Improving Maternal Health Outcomes with a Focus on Physical Activity | womenshealth.gov

Improving Maternal Health Outcomes with a Focus on Physical Activity | womenshealth.gov

“The health of women during pregnancy and the postpartum period is a key priority ...”

-Dorothy Fink, MD, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Women’s Health and Director of the Office on Women’s Health (OWH)

An increasing number of pregnant women in the United States have chronic health conditions — such as hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease — that may put them at higher risk of pregnancy complications. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is working across its agencies to decrease these risks and improve the health of women across the country during pregnancy and the postpartum period.