Maternal and Child Health
The Maternal Health Program’s main purpose is to assure that all pregnant women have the best possible health care, and that New Mexico’s babies have the best possible start in life. The program provides support to Public Health Offices that give prenatal care for women who could not access it otherwise. It licenses Certified Nurse Midwives and Licensed Midwives, gives them regulations to practice by and makes sure they are practicing safely. It studies what is working well and what could be better in pregnancy care through visits to care providers, meetings with community and state experts, statistics and other sources. It works with many kinds of people and groups, including local groups and government agencies, to solve problems and to strengthen pregnancy care resources.
Maternal & Child Health
Carol Tyrrell
Phone: 505-476-8938
email: Carol.Tyrrell
Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Data
The New Mexico Department of Health MCH Epidemiology team gathers, interprets and presents data about mothers, infants and children, including children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN). Staff work with public health leaders to use data in statewide health promotion, policy development and community collaboration.
MOTHERS AND INFANTS
Each year in July, the Family Health Bureau prepares the Maternal and Child Health Services Title V Block Grant report and application and submits it to the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Through the Title V Program, New Mexico receives approximately 4.5 million dollars every year to fund programs for women, children and families. The grant report/application includes data for over 70 Maternal and Child Health indicators.
Contact: Alexis Avery
Title V Epidemiologist
Phone: 505-476-8892
alexis.avery@state.nm.us
Maternal Mortality Review monitors deaths of women who were recently pregnant or pregnant at the time of death.
Contact: Alexis Avery
Title V Epidemiologist
Phone: 505-476-8892
alexis.avery@state.nm.us
New Mexico Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (NM PRAMS) provides information about the preconception, prenatal, and postpartum health of new mothers and their infants.
Contact - Eirian Coronado, PRAMS Director
Phone - 505-476-8895
e-mail - nm.prams@state.nm.us
New Mexico Birth Defects Prevention and Surveillance System (BDPASS), reports numbers and rates for major birth defects and related prevention information.
Contact: Maggi Gallaher
Phone: 505-827-0975
e-mail: maggi.gallaher@state.nm.us
CHILDREN
New Mexico Child Fatality Review reports on deaths in New Mexico for newborns to twenty-four year olds - including homicide, suicide, unintentional injury, abuse and/or neglect, motor vehicle crashes and SIDS - with a focus on risk reduction, prevention, and needs for community systems improvements.
Contact: Paula M. Bauch
Phone: (505) 925-4329
e-mail: paula.bauch@state.nm.us
Children's Chronic Conditions Registry reports on chronic medical conditions by such factors as county, age, race and ethnicity.
Contact: Susan Chacon
Phone: 505-476-8860
e-mail: Susan Chacon@state.nm.us
New Mexico Voices, a statewide children's advocacy organization, summarizes health, economic, and educational factors, including rankings with other states. Check out the Kids Count Data Center for data spanning the United States or data by state.
Contact: Gerry Bradley
Phone: 505-244-9505 ext. 23
Child Trends Databank provides data on the latest national trends with research based on over 80 key indicators of child and youth well-being.
ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY AND PREVENTION
New Mexico Family Planning Program maps county-level data relating to teen births, including poverty and dropout rates. Its latest report address Teen Pregnancy Prevention.
Phone: 505-476-8882
New Mexico Vital Records and Health Statistics documents teen birth rates and pregnancy-related data and birth outcomes through 2003 by race and ethnicity, age, and county of residence.
Related Links
Mothers/Infants
- NM Breastfeeding Task Force
- NM Immunization Site
- WIC - Women, Infants, Children
- NMFIT - Family Infant Toddler Program
