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, and reduced rates of hepatitis, measles, mumps, tetanus, pertussis, and...
Six Key Points to Share about Immunization
A recent study of pregnant women from the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) found most women make decisions about vaccinating their infants before they even give birth. This means pregnant women may be...
The Fourth Trimester Visit Increases Utilization
Toward the end of pregnancy, we see women weekly and guide them
safely through the birth. And then, after all of the attention before birth, we
do not schedule a postpartum visit until several weeks later....
Improve immunization rates in the families you care for: ACNM has resources and a...
The data on the safety and efficacy of vaccines continues to grow. Despite this, vaccine hesitancy is on the rise. Social media have provided an easy way for those opposed to vaccines to spread...
Birthing in the Time of Corona
Tears accompany the layers between us... how rude to our psyches this new birthing is.
The masks, shields, filters... earnestly muting our fullest expressions.
It’s a task to breathe and speak in that gentle birthing way....