Podcast explores how Cone Health coordinates maternal care

In an American Hospital Association podcast, a Cone Health representative discusses how it formed a multidisciplinary team to improve maternal health outcomes for women at risk for cardiovascular disease. A team of nurses, obstetricians, maternal fetal medicine specialist, anesthesiologist and social worker develops pregnancy and delivery care plans. As women increasingly have children later in life, heart disease is becoming more common among pregnant patients, highlighting the importance of involving cardiologists alongside traditional obstetric care when necessary. The Greensboro, N.C.-based health system encourages women who wish to become pregnant to manage their blood pressure to reduce the risk of complications during and after pregnancy. C-suite executives should review maternal mortality data and develop initiatives to reduce gaps, the representative says.