This statement outlines a set of basic maternity rights that Childbirth Connection has identified and promotes for all childbearing women. It applies widely accepted human rights to the specific situation of maternity care.
Pathway to a Healthy Birth: How to Help Your Hormones Do Their Wonderful Work
FACT SHEET | Find out how you can help your birth hormones do their wonderful work for you and your baby.
First Impressions: Comparing State Paid Family Leave Programs in Their First Years
ISSUE BRIEF | Following the first anniversary of Rhode Island's paid family leave program, this analysis compares the program's first year to the first years of similar programs in California and New Jersey.
Existing Temporary Disability Insurance Programs
FACT SHEET | Five states and Puerto Rico provide partial wage replacement for workers who are unable to work due to non-work related injuries or illnesses, including pregnancy.
Hormonal Physiology of Childbearing: Evidence and Implications for Women, Babies, and Maternity Care Executive Summary
This is the executive summary for the Hormonal Physiology of Childbearing: Evidence and Implications for Women, Babies, and Maternity Care report.
Outline: Hormonal Physiology of Childbearing: Evidence and Implications for Women, Babies, and Maternity Care
This is the full outline for the Hormonal Physiology of Childbearing: Evidence and Implications for Women, Babies, and Maternity Care report.
Hormonal Physiology of Childbearing: Evidence and Implications for Women, Babies, and Maternity Care (2015)
This report finds that the country’s maternity care system is missing opportunities to provide better care and use resources more wisely by routinely intervening in labor and delivery in ways that interfere with, instead of promoting, supporting and protecting, innate...
Engaging Patients and Families: How Consumers Value and Use Health IT
REPORT | Nearly every stakeholder recognizes that greater patient centeredness and patient engagement are essential to the “Triple Aim” of federal health reform: improving care, improving health and reducing cost.
Expecting Better: Updates to the Third Edition
FACT SHEET | In just three months since the publication of Expecting Better, states have continued to make progress for working families. This update captures these essential and much-needed developments.
Peggy Young and the Fight for Workplace Equality for Pregnant Workers
ISSUE BRIEF | The question before the U.S. Supreme Court in Young v. UPS is whether, and in what circumstances, an employer that accommodates non-pregnant employees must accommodate pregnant employees.
Schedules that Work Act Section-by-Section
FACT SHEET | A section-by-section summary of the Schedules That Work Act.
Expecting Better: A State-by-State Analysis of Laws That Help New Parents (2014)
REPORT | Expecting Better (Third Edition) is a comprehensive analysis of state laws and regulations governing paid leave and workplace rights for new parents in the United States.
Why the Affordable Care Act Matters for Women: Health Insurance 101
FACT SHEET | Women need the right tools and information to access affordable, quality care and make the best health care choices for their families and for themselves.
Why the Affordable Care Act Matters For Women: Choosing a Health Plan 101
FACT SHEET | Many women have questions about health insurance, the new insurance marketplace, and how to choose the best health plan for themselves and their families. While every family will have unique health care needs, the following information can help women make...
Cesarean Prevention Recommendations from Obstetric Leaders: What Pregnant Women Need to Know
To help pregnant women prepare to talk with their maternity care providers and make good care decisions, this guide summarizes the new recommendations.
Senator Gillibrand letter introducing the FAMILY Act
LETTER | Senator Gillibrand's letter introducing the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act (FAMILY Act) to ensure people have much-needed income when using family and medical leave.
Amicus Brief: Peggy Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc.
The amici argue that denying pregnant workers job modifications that are granted to others similar in their ability or inability violates the Pregnancy Discrimination Act and contravenes sound health, economic and social policy.
Listening to Mothers: The Experiences of Expecting and New Mothers in the Workplace
DATA BRIEF | Holding a job is the new normal for pregnant women in the United States, but many encounter significant barriers to success on the job and at home, according to a survey of new and expecting mothers.
Creating a Consumer Advisory Council
FACT SHEET | The inclusion of patients and consumer leaders in health care quality improvement initiatives can help ensure that projects meet their goals.
Cochrane Review: Continuous Support for Women during Chilbirth (2013)
This 2013 systematic review of the research literature concludes that all women should have continuous support during labor.
