ACOG Endorses Optimal Care—Sort Of
Abstract: Obstetrician-gynecologists . . . can help women meet their goals for labor and birth by using techniques that are associated with minimal interventions and high rates of patient [...]
Clinical Guidelines Endorse Physiologic Care in Labor
The Lancet has devoted an issue to maternal health that includes a systematic review of maternity care practice guidelines entitled: “Beyond too little, too late and too much, too soon: a pathway [...]
CMQCC Releases Toolkit on How to Reduce Cesareans in 1st-Time Mothers
The California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative has released Toolkit to Support Vaginal Birth & Reduce Primary Cesareans. Reading it inspired “shock and awe,” “awe” of the herculean effort [...]
A Lot to Like in Updated U.K. Labor Care Guidelines
Many recommendations in “Intrapartum care: care of healthy women & their babies during childbirth,” the latest version of National Institute for Health & Care Excellence [...]
Global Maternal & Child Health Organizations Publish Guidelines for Mother-Baby Friendly Birth Facilities
The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO), International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), White Ribbon Alliance (WRA), International Pediatric Association (IPA), and World [...]