Treacy, Laura, Håkon A. Bolkan, and Mette Sagbakken, “Distance, Accessibility and Costs. Decision-Making during Childbirth in Rural Sierra Leone: A… [Read More]
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Distance, Accessibility and Costs. Decision-Making during Childbirth in Rural Sierra Leone: A Qualitative Study (Treacy, 2018)
Post Date: 03/23/2018
A Larger Role for Midwives Could Improve Deficient U.S. Care for Mothers and Babies (ProPublica)
Post Date: 03/08/2018
According to a new study, states that give midwives a greater role in patient care achieve better results on key… [Read More]
Mapping Integration of Midwives across the United States: Impact on Access, Equity, and Outcomes (Vedam, 2018)
Post Date: 02/26/2018
Vedam, Saraswathi, Kathrin Stoll, Marian MacDorman et al., “Mapping Integration of Midwives across the United States: Impact on Access, Equity,… [Read More]
Eight of the Ten Worst Places for Newborn Deaths Are in Africa (Quartz)
Post Date: 02/20/2018
A new UNICEF report on newborn mortality shows that global deaths of newborns remains “alarmingly high.” Of the ten worst ranked… [Read More]
Long-Term Risks and Benefits Associated with Cesarean Delivery for Mother, Baby, and Subsequent Pregnancies: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (Keag, 2018)
Post Date: 02/05/2018
Keag, Oonagh E., Jane E. Norman, and Sarah J. Stock, “Long-Term Risks and Benefits Associated with Cesarean Delivery for Mother,… [Read More]
Caesarean section versus natural birth – an obstetrician examines a new review (The Conversation)
Post Date: 01/28/2018
Hansson looks at the latest review which discusses the safety of caesarean sections and argues that the risks for first… [Read More]
“Assault and Battery” in the Delivery Room: The Disturbing Trend of Obstetric Violence (Quartz)
Post Date: 01/20/2018
Disregard of consent during childbirth and the use of unwarranted interventions are more common than one might like to think…. [Read More]
A Shrinking Number of Rural Texas Hospitals Still Deliver Babies. Here’s What that Means for Expecting Moms (Lubbock Avalanche-Journal)
Post Date: 01/20/2018
Currently, only 69 of Texas’ 163 rural hospitals still deliver babies due to lower birth numbers and higher birth costs…. [Read More]
Preference in Place of Delivery among Rural Indian Women (Gorain, 2017)
Post Date: 12/20/2017
Gorain, Ashoke, Anamitra Barik, Abhijit Chowdhury et al., “Preference in Place of Delivery among Rural Indian Women,” PLOS One 12,… [Read More]
She’s a Person, Not a Uterus: Fighting Women’s Global Health Disparities with Dignity
Post Date: 11/06/2017
Across the globe, it’s far too easy to find cases of women who are exploited, mistreated, harmed, and even killed… [Read More]
