HRSA awards over $100 million to improve pregnancy outcomes and reduce infant mortality | Official web site of the U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration

HRSA awards over $100 million to improve pregnancy outcomes and reduce infant mortality | Official web site of the U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration

HRSA Awards More Than $100 Million to Improve Pregnancy Outcomes and Reduce Infant Mortality

Today, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded more than $100 million in grant funding through its Healthy Start Initiative: Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health (known as Healthy Start). Administered by HRSA's Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Healthy Start aims to improve health outcomes before, during, and after pregnancy and, to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in rates of infant death as well as negative health outcomes in the first 18 months of life. "Healthy Start programs provide information, resources, and support to pregnant and parenting women and their families to ensure a healthy pregnancy and to help nurture their newborns," said HRSA Administrator George Sigounas, MS, Ph.D. "This support is critical to addressing the significant racial and ethnic disparities in the rates of preterm birth and infant death in the U.S." Read the press release.