Maternal & Child Health Service
The Maternal & Child Health Services division provides leadership and creates partnerships to improve the physical and mental health, safety, and well-being of the Oklahoma maternal and child health (MCH) population.
Articles, Reports & Resources
- 2020 Annual Maternal Mortality Review Committee (MMRC) Report
- Oklahoma American Indian Maternal and Child Health Data Book
- Oklahoma Maternal and Child Health Data Review
- Breastfeeding Facts at a Glance Feb 2020 (511k)
- Family Planning Client Satisfaction Survey (PDF) – English
- Family Planning Client Satisfaction Survey (PDF) - Spanish
- African American Maternal and Child Health Data Review August 2019 (650k)
- PRAMSGRAM - Disparities in Chronic Health Conditions May 2019 (764k)
- TOTS Brief on Household and Vehicle Smoking Rules, May 2019 (598k)
- American Indian Maternal and Child Health Data Review (299k)
- PRAMS Brief - Unpaid Maternity Leave among Oklahoma Mothers Feb 2019
- PRAMS Fact Sheet - Unpaid Maternity Leave among Oklahoma Mothers Feb 2019
- Oklahoma Healthy Youth Project Highlights and Accomplishments (1.27m)
- Pre-Pregnancy Underweight and Related Prematurity in Newborns
- Rapid Repeat Births among Oklahoma Teens August 2018 (338.1k)
- PRAMSGRAM - Infant Safe Sleep Practices among Oklahoma American Indian Mothers April 2018 (757.5k)
- Oklahoma Healthy Youth Project Highlights and Accomplishments (1.27m)
- Annual report highlights accomplishments of teen pregnancy prevention program efforts in Oklahoma rural areas. (483k)
- 1 Toddler Nutrition and Physical Activity March 2018 (521k)
- Profile of New Fathers in Oklahoma March 2018 (347k)
- PRAMS Brief - Birth Control Practices among Oklahoma Teen Mothers - August 2017 (527.4k)
- PRAMS Brief - Preconception Wellness among Mothers with Medicaid - August 2017 (158.5k)
- Cesarean Section Deliveries in Oklahoma - (May 2017) report provides an overview of cesarean deliveries and Oklahoma's efforts to improve the health of the maternal and child health population.
- Maternal Characteristics and Birth Outcome among Soonercare in 2016 (1.3m)
- Profile of American Indian Mothers with Oklahoma Medicaid Reimbursed Live Birth in 2016 (548k)
- TOTS Brief - Discrimination in Accessing Health Care - October 2016 (171k pdf)
- TOTS Brief - Child Care Arrangements and Cost - November 2016 (172k pdf)
- Oklahoma Births and Infant Mortality County Profiles
- Oral Health During Pregnancy PRAMS Brief - September 2016 (789k pdf)
- Patterns of Postpartum Birth Control Use after an Unintended Pregnancy - Summer 2016 (841k)
- Pre and Postnatal Stressors - Spring 2016 (195k pdf)
Resources Within OSDH
- Child Guidance Service
- Dental Health Service
- Family Support and Prevention Service
- Immunizations Service
- Injury Prevention Service
- Screening and Special Services
- Tobacco Use Prevention Service
- Women, Infants, and Children Nutrition Program (WIC)
External Resources
- CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) (Office of Women's Health, PRAMS)
- Healthy People 2020
- HRSA- Maternal and Child Health Bureau
- Maternal and Child Health Title V Information System
- National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) (National birth and death data)
- Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) (Children with special health care needs, adoption)
- Oklahoma Family Network Family-to-Family Health Information Center informs and connects individuals with special health care needs to services and supports in their communities.
- Oklahoma Health Care Authority (SoonerCare, SoonerPlan)
- Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy
- Oklahoma Resources Directory (417.3 kb pdf)
- Oklahoma Title V
- Safe Kids Oklahoma
- Sooner Success - Services for Oklahoma children and youth with special healthcare needs
- United Health Foundation- America's Health Rankings
Contact Information
Joyce Marshall, MPH
Director of Maternal and Child Health Service
Maternal and Child Health Service
Oklahoma State Department of Health
123 Robert S. Kerr Ave, Suite 1702
Oklahoma City,OK 73102
(405) 426-8084