how we hope to make a difference

Maine Physicians for Healthy Beginnings aims to bring the experience and perspectives of practicing physicians into the conversations and decisions shaping obstetrical and neonatal care in Maine.

We hope to do this in several ways:

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Advocacy and Policy
Engaging with legislators, policymakers, and state agencies to help inform policies and legislation affecting obstetrical and neonatal care, including providing testimony when appropriate.

Working with Healthcare Systems
Meeting with hospital and healthcare system leadership to share frontline perspectives, better understand the challenges they face, and explore opportunities for collaboration.

Participating in State and Regional Initiatives
Engaging in efforts such as the Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) initiative
and the Rural Transformation Program (RTP) to help ensure that practicing physicians
have a meaningful voice in planning and implementation.

Sharing Information and Perspectives
Creating two-way communication between physicians and those involved in planning and decision-making, so that information, concerns, and ideas can move in both directions.

Working Together Toward Solutions
Bringing physicians from different specialties, communities, and healthcare systems together to identify shared challenges, exchange ideas,
and contribute to practical, sustainable solutions

Our Approach

We believe meaningful change comes through collaboration.
Our goal is not simply to advocate for change,
but to be part of the conversations, relationships,
and work needed to make it happen.