HOPE for Georgia Moms is proud to be featured in EpicShare as part of a broader story highlighting how Georgia healthcare leaders are working to prevent maternal deaths from cardiovascular disease—the leading cause of maternal mortality in the United States.
The EpicShare article, Georgia’s Push to Save Mothers: Universal Screening for Maternal Cardiovascular Disease, spotlights the work of Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) and its implementation of universal maternal cardiovascular disease (CVD) screening using Epic. This standardized approach ensures that every pregnant and postpartum patient—up to one year after delivery—is screened for CVD risk factors, helping identify serious conditions earlier and connect patients to appropriate care.
In just two years, NGHS screened more than 10,000 patients and identified 403 individuals with increased cardiovascular risk, ensuring they received follow-up monitoring, testing, or specialty care. This kind of system-level approach is critical in Georgia, where maternal mortality rates remain among the highest in the nation and where many pregnancy-related cardiovascular deaths are considered preventable.
At HOPE for Georgia Moms, we advocate for exactly this type of proactive, equitable care. Universal screening helps remove bias, close gaps in care, and ensure that no mom’s symptoms are dismissed or overlooked—especially during the postpartum period, when risks often persist long after hospital discharge.
The EpicShare feature reinforces an essential truth: maternal health outcomes improve when prevention is built into healthcare systems, care teams are coordinated, and patients are listened to and supported.
We’re encouraged to see this work gaining visibility and hope it inspires continued adoption of universal maternal cardiovascular screening across Georgia and beyond.
Read the full EpicShare article to learn more about how universal maternal CVD screening is saving lives across Georgia.
Every mom deserves to be seen, heard, and protected—before, during, and after pregnancy.
