Making women and families our maternity care system’s “unwavering focus and...
The prosperity of a nation is tied fundamentally to the health and well-being of its citizens. It follows, then, that citizens—each one a past, current, or future patient—should represent both the...
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Finding Common Ground on Home Birth
I attended the Home Birth Consensus Summit, along with our Director of Programs, Carol Sakala, late last week. The meeting was the result of several years of planning by a multi-stakeholder group of...
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Leading Change: An Interview with Christine Morton of CMQCC
Our Leading Change series profiles leaders in efforts to transform maternity care. This month we bring readers an interview with Christine Morton, PhD, a medical sociologist at the California Maternal...
View ArticleEarly Elective Deliveries Are Decreasing
One year ago, the Leapfrog Group released results of their annual Hospital Survey, for the first time publicly reporting rates of early elective deliveries (inductions or planned c-sections occurring...
View ArticleUpdate on Nationally Endorsed Maternity Care Performance Measures
At Childbirth Connection, we know that performance measurement is an essential element for moving toward the maternity care system that women and families deserve — one that meets the Triple Aim of...
View ArticleTechnical report on NQF quality measures now available.
Back in April, Carol Sakala wrote about the new and continuing perinatal and reproductive health quality measures endorsed by the National Quality Forum. The final Technical Report on the set of...
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Help is on the Way: Breastfeeding Support for Healthier Moms and Babies
This year, World Breastfeeding Week coincides with a major milestone for mothers: on August 1, the women’s preventive health provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) go into full effect. Every new...
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Fixing persistent liability concerns in maternity care: We can do it!
One of most commonly cited barriers to improving maternity care is the risk of providers and hospitals being held liable for bad outcomes. Whether it is reining in overuse of tests and procedures,...
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5 reasons birth centers have met their moment
Childbirth Connection has been advocating for greater access to birth centers for much of our 95 year history. We opened the first urban birth center in 1975 and helped found the organization that...
View ArticleShared Decision Making in Maternity Care
Along with our partners at the Informed Medical Decisions Foundation, we are celebrating Shared Decision Making Month, and last week the spotlight was on maternity care. Maureen Corry was interviewed...
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