We’re pleased to announce the launch of a completely updated ChildbirthConnection.org – our online hub for evidence-based information on childbirth and maternity care.
How Person-Centered Is Your Health Care Organization?
The movement to transform the country’s health care delivery system has been underway for several years now, and some moments of truth are approaching.
Activism Can Change the Landscape for Expecting and New Parents
Cross-posted from Lamaze International's "Giving Birth with Confidence."Just as planning carefully for pregnancy and childbirth is important, so too is thinking about how you will protect your family’s economic security once the baby arrives. That responsibility...
Pedal to the Metal: Trust Women in Oklahoma
Two weeks after Dr. George Tiller was assassinated at his church, I told his wife I was going to re-establish abortion services in Wichita, Kansas.
Hospital Compare: A Tool Consumers Need Now
Every day, consumers make choices about which hospitals they or their families will use – and too often, they make those decisions without enough information to guide them.
An Opportunity to Advance Patient- and Family-Centered Care
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) will bring the biggest change in decades to how we pay physicians, nurse practitioners and other health care providers who treat Medicare beneficiaries.
What Happens in Vegas Changes Nevada: The Fight for Comprehensive, Inclusive Sex Education in Sin City
On May 24, 2013, hope had died for me. I had been working for the last six months on a comprehensive sex education bill here in my home state of Nevada only to see it die in the state Senate.
The Do No Harm Act: An Opportunity to Protect Women and Families from Discrimination
Earlier this month, I joined a strong group of civil rights advocates on Capitol Hill to celebrate the introduction of the Do No Harm Act of 2016.
Further Improvements to ACA Marketplace Websites Are Helping Consumers Find the Right Health Insurance Plans, but More Progress Needed
During the third open enrollment period, which ran from November 2015 through January 2016, roughly 12.7 million people purchased health insurance through the marketplace.
Red River Women’s Clinic “Gets it Done”: The New FDA Medication Abortion Label Helps North Dakota Women
In the fall of 2007, Jackie* called to schedule an abortion appointment. She said she had heard of a way to have an abortion with medicine, and asked if we offered that at our clinic.
Good News for Women and Babies: New Toolkit Aims to Help Providers and Hospitals Support Vaginal Birth and Reduce Number of Unnecessary Cesareans
On the heels of last month’s Cesarean Awareness Month, there has been robust public discussion about how to reduce the high cesarean birth rate in the United States.
Keeping the Momentum Going as Cesarean Awareness Month 2016 Comes to an End
Cesarean Awareness Month has been an important opportunity to raise awareness about the high cesarean section rate in the United States.
Michigan Women Fight Back Against Attacks to Their Reproductive Rights
As a civil rights lawyer and Michigan resident, I am incredibly saddened and disappointed by the man-made public health disasters that my government allows to persist.
Happy Sixth Birthday, Obamacare: Six Ways the ACA Helps Women
Six years after President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law, there is a lot to celebrate.
Standing Up for Women and Families in 2016
“These issues should be at the top of our national agenda.” That was the message Sen. Cory Booker delivered at the National Partnership’s annual congressional briefing.
To Fight The Wave of TRAP Laws, We Must First Fight Abortion Stigma
Texas has a proud legacy of fighting for freedom and trumpeting our independent spirit. We are a state full of dualities.
What Happens When Abortion Opponents Turn Lies into Law?
Over the past five years, abortion opponents have quietly passed hundreds of restrictive laws.
“Bad Medicine” Laws Are Harming Women in a Majority of States
Imagine for a moment that you are a woman in Louisiana who has decided to have an abortion. Here’s what you will experience as you set out to get safe, legal health care.
Laws Criminalizing Pregnant Women Put People Who Need Health Care in Handcuffs
In 2014, Tennessee enacted a law that threatens women with jail time if they give birth to babies who are shown to have been affected by the use of narcotics during pregnancy.
A Mother’s Journey
Megan is the mother of a child with a rare genetic syndrome. Here, she shares her story of overcoming many obstacles – from high fees to puzzling policies and procedures – to get copies of her daughter’s medical records so she can better coordinate her care.
