Equity Certification
For Birthing Hospitals
About Us
We provide visibility into the maternal and infant-related efforts of local hospital networks.
Mama Certified is a collective impact approach to maternal and infant health equity. We provide Black parents-to-be with a way to assess and understand the maternal equity-related efforts of Cincinnati-area birthing hospitals.
What We Do
We collect data from partner hospitals, assessing them on their maternal and infant health-related efforts.
Through scoring, focus area badging and annual recertification we ensure hospitals are held accountable to their commitment. We then share this information so that Black moms can make informed decisions about their birthing hospital.
Our Approach
Our collective impact approach brings together a network of community members, organizations and institutions.
We advance equity by learning together, aligning and integrating their actions to achieve population- and systems-level change. This model incorporates organizations that represent both community and institutional voices.
Certification Principles
Our certification is based on three core principles:
1
Elevate the Issue
When hospitals declare their commitment to Mama Certified.
2
Do the Work
Talking with and listening to Black women to make relevant changes.
3
Be Accountable
Annual evaluations of specific metrics and goal setting ensures accountability.
Partners
Mama Certified brings together birthing hospitals in Greater Cincinnati to address maternal equity and improve outcomes for Black mothers and babies in their care. Partner organizations involved in co-creation include:
The Queens Village Advisory Board provides strategy, input and feedback on every aspect of the Mama Certified initiative, ensuring that Black moms are at the center of all we do.
Cradle Cincinnati is a network of partners working across sectors to measurably improve preconception health, pregnancy health and infant health in order to reduce preterm birth and infant mortality in Hamilton County. Their vision is that every child born in Hamilton County lives to see their first birthday.
The Health Collaborative is a data-driven non-profit organization in Cincinnati, Ohio. They bring together healthcare stakeholders in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky for the good of the community and provide them with the actionable data they need for healthier people, better care and lower costs.
A $500,000 bi3 Fund grant to Health Collaborative of Cincinnati and Cradle Cincinnati fueled the creation of Mama Certified.
Support for Mama Certified is provided in part by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation
Support for Mama Certified is provided in part by CareSource