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Making Giant Strides in Maternity Health Through Baby Steps
To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are kicking off a special month-long podcast series with our strategic alliance partner, UPMC Health Plan. Welcome to our first episode, which is all about the Baby Steps Maternity Program and its mission to support women throughout every step of their pregnancy journey.
To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are kicking off a special month-long podcast series with our strategic alliance partner, UPMC Health Plan.
Welcome to our first episode, which is all about the Baby Steps Maternity Program and its mission to support women throughout every step of their pregnancy journey: before, during, and after childbirth. Today we are speaking with Diana P. Byas, MSN, ACRN, CCM, manager, Maternity Care Management with the Insurance Services Division at UPMC Health Plan, to learn more about this wonderful offering from UPMC Health Plan; it’s top-notch caring team of maternity care managers, all registered nurses, licensed social workers, and outreach specialists; the importance of promoting equitable maternity care among minority populations; and why community collaboration is vital to improving maternal health outcomes.
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