March 12, 2021 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
This week the World Health Organization released a report on violence directed against women. The sad fact, simply stated, is that one in three women will experience physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner, or experience an act of sexual violence by someone who is not their partner. 769 million women will experience physical or sexual violence during their lifetime. This statistic has remained virtually unchanged for the past ten years.
During pregnancy or the postpartum period, incidences of domestic violence go up. According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, one in six women who experience abuse will experience it for the first time during pregnancy.
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March 26, 2020 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Every country in the world, on all the continents, with the exception of Antartica, is facing the COVID-19 pandemic and all that entails. Each government is acting independently to take action to protect their citizens. And in the meantime, the babies will keep coming. The World Health Organization has published some clear and concise infographics that effectively illustrates best practice that all perinatal facilities and providers should be following.
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December 20, 2019 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
As we get ready to turn the calendar over to a new year, (and if you think about it, also a new decade!) and say good bye to 2019, there is something to look forward to and celebrate on the maternal-infant health front! The World Health Organization Assembly (WHO) has declared 2020 “The International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife.” WHO and their partners are celebrating the work of the nurses and midwives, highlighting the challenging conditions they often face, and advocating for increased investments in the nursing and midwifery workforce.
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September 17, 2019 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, CD/BDT(DONA), LCCE, FACCE, CLE
Today, September 17th, 2019 is the inaugural World Patient Safety Day. This is designated by the World Health Organization (WHO). Patients in hospitals in both highly resourced countries and under-resourced countries are both impacted. Since childbirth is the most common reason for hospitalization, many new families are impacted by adverse events. Systemic change comes slowly, and unfortunately, the responsibility often falls to the patient (and their family) to remain diligent and watchful in order to avoid complications caused by errors of health care staff.
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February 15, 2018 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
The World Health Organization just released updated guidelines "WHO recommendations: Intrapartum care for a positive childbirth experience" and it is an important 212-page tome. It is full of evidence-based information that can certainly improve maternal-infant care.
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