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14 labor and delivery nurses experience their own baby boom
What started as a group of nurses and friends taking a photo during a shift change has turned into a viral social media moment — in the best way.
Healthy Moms program provides parents with multifaceted supports
Since 1998, Rochester Regional Health’s Healthy Moms program has helped to improve birth outcomes in and around the central New York region.
Maternal Health: Rural Maternity Care
Rural populations have limited access and availability of quality maternity care. With many labor and delivery units closing, hospitals and health systems are exploring various ways to provide maternity care. AHA highlights stories from rural hospitals below.
Postpartum Alert program boosts maternal safety
Columbus Community Hospital in Columbus, Neb., is striving to improve maternal health outcomes through the newly launched Postpartum Alert: A Life-Saving Maternal Safety Initiative.
Hospital’s ‘Warm Line’ Offers Postpartum Support for New Moms
To help support moms and dads with newborns, Women & Infants Hospital in Providence, R.I., part of Care New England, established The Warm Line. It’s a toll-free telephone support system staffed by professional nurses.
From soup to nuts, how St. Mary's Hospital in Wisconsin is aiding new mothers in need
To help mothers in need of food following childbirth, SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Madison, Wisc., is providing baskets of groceries to those who need it as part of a new program.
Certified midwives tapped to eliminate ‘maternity care deserts,’ expand OB/GYN services in Illinois
Women's access to specialized health care is expanding in Illinois because of a collaboration between Bloomington's Advanced Women's Healthcare and OSF Healthcare to integrate certified midwives into OSF Healthcare's system.
Customizing the birth experience through Labor of Love Cart
To help ease the stress and anxiety that many women experience during labor —especially those with a history of trauma or long inductions — the Labor and Delivery team at Logan Health Medical Center has developed the “ Labor of Love” cart, a menu of thoughtfully curated items designed to create a calming and personalized birthing environment.
Woman’s Hospital’s new mobile bus brings health screenings to communities
Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge, La., unveiled its mobile mammography bus, a state-of-the-art unit equipped with 3D imaging technology, with the goal of expanding access to life-saving breast cancer screenings across Louisiana and parts of Mississippi.
Maternal Health: Improving Quality Outcomes
Designing care that improves quality and patient safety contributes to improved pregnancy outcomes. These AHA resources highlight success stories of hospitals and health systems that focus on models of care aimed at improving their maternal care quality and outcomes.