According to Childbirth Connection’s 2013 Report of the Third National U.S. Survey of Women’s Childbearing Experiences, only 25 percent of moms who undergo C-sections get skin-to-skin contact with their babies immediately after birth.
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The report by Childbirth Connection also revealed a number of factors how a C-section can be harmful to the mother and ranked them on a scale from very small to very large.
Your Biggest C-Section Risk May Be Your Hospital – Consumer Reports –
Less than 1 percent of women actually asked for a C-section without a medical reason for it, according to a survey of 1,314 new mothers conducted by Childbirth Connection, part of the nonprofit National Partnership for Women & Families.
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“We see this as a full-fledged attack on women’s health,” says Stephanie Glover, senior health policy analyst at the National Partnership for Women & Families.
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“Having a baby is the most expensive health event that families face during their childbearing years. At the same time, a lack of workplace supports for many women during this critical time means a woman may not have paid sick days for prenatal appointments or well-baby care, or paid family and medical leave to use after giving birth,” said Sarah Lipton-Lubet, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
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National Partnership for Women & Families Vice President Sarah Lipton-Lubet said, “Millions of women rely on Medicaid for health coverage and access to care–from family planning to maternity care to nursing home care.”
The GOP’s Health Care Plan Would Seriously Raise the Cost of Having a Baby – TIME Money – TIME
“It’s a back-door form of discrimination,” says Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families. “If you take away the requirement around what the plans have to cover, and women can’t get the same plans as men at an affordable price, then you really can’t say it’s not discriminatory.”
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Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
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“Anytime you allow people to pick and choose, you’re making the [health] care they don’t pick more expensive,” said Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
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Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
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Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
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Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Updated Women’s Preventive Services Guidelines: A Huge Contribution to Women’s Health that Should Not Be Politicized
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
How to Help Ensure a Healthy Pregnancy and Birth – Maternity Glow – Maternity Glow
In recognition of National Prematurity Awareness Month, National Partnership president Debra Ness and Dr. Sam Ho, chief medical officer of UnitedHealthcare, give tips on how expectant mothers and their families can increase the likelihood of a safe and healthy pregnancy, delivery and early postnatal period.
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In the U.S., more than one in five pregnant women give birth to their first baby by C-section, according to Childbirth Connection, a program of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
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“We don’t know the best approaches,” said Carol Sakala, director of Childbirth Connection Programs at the not-for-profit National Partnership for Women & Families. “It’s a time of great innovation and creativity.”
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The 2013 Listening to Mothers survey from the National Partnership for Women and Families revealed that almost two-thirds of mothers undergoing their first cesarean indicated the doctor was the decision-maker.
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Noting that the existing Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) template is incomplete in critical ways, the National Partnership for Women & Families filed comments with the Office of Management and Budget today offering recommendations to improve it. Problems...
Women’s Health Leader Urges House to Pass Bipartisan Legislation That Would Give More Babies a Healthy Start
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Babies born via C-section may be at risk for health problems, researchers say – San Francisco Globe
In the last 50 years, the number of cesarean births have multiplied by seven, according to Childbirth Connection. In 1965 the C-section birth rate was 4.5 percent. In 2014, 32.2 percent of births were C-sections, making it one of the most common procedures in American operating rooms, according to Childbirth Connection.
