358: FDA Blood Supply Proposal, Improving Perinatal Outcomes

Dr. Elizabeth Tilson, State Health Director and the Chief Medical Officer for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, is optimistic about the FDA's proposal to use an individual risk assessment when deciding who can or cannot donate blood; Sanaa Akbarali, ASTHO Senior Director for Maternal and Infant Health, helped write an article the Journal of Perinatology about work done in the field and policies in place to support pregnant people; and you can monitor changes in public health policy across the country if you sign up for ASTHO's legislative alert emails. U.S Food and Drug Administration News Release: FDA Proposes Individual Risk Assessment for Blood Donations, While Continuing to Safeguard U.S. Blood Supply Journal of Perinatology Article: Maternal and neonatal risk-appropriate care: gaps, strategies, and areas for further research ASTHO Webpage: Be in the Know