Results for Maternity Care

A story of male priorities on women’s health care, in two acts.

OB/GYN physicians talk about the most rewarding part of OB/Maternity care.

Memorial Healthcare has been recognized nationally for its expertise in maternity care. The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association designated Memorial Healthcare’s Family Birth Place as a Blue Distinction Center in January 2016. The Blue Distinction Specialty Care Program is a national designation program recognizing healthcare facilities that demonstrate expertise in delivering quality specialty care safely, effectively, and cost efficiently.

This report summarizes the best available research about the impact of the health care liability system on maternity care, and policy strategies for improved functioning of the liability system in maternity care. Improved understanding of these matters can help transcend polarized discourse, guide policy intervention, and address persistent shortcomings
The liability system is not serving well childbearing women and families and providers and payers of maternity…

A pair of geese parents make their nest near Bergan Mercy hospital.

Most developed countries provide deeply subsidized, flat-fee maternity care to give each newborn the healthiest start possible, but the cost of prenatal ...

Wireless devices and telehealth tools are key to helping healthcare organizations improve maternity care efforts.

​More than four million child, newborn and maternal deaths in lower-income countries could be averted by rapidly expanding health packages for about six dollars per person a year, according to a new report.

Conservatives say health plans shouldn't have to cover maternity services.

So you’d think by my fourth pregnancy I’d have found the perfect pair of maternity jeans.
Wrong!
Even after accumulating over 30 total months of pregnancy-wardrobe experience, I once again find myself yanking on numerous types of denim every morning, only to systematically reject each…

In 1980, 45 of Alabama’s 54 rural counties had hospitals providing obstetrical services. Today only 16 of them offer such care, and doctors say that means many, many women need to drive an hour or more to deliver their babies...

All women deserve respectful, culturally sensitive, women-centered care that takes into account how, where and with whom they want to receive maternal health care. In order to ensure that this happ…

A new study finds infants born to obese mothers have weaker immune systems at the time of birth that persist throughout their lifetime, making them more prone to illness.

With mid-term elections around the corner, now is the right time for a debate about the United States’ abysmal stance on paid maternity leave.

A new study has warned that women, who return to work sooner than six months after giving birth, are at greater risk of developing postpartum depression than those who take longer maternity leaves.The study was led by Dr. Rada K. Dagher, assistant

An increased risk of emergency operative delivery is linked with increasing maternal age, suggests a new study published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

At Lancaster General Health, “Women’s Health” goes way beyond maternity care. From adolescence, into the child-bearing years and through menopause, Lancaster General Health is the place to turn for the information and care you need to maintain your most precious possession—good health.

In recognition of World Breastfeeding Week, Emerson Hospital’s maternity team shares tips to help moms breastfeed their babies.Emerson offers a

When Good Life Birth Place opened in July of 2017, it became the first and only free-standing birthing center in Lincoln, Nebraska. That doesn’t mean this unique facility specifically for midwife care stands alone. Good Life Birth Place maintains a close connection with CHI Health St.

Vodafone is rolling out a global paid maternity leave policy -- even in the countries where they are not required to do so.