Idaho’s health system has experienced a rollercoaster of challenges over the past two years. As Idaho recovers from the impacts of the pandemic, it’s important we checkup on kids, review the latest information on children’s health care trends and identify opportunities to support the growth of healthy kids in Idaho.
Idaho Maternal and Infant Healthcare Report 2023
Idaho Kids Covered originally published our Idaho Maternal and Infant Health Report in the fall of 2022.
One year later, maternal and infant health needs in Idaho have only grown. Yet, when we look at state trends, almost every single health data metric included in our last report has continued in the wrong direction.
More pregnant women, new moms, and babies in our state are dying—but most of these deaths are preventable. Idaho policymakers have the opportunity to consider what the data shows about the needs of families and act now to advance a set of broad state priorities that will improve birth outcomes, the health of infants, and the well-being of moms. Idaho moms and babies simply cannot afford another year of inaction.
