Executive Summary Taskforce Report Citations

[1] Statehouse Report. (2023, September 22). BIG STORY: S.C.’s maternal health in rapid decline, experts say. Retrieved from https://www.statehousereport.com/2023/09/22/big-story-s-c-s-maternal-health-in-rapid-decline-experts-say/

[2] Gareau, S., López-De Fede, A., Rodriguez Ramos, C., Kotagiri, M., Addo, P., Kneece, A., Bell, N., Edwards, J. (2024, October). How Data Drives Action: South Carolina Maternal Health Data Snapshot [PowerPoint Slides]. Institute for Families in Society, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.

[3] SC Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Review Committee (SCMMRC). (2025, March 1). 2025 legislative brief: CY 2018-2021 [PDF]. Retrieved from https://dph.sc.gov/sites/scdph/files/Library/00229-ENG-CR.pdf

[4] SC Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Review Committee (SCMMRC). (2025, March 1). 2025 legislative brief: CY 2018-2021 [PDF]. Retrieved from https://dph.sc.gov/sites/scdph/files/Library/00229-ENG-CR.pdf

[5] Öztürk, O. D., Woodworth, L., & Shoulders, A. (2025). Analysis of economic costs of inadequate maternal health care in South Carolina. Department of Economics, Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina.

[6] Öztürk, O. D., Woodworth, L., & Shoulders, A. (2025). Analysis of economic costs of inadequate maternal health care in South Carolina. Department of Economics, Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina.

[7] The Commonwealth Fund. (2021). The High Costs of Maternal Morbidity Show Why We Need Greater Investment in Maternal Health. https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2021/nov/high-costs-maternal-morbidity-need-investment-maternal-health.

[8] Ozturk, O. D., Woodworth, L., & Shoulders, A. (2025). Economic Costs of Inadequate Maternal Health Care in South Carolina. Department of Economics, University of South Carolina.

[9] Joint Economic Committee of the United States Senate. (2025). Improving Maternal Health Care Would Save Lives and Prevent Economic Losses, Especially for Women of Color. maternal-mortality-final-1-.pdf.

[10] Gareau, S., López-De Fede, A., Rodriguez Ramos, C., Kotagiri, M., Addo, P., Kneece, A., Bell, N., & Edwards, J. (2024, October). How data drives action: South Carolina maternal health data snapshot [PowerPoint slides]. Institute for Families in Society, University of South Carolina. https://img1.scdhhs.gov/presentations/SC%20Maternal%20Health%20Health%20Data%20Snapshot%20%20SCBO.pdf

[11] SC Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Review Committee (SCMMRC). (2025, March 1). 2025 legislative brief: CY 2018-2021 [PDF]. Retrieved from https://dph.sc.gov/sites/scdph/files/Library/00229-ENG-CR.pdf

[12] SC Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Review Committee. (2025, March 1). 2025 legislative brief: CY 2018-2021 [PDF]. https://dph.sc.gov/sites/scdph/files/Library/00229-ENG-CR.pdf.

[13] SC Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Review Committee. (2025, March 1). 2025 legislative brief: CY 2018-2021 [PDF]. https://dph.sc.gov/sites/scdph/files/Library/00229-ENG-CR.pdf.

[14] U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). (n.d.). Why health care is harder to access in rural America. Retrieved from https://www.gao.gov/blog/why-health-care-harder-access-rural-america

[15] Rural Health Information Hub. (n.d.). Barriers to maternal health care in rural areas. Retrieved from https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/toolkits/maternal-health/1/barriers

[16] March of Dimes. (2023). Where you live matters: Maternity care in South Carolina [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from https://www.marchofdimes.org/peristats/assets/s3/reports/mcd/Maternity-Care-Report-SouthCarolina.pdf

[17] March of Dimes. (2024). March of Dimes Report Card for South Carolina. https://www.marchofdimes.org/peristats/reports/south-carolina/report-card.

[18] South Carolina Roadmap. (2025). About the SC Roadmap. https://scroadmap.org/about/