POSTER | Helping Your Hormones Do Their Most Wonderful Work.
Understanding the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) Fact Sheet (April 2016)
FACT SHEET | The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) is intended to accelerate the transition to a health care system that rewards quality and value, rather than volume, and help ensure that patients experience better care and improved health outcomes.
Recommendations on Harmonization of Privacy Laws
LETTER | Secure and private electronic information exchange can enable safe, more effective and more coordinated care; greater consumer engagement in health; and ultimately improved patient experiences and health outcomes.
Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act Fact Sheet (2016)
FACT SHEET | This three-page fact sheet reviews the Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act.
Lies Memo on 251 Anti-Abortion Restrictions Introduced in 37 States
MEMO | Over the past five years, anti-abortion legislators have quietly passed hundreds of restrictive abortion laws. These laws try to prevent a woman from getting abortion care, even when that means lying to her, delaying her care, requiring unnecessary tests,...
Childbirth Connection: Labor pain tables
FACT SHEET | There are many drug and drug-free ways to help you cope with labor pain. The benefits of some methods are better understood than others.
What to Ask…When Visiting a Hospital Maternity Ward
What to Ask…A Midwife or Other Care Provider Who May Attend Your Home Birth
What to Ask…A Doula Who May Provide Continuous Labor Support
We encourage you to meet and talk with different doulas, and to print and bring this list of questions.
What Every Pregnant Woman Needs to Know About Cesarean Section
FAQ | You might wonder if a C-section is easier or safer than vaginal birth. It’s important to get the facts and understand your options, so you can be prepared to make the best decisions for you and your baby.
Guide to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA): Questions and Answers
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA): Q&A. Eighth edition, 2016.
FMLA 23 Lake Research Partners Paid Leave Poll Memo
MEMO | A summary memo on the results of a poll of 2016 likely voters who were asked about their support for a national paid family and medical leave law.
Overdue: Medicaid and Private Insurance Coverage of Doula Care to Strengthen Maternal and Infant Health
ISSUE BRIEF | Doula care, which includes non-clinical emotional, physical and informational support before, during and after birth, is a proven key strategy to improve maternal and infant health.
Overdue: Medicaid and Private Insurance Coverage of Doula Care to Strengthen Maternal and Infant Health
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | Doula care, which includes non-clinical emotional, physical and informational support before, during and after birth, is a proven key strategy to improve maternal and infant health.
Guide to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Questions and Answers
Eighth edition guide to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) designed to answer frequently asked questions about how the law works and the protection it provides.
A National Imperative: State Disparities Demonstrate Urgent Need for a Federal Paid Family and Medical Leave Law
ISSUE BRIEF | When aggregated, data across 11 indicators reveal that the people in the United States most in need of the benefits paid leave provides are the ones who live in states that do not guarantee access to it.
Older Adults and Family Caregivers Need Paid Leave
FACT SHEET | A fact sheet summarizing the data and reasons why older adults and caregivers need updated workplace policies, especially paid leave.
Why the Affordable Care Act Matters for Women: Expanding Medicaid
FACT SHEET | Prior to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the cost of health insurance placed a particular burden on lower-income women who needed health care services but often struggled to pay insurance premiums and the out-of-pocket costs of care.
Why the Affordable Care Act Matters for Women: The Requirement to Have Health Insurance
FACT SHEET | In 2014, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will make it easier for millions of women to find and enroll in a more affordable health plan that best meets their needs and the needs of their families.
Why the Affordable Care Act Matters for Women: Health Insurance Marketplaces
FACT SHEET | Starting in 2014, most people will be required to have health insurance, either through employer-provided insurance, a federal program like Medicare or Medicaid, or individually purchased coverage.
