Health system receives grant to pilot postpartum care model

Health

Nov 14

Written By Staff

Corewell Health™ has been awarded grant funding from a global women’s health initiative to support the health system’s efforts to provide postpartum care for women and newborns. Over 4,000 organizations from 119 countries applied, and after a rigorous peer and expert review process, Corewell Health was named one of 80+ awardees.  

The three-year grant from Action for Women’s Health will enable Corewell Health to advance its MI Postpartum Promise, a statewide initiative dedicated to helping mothers across Michigan recover and thrive after childbirth.  

Between 2016 and 2020, nearly 60% of Michigan’s pregnancy-associated deaths occurred more than 43 days after childbirth, according to the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services, highlighting the significant need for expanded and ongoing support for mothers. This grant will enable Corewell Health to develop and pilot an 18-month postpartum care model to improve the health, recovery and wellbeing of mothers and their newborns through medical, social and practical services.

“This grant empowers our teams to close a critical gap in care and provide mothers with the support they need after childbirth”, said Carlos Cubia, Executive Vice President, Chief Community Health Impact & Belonging officer, Corewell Health. “We are grateful for this opportunity to strengthen postpartum services and improve health outcomes for families across Michigan.”

Corewell Health will engage a broad network of community partners and specialists to coordinate the expanded postpartum care model – uniting medical providers, social workers, dieticians, lactation consultants, doulas, community health workers and others to support families throughout the entire postpartum journey. 

Action for Women’s Health is funded by Pivotal, a group of impact organizations founded by Melinda French Gates, and managed by Lever for Change, an organization with a track record of identifying bold ideas to solve the world’s most pressing problems. Organizations received grants between $1 million and $5 million, with a total of $250 million distributed across all recipients.   

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