Interoperability of Maternity Health Care Records: Best Practices

This document focuses on the functionalities and standards that maternal healthcare providers may leverage in health IT to support the safe and effective healthcare of pregnant persons as part of periand post-natal care and to advance the interoperability (capture, exchange, and use) of this health data.

Disclaimer

Please note, this Informational Resource (IR) is current as of March 2024 and is intended to support best practices for healthcare settings implementing health IT for maternal healthcare. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT intends to publish an updated version which will include tools and resources for maternal health programs from across the Department of Health and Human Services.