Safely Reducing Cesarean Sections Utilizing the PROVIDE Toolbox in a Faith-Based Hospital
Our team determined that standardization, elevating the patient’s voice, and team engagement were the keys to reducing primary cesarean section rates. We chose to...
Changes in Home and Birth Center Birth During COVID-19
In March and April of 2020, our home birth practice phone rang constantly and email inquiries through our website came in multiple times a day....
Addressing Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnancy
Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) during pregnancy is a condition in which there are not enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen to the...
Racial Disparities in Immunizations and the New Maternal Immunization HEDIS® Measure
One of the best public health successes has been the reduction of infectious diseases through vaccination. Vaccinations have helped eliminate smallpox, largely eradicated polio,...
Evaluating mHealth Apps for Education and Clinical Practice: Translating the MARS Tool
Mobile health care technology has made numerous strides over the past decade. These technologies include a variety of sophisticated informatics tools, including mobile applications...
Maneuvering Through the Challenges of Shoulder Dystocia
Shoulder dystocia is a phrase that strikes fear in many of us – fear of it happening, fear of not managing the problem fast...
Weight Bias in Healthcare: We Can Do Better
Recent national attention combined with a strong body of evidence has recognized the deleterious impact of equating weight with health. For example, James Corden...
Midwives Made a Movie About Circumcision
“If your baby is male, are you planning a circumcision?”
How often do you ask some version of that question in your prenatal visits? How...
The Realities of COVID-19: Impact and Implications for Facility Birth
Emma Clark, CNM, MSN, MHS; Senior Maternal Health Advisor, USAID Contractor, GHSI-III
Shortly after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 pandemic, home birth...
Oral Contraceptive Pills and Sexual Dysfunction
Oral contraceptive pills (OCPs), and other estrogen-containing contraceptives (e.g., ring and patch), are an excellent choice for some women and have many health benefits....