Maine: Women's Health
This category includes information on women’s access to care, health coverage, and health status, including data on incidences and deaths for varying conditions and diseases. Additionally, this category includes information on family planning, childbirth, and abortion. Also view State Profiles for Women’s Health, an interactive map and dashboard of the latest national and state-specific data on women’s health, including insurance and Medicaid coverage, poverty, mental health, HIV, cancer, pregnancy, abortions, and use of preventive services. Many indicators provide health care information for women broken down by race/ethnicity.
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Maine: Women's Health Indicators
Abortion Policies
- Abortion Policy: Gestational Limits and Exceptions
- Mandatory Waiting Periods for Women Seeking Abortions
- State Bans on So-called “Partial Birth” Abortion
- State Shield Laws: Protections for Abortion and Gender-Affirming Care Providers
- Parental Consent/Notification Requirements for Minors Seeking Abortions
- State Restrictions on Health Insurance Coverage of Abortion
- State Ultrasound Requirements in Abortion Procedure
- State Funding of Abortions Under Medicaid
- Regulations on Facilities and Clinicians Providing Abortions
- State Requirements for the Provision of Medication Abortion
Abortion Statistics
- Number of Reported Legal Abortions by State of Occurrence
- Reported Legal Abortions by Age Group Within the State of Occurrence
- Rate of Legal Abortions per 1,000 Women Aged 15-44 Years by State of Occurrence
- Percentage of Legal Abortions Obtained by Out-of-State Residents
- Reported Legal Abortions by Race of Women Who Obtained Abortion by the State of Occurrence
- Median Self Pay Charges for Abortions, by Type of Abortion
Maternal Deaths
Births
- Total Number of Births
- Births per 1,000 Women Ages 15-44
- Births by Race/Ethnicity
- Births by Detailed Hispanic Origin of Mother
- Teen Birth Rate per 1,000 Population Ages 15-19
- Preterm Births by Race/Ethnicity
- Preterm Births as a Percent of All Births by Race/Ethnicity
- Births of Low Birthweight by Race/Ethnicity
- Births of Low Birthweight as a Percent of All Births by Race/Ethnicity
- Births Financed by Medicaid
- Births by Source of Payment for Delivery
- Women Who Report Smoking and Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy
Paid Family and Sick Leave
Family Planning
- Emergency Room Requirements to Offer Emergency Contraception Services to Sexual Assault Survivors
- Pharmacist Provision of Emergency Contraception to Women Without a Doctor’s Prescription
- State Private Insurance Coverage Requirements for OTC Contraception Without a Prescription
- State Medicaid Coverage of OTC Contraception Without a Prescription
- Minors’ Authority to Consent to Contraceptive Services
- State Requirements for Insurance Coverage of Contraceptives
- Medicaid Coverage of Emergency Contraceptives
- Mandated Coverage of Infertility Treatment
- States That Have Expanded Eligibility for Coverage of Family Planning Services Under Medicaid
- Medicaid Reimbursement Policies for Immediate Postpartum Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARCs)
- State Eligibility for Medicaid Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program (BCCTP)
- Medicaid Coverage of HIV Testing and PrEP
Access and Utilization
- Women Who Report Having No Personal Doctor/Health Care Provider by Race/Ethnicity
- Women Who Report Not Seeing a Doctor in the Past 12 Months Due to Cost by Race/Ethnicity
- Women Ages 18-64 Who Report Having a Pap Smear within the Past Three Years by Race/Ethnicity
- Women Age 40 and Older Who Report Having Had a Mammogram Within the Past Two Years by Race/Ethnicity
- Women Who Report Having a Cholesterol Check in the Past Five Years
- Women Who Report Visiting a Dentist or Dental Clinic within the Past Year by Race/Ethnicity
- Medicaid Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program Enrollment
Health Insurance Coverage (2008-2021)
Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Reported Chlamydia Cases
- Reported Chlamydia Cases by Sex
- Reported Chlamydia Cases by Race/Ethnicity
- Reported Gonorrhea Cases
- Reported Gonorrhea Cases by Sex
- Reported Gonorrhea Cases by Race/Ethnicity
- Reported Syphilis Cases
- Primary and Secondary Syphilis Cases
- Primary and Secondary Syphilis Cases by Sex
- Primary and Secondary Syphilis Cases by Race/Ethnicity
Health Status
Chronic Conditions
- Adults Who Report Having Arthritis by Sex
- Adults Who Report Smoking by Sex
- Adults Who Are Obese by Sex
- Adults Who Report Currently Having Asthma by Sex
- Women Who Report Ever Being Told by a Doctor that They Have Hypertension
- Women Who Report Ever Being Told by a Doctor that They Have Diabetes
- Women Who Report Ever Being Told by a Doctor that They Have Diabetes by Race/Ethnicity
Cancer Statistics
- Breast Cancer Incidence Rate per 100,000 Women
- Breast Cancer Incidence Rate per 100,000 Women by Race/Ethnicity
- Total Breast Cancer Deaths
- Total Breast Cancer Deaths by Race/Ethnicity
- Cervical Cancer Incidence Rate per 100,000 Women
- Cervical Cancer Incidence Rate per 100,000 Women by Race/Ethnicity
- Total Cervical Cancer Deaths
- Total Cervical Cancer Death by Race/Ethnicity