Latina Maternal and Infant Health

Improving Latina Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes in Texas Through Policy Interventions

Liana Petruzzi, PhD, MSW, and Oriana Lozano Castro, MGPS

With continued high maternal mortality rates in Texas, this brief confronts worsening maternal health outcomes for Latinas and their infants by calling attention to systemic barriers that could be addressed by evidence-based interventions and policy solutions.