POSTER | How Clinicians Can Support Beneficial Hormonal Action in Childbirth
Pathway to a Healthy Birth: Poster for Women
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.
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.
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.
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.
Why the Affordable Care Act Matters for Women: Improving Care for Pregnant Women and New Parents
FACT SHEET | The Affordable Care Act (ACA) aims to improve conditions for pregnant women and new parents by providing the services they need to have healthy pregnancies and provide their children with a good start in life.
Why the Affordable Care Act Matters for Women: Improving Health Coverage for Lower-Income Women
FACT SHEET | The high cost of health care places a particular burden on lower-income women who need health services but often struggle to pay premiums and out-of-pocket costs. The problem has been exacerbated because many insurers charge women higher rates simply...
How Accountable Care Impacts the Way Consumers Receive Care
REPORT | In Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), physicians, hospitals and other health care providers work together to improve the quality and coordination of health care services for a population of patients.
The Priority of Developing and Implementing CAHPS Maternity Care Facility, Clinician, and Health Plan Surveys
FACT SHEET | This document identifies limitations in applying the original generic surveys to maternity care and the population of childbearing women and newborns.
Pathway to a Healthy Birth: Poster for Clinicians (full bleed)
INFOGRAPHIC | A roadmap to how clinicians can support beneficial hormonal action in childbirth.
