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Childbirth Connection is often consulted by the media for its expertise on maternity care issues. Below are some recent headlines. Risky Procedures Common in US Maternity Care: Survey (accessible following free registration) Medscape, by Fran Lowry, May 13, 2013 Are C-Sections and Related Interventions Being Used Too Excessively? Parent Herald, by Julia Lynn Rubin, May 11, 2013 Pregnancy Interventions Widespread, Not Always Desired, National Survey Shows Huffington Post, by Catherine Pearson, May 9, 2013 Pregnant? Watch Out for Unnecessary C-Sections and Other Questionable Medical Procedures Consumer Reports, by Joel Keehn, May 8, 2013 More Birth Centers Would Save Medicaid Money, Better Serve Low-Income Women Coloradoan, February 13, 2013 Childbirth's Cost Too High, Groups Say BusinessNewsDaily, by Elizabeth Palermo, January 8, 2013 13 To Watch in 2013: The Unsung Heroes Changing Health Care Forever Forbes, by Leah Binder, December 20, 2012 Hospital Incentives Help Babies Determine Own Birth Dates Bloomberg, December 4, 2012 Aetna Urges Moms to Avoid Cesareans Births to Reduce Risk Bloomberg, by Alex Nussbaum, July 13, 2012 Proposed Bill Aims to Legalize Midwives' Assistance to Women Opting for Home Birth Times Daily, by Mary Sell, April 7, 2012 It Takes More Time to Deliver a Baby than in the 1960s, Study Finds The Washington Times, by Cheryl Wetzstein, April 2, 2012 Hospitals Reducing Early Elective Deliveries Nurse.com, February 5, 2012 Elective Early Birth Rate Reduced by Many Hospitals Consumer Reports, by Kevin McCarthy, January 26, 2012 Campaign Seeks Help in Improving Maternity Care Saint Louis Today, by Michele Munz, December 5, 2011 Pregnancy as a Preexisting Condition The Philadelphia Inquirer, by Kanani E. Titchen, Esther K. Chung, and Thomas A. Klein, November 30, 2011 What It Costs to Have a Baby WebMD, November 30, 2011 Birth Options Grow Scarce after C-Sections Women's eNews, by Hana Askren, November 15, 2011 Real Midwives of D.C. Washington City Paper, by Kathryn Masterson, November 11, 2011 Pa. Policies Spurn Motherhood Woes The Delaware County Daily Times, Guest Columnist Rosemaire O'Malley Halt, October 17, 2011 Quell Elective, Early Deliveries with Reimbursement Changes Managed Healthcare Executive, Joanne Sammer, October 1, 2011 Midwives' Popularity Rises Nationally Toledo Blade, by Julie L. Mckinnon, August 22, 2011 Cesarean Birth Rates on the Rise in U.S. KHAS-TV, by Rachel Lake, July 22, 2011 Role of Nurses Extends Beyond the Hospital Ward The Washington Post, by Consumer Union of United States, Inc., May 30, 2011 Ten Midwives Inducted As Fellows of the American College of Nurse-Midwives Medical News Today, by the American-College of Nurse Midwives, May 30, 2011 Fetal Monitoring Mania Common Ground, by Alan Cassels, April, 2011 Wellness, Cost-Cutting Main Themes at Health 2.0 Spring Event California Healthline, by Lisa Zamosky, March 28, 2011 NYC's High Maternal Deaths Defy Usual Explanations Women's eNews, by Rita Henley Jensen, March 17, 2011 Area Hospitals Work to Reduce Early Elective Induced Deliveries Peoria Journal Star, by Catharine Schaidle, February 26, 2011 Elective Deliveries Before 39 Weeks Widespread
American Medical News, by Kevin B. O'Reilly, February 7, 2011 Doctors Discourage Elective Early Deliveries of Babies Chattanooga Times Free Press, by Emily Bregel, February 3, 2011 Rates of Early Elective Births 'Disturbing,' Says Watchdog Group Health Leaders Media, by Cheryl Clark, January 28, 2011 Newborn Deliveries Are Scheduled Too Early, According to Hospital Watchdog Group PR Newswire, by The Leapfrog Group, January 26, 2011 High Rates of Early Elective Delivery at Some U.S. Hospitals: Report HealthDay Reporter, by Amanda Gardner, January 26, 2011 Site Compares Hospitals' Rates of Early Elective Deliveries Elsevier Global Medical News, by Sherry Boschert Congress Fails to Adopt Maternity Care Quality Act The Lund Report, by Joanne Scharer, January 5, 2011 Most recent page update: 5/13/2013
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Listening to MothersSM III is the third national
survey exploring women’s experiences in pregnancy and childbirth.
Commissioned by Childbirth Connection, conducted by Harris Interactive, and
funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the survey polled 2,400 women who gave
birth in U.S. hospitals from 2011 to 2012. Results show that medically
intensive experiences are typical, and evidence-based practices are
underutilized. Childbearing women need better support and knowledge to
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