Uber Health has announced its commitment to improving maternal health by providing access to support like meals, goods, and groceries through a new maternal health program, according to a news release from Uber Health.
Uber Health has joined forces with Amerigroup Georgia and the Georgia Primary Care Association (GPCA). The partnership will allow federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) in Georgia to help mothers get what they need, including help with meals, goods, and groceries by delivery.
Elevance Health’s approach addresses whole person health from preconception to postpartum. Elevance Health, the parent company of Amerigroup Georgia, uses a clinical approach to elevate the health of women and babies with streamlined support, proactive education, interventions tailored to the situation and focuses on digital and AI technology to advance maternity care, according to the Uber Health news release.
Amerigroup Georgia and Uber Health launched the Maternal Health Access Research Project in late 2022, to help pregnant and postpartum mothers in and around Atlanta and Savannah to get transportation for care appointments, and to purchase food or other goods. As part of that, the Georgia Primary Care Association and Amerigroup Georgia created a program to work with existing initiatives to identify high-risk community members who need mobility assistance and access to deliveries.
Maternal mortality rates are close to the highest in the nation: 46.2 maternal deaths occur for 1,000 live births for all women, and 66.6 deaths of African American women per 100,000 live births. Access to transportation and food security play a role in that rate, according to an April report from Healthcare Finance.
“The United States is in a maternal health crisis. The country, unfortunately, continues to be an outlier among high-income, developed nations, with hundreds of pregnant people in the US dying each year from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth," said Caitlin Donovan, former Global Head of Uber Health. "Plus, underrepresented groups and under-resourced communities face disproportionately higher rates of maternal mortality. We’re proud to build on our work with Elevance Health and the Georgia Primary Care Association, contributing to the well-being of pregnant people and their children in Georgia and, eventually, beyond."