REPORT | This report focuses on adverse consequences of cesarean, and also explores adverse outcomes that may be intrinsic to labor or vaginal birth.
Supportive Workplace Policies Are Critical for Nursing Mothers (Fact Sheet)
FACT SHEET | With two-thirds of today's working women returning to work within three months of giving birth, a lack of supportive workplace policies and laws is forcing too many nursing mothers to quit breastfeeding (or never start).
Evidence-Based Maternity Care: What It Is and What It Can Achieve (2008)
This report highlights best evidence that, if widely implemented, would have a positive impact on many mothers and babies and would improve value for payers. The report also identifies barriers to providing evidence-based maternity care, and presents policy...
Listening to Mothers II: New Mothers Speak Out Methodology (2008)
METHODOLOGY | This report presents postpartum results from the Listening to Mothers II survey and gives a ground-breaking view of experiences of mothers with young children in the United States at this time. This is the survey methodology.
Comfort in Labor: How You Can Help Yourself to a Normal Satisfying Childbirth
This booklet by expert Penny Simkin offers information and direction for using comfort measures to cope with labor pain.
Listening to Mothers II: Report of the Second National U.S. Survey of Women’s Childbearing Experiences (2006)
This survey was carried out in January-February 2006 in partnership with Lamaze International. It surveyed women who gave birth in U.S. hospitals in 2005.
Listening to Mothers II: Survey Instrument (2006)
This survey was carried out in January-February 2006 in partnership with Lamaze International. It surveyed women who gave birth in U.S. hospitals in 2005. This is the survey instrument.
Pain Medications Preference Scale by Penny Simkin
FACT SHEET | A pregnant woman and her partner may use this scale to determine their preferences regarding her use of pain medications in labor.
