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Take the Nationwide Birth Survey!

Nikki — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:01:34 +0000

For years consumers have enthusiastically shared online reviews of movies, restaurants, products and services, but readily available information about maternity care providers and birth settings was nearly unattainable. No longer. As part of the Transparency in Maternity Care Project, the Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS) developed The Birth Survey as an online resource for new mothers to share their consumer reviews of doctors, midwives, hospitals, and birth centers, learn about the choices and birth experiences of others, and view data on hospital and birth center standard practices and intervention rates. The Birth Survey is now available throughout the United States.

The Birth Survey isfree and available 24/7. Women who have given birth within the past three years can take the anonymous online consumer feedback survey. The survey asks mothers a variety of questions about their satisfaction with their maternity care providers and birth setting, and includes their feedback in the results, allowing other women to benefit from their experiences. In addition to the consumer data, the website will begin to list obstetrical intervention data for each hospital as provided by state Departments of Health. The Birth Survey is designed to help women find quality providers and birth settings that are the best match for their needs and lifestyles. Providers and facilities will also be able to utilize The Birth Survey as a consumer feedback and quality improvement tool.

Postpartum Issues and How BirthPro Can Help

Nikki — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:20:27 +0000

A new report published in the Maternal and Child Health Journal, using
data gathered in 10 states by the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring
System (PRAMS), looks at challenges new mothers face two to nine months
postpartum. The report found the following major themes, in order of
their frequency reported by postpartum mothers:

1) the need for social support
2) breastfeeding issues
3) lack of education about newborn care after hospital discharge
4) postpartum depression
5) perceived need for longer postpartum hospital stay
6) the need for maternal insurance coverage beyond delivery.

The report’s authors conclude that these
results can be used to inform programs and policies designed to address
education and continuity of postpartum care for new mothers.

This study sheds more light on the importance of support and educational opportunities that many new families need. BirthPro continues to be committed to provided these services including Happiest Baby on the Block workshops and consultations, BabyPro classes and professional labor support.

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New Study on Non-Emergency Cesarean Birth

Nikki — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:02:47 +0000

A new study published in the British Medical Journal finds that women who gave birth by a non-emergency cesarean were twice as likely to face maternal morbidity as those who delivered vaginally. Women who received non-emergency cesareans were also three to five times more likely to undergo a hysterectomy and develop a postpartum infection, compared to women who gave birth vaginally. And babies delivered by non-emergency c-section were twice as likely to remain in neonatal intensive care (NICU) for at least seven days.

The one protective effect of cesareans they did find: Breech babies delivered by c-section had lower risk of fetal death and their mothers had reduced vaginal complications. In evaluating the data from over 97,000 births, the research team recommends cesarean section for high-risk deliveries only. For the abstract, go to:
British Medical Journal

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