Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
January 02, 2012 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
Last week, we featured the five-part completion of Christine Morton and Kathleen Pine's assessment of the current Maternal Quality Care landscape in the United States. What a great way to close out the year by scrutinizing the measures our nation is taking--at both the federal and community
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December 30, 2011 | by: Christine H Morton, PhD
[Editor's Note: In this final segment of Christine Morton and Kathleen Pine's series on the Maternal Quality Care landscape in the United States, the post authors look at where the <39 weeks elective deliveries bans have been effective, and where such attempts may have some unintended
December 29, 2011 | by: Christine H Morton, PhD
[Editor's note: Continuing with Christine Morton and Kathleen Pine's review of U.S. Maternal Quality Care measures assessment this week, and in completion of their three-part series, today they discuss methods of data collection and the problems that sometimes occur in accurate documentation.]
December 28, 2011 | by: Christine H Morton, PhD
How Hospitals Measure ED < 39 Weeks Next we discuss how hospitals actually compile the data elements needed to calculate their rate of elective deliveries occurring between 37 and 39 completed weeks gestation. It is crucial to remember that successful Quality Measurement depends on the
December 27, 2011 | by: Christine H Morton, PhD
Perinatal Measure Case Study: Elective Deliveries <39 Weeks The <39 weeks measure is designed to capture the percentage of elective vaginal or cesarean deliveries at greater than or equal to 37 and less than 39 completed weeks of gestation. Elective in this sense means scheduled and having no
December 26, 2011 | by: Christine H Morton, PhD
Quality measures, transparency, and quality improvement these buzz words are proliferating in the blogosphere, reflecting increased activity and interest around improving the quality of health care in the United States. How does maternity care fit into this picture? This blog post series
December 22, 2011 | by: Henci Goer, BA
The other day, while looking through my issues of Birth for something else, I ran across a commentary* written by Lamaze teacher Betsy Adrian on why she was leaving the field after five years. She writes:I realize now that my feelings of burn-out are much more than simply boredom with repeating myse
December 20, 2011 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
As someone who is knowledgeable about pregnancy and birth, I often hear from far-flung friends and relatives who have questions. The questions run the gamut: Can I take this medication?, Do I really need to be induced?, What does this test result mean? But I hear in these questions a much more
December 15, 2011 | by: Jacqueline Levine, LCCE,FACCE,CD, CLC
[Editor's note: This is Part Two of Jackie Levine's essay on The New World of the Newborn in which she explores the frequent dichotomy between up-to-date evidence and common obstetrical practice. To read Part One of this post, go here.] In the third class of each of my Lamaze education
December 06, 2011 | by: Henci Goer, BA
As Kimmelin Hulls recent blog post reported, we have another study to add to the short list (de Jonge 2009); Janssen 2009) of studies of: 1.planned home birth, 2. with a qualified home birth attendant, 3. in women eligible for home birth at labor onset etc.
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