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First Lady Tammy Murphy Announces Efforts to Strengthen Doula Workforce and Streamline Access to Care
12/17/2025
This includes recent innovations – such as the NJ Doula Assistant Tool and the State Rubric Assessment Tool – to eliminate barriers to entry and enable more doulas to participate in NJ FamilyCare.
First Lady Murphy and Governor Murphy Break Ground on First-of-its-Kind Maternal and Infant Health Innovation Center
07/22/2025
NJEDA & MIHIA to Launch Medtech Strategic Innovation Center Within Trenton-Based Maternal and Infant Innovation Center to Advance Medical Technologies that Promote Maternal and Infant Health Equity and Address Racial Disparities
First Lady Tammy Murphy Convenes Hospital Leaders In Commemoration of 7th Annual New Jersey Maternal Health Awareness Day
01/23/2025
The 10-year program includes up to $17 million in federal funding and will support New Jersey’s efforts to develop a whole-person approach to pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum care that addresses the physical, mental health, and social needs experienced during pregnancy.
New Jersey Selected to Participate in New Transforming Maternal Health Model by Federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
01/21/2025
The 10-year program includes up to $17 million in federal funding and will support New Jersey’s efforts to develop a whole-person approach to pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum care that addresses the physical, mental health, and social needs experienced during pregnancy.
ICYMI: NJEDA Board Approves MOU to Purchase Land in Downtown Trenton for Future Maternal and Infant Health and Innovation Center
05/08/2024
MIHIC will work to eliminate racial disparities in health equity, offer groundbreaking training programs for the perinatal workforce & provide critical health services and career pathways for local residents.
ICYMI: NJEDA Board Approves Anchor Tenants for Maternal and Infant Health Innovation Center
04/12/2024
Rutgers University, Capital Health & Trenton Health Team to Take on Leadership Roles at the Trenton-based center, a centerpiece of First Lady Murphy’s Nurture NJ initiative
Governor Murphy and First Lady Tammy Murphy Announce Appointment of Lisa Asare As President and Chief Executive Officer of the New Jersey Maternal and Infant Health Innovation Authority
03/27/2024
Governor Phil Murphy and First Lady Tammy Murphy today announced the appointment of Lisa Asare as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the New Jersey Maternal and Infant Health Innovation Authority.
First Lady Tammy Murphy Announces Appointment of Six Public Board Members of the New Jersey Maternal and Infant Health Innovation Authority
12/13/2023
First Lady Tammy Murphy today announced that six public members have been appointed by Governor Phil Murphy to serve on the Board of the New Jersey Maternal and Infant Health Innovation Authority.
Governor Murphy Signs Bill Establishing Maternal and Infant Health Innovation Center
07/17/2023
Governor Phil Murphy, joined by First Lady Tammy Murphy, today signed S3864, known as the “New Jersey Maternal and Infant Health Innovation Center Act.” The bill will create the New Jersey Maternal and Infant Health Innovation Authority, which will oversee the highly anticipated New Jersey Maternal and Infant Health Innovation Center in Trenton.