Center for Maternal Health Innovation, Research and Action (MIRA)

The Center for Maternal Health Research, Innovation and Action (MIRA) seeks to improve maternal and child health outcomes by enabling rigorous, solution-oriented research.

About the Center

The prenatal and postpartum periods are critical windows of vulnerability. Health care providers, community organizations and government agencies need high quality evidence to guide decisions about how to best support the health of pregnant and postpartum women and their children. The Center for Maternal Health Innovation, Research and Action (MIRA) is a research center dedicated to improving maternal and child health outcomes through solution oriented, evidence-driven research. We bring together researchers, clinicians, public health leaders, community organizations, and policymakers to make informed decisions to better support pregnant and postpartum individuals.

Research

We address key barriers in maternal health by generating actionable evidence through rigorous experimental and quasi-experimental evaluations to inform policy and improve outcomes.

Research Areas

Our research focuses on the impact on access to care, health outcomes, and well-being for pregnant and postpartum people.

Maternal care financing, existing payer models, incentive programs and how they can be leveraged to improve maternal health outcomes.

Access, quality, and safety of reproductive health along the perinatal continuum.

Strategies to address the major drivers of adverse pregnancy, postpartum, and later life outcomes such as cardiovascular risk factors and mental health challenges.

Evaluate interventions that receive substantial investments of public resources, such as home visiting programs.

More information