Merck For Mothers) </li> <li> <a href="https://www.saferchildbirthcities.com/">Improving Maternal Health Equity in the US</a> (Safer Childbirth Cities) </li> <li> <a href="https://www.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/resource-pdf/UNFPA_MM_Analysis-July2023.pdf">Maternal Health of Women and Girls of African Descent in the Americas</a> (UNFPA) </li> </ul><p>Explore the CVS Health-sponsored <em>Health Affairs Forefront</em> short series,<em> “</em><a href="https://www.healthaffairs.org/topic/ss250"><em>Private Sector Solutions for Health Equity</em></a><em>.”</em></p>