Addressing the social drivers of maternal and infant health in maternity care can improve health outcomes. Operational guidance from Raising the Bar for Maternal Health Equity and Excellence provides recommendations including integrating screening tools for social needs, technical support for documentation, and follow-up methods to connect with patients.

Additional resources include how to:

• Assess the effectiveness of addressing social needs
• Select a screening tool to properly identify a patient’s risk factors and social needs 
• Properly document and track distributed resources to provide proper follow-up actions