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Delivery Decisions Initiative Resources
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2019-2-5Birth right: Health care experts convene to analyze tactics for bettering safety and dignity during childbirth
2019-2-4Study finds campaign to educate women on hospital C-section rates does not change their choice of hospitals
2019-1-29National C-section program launches at Overlake Medical Center and EvergreenHealth Hospital
2018-11-6Transparency and apology after medical errors lowers financial impact on hospitals, study finds
2018-11-6South Shore Hospital pilots childbirth program to curb C-sections
2018-10-10Childbirth teams bring Ariadne Labs tools, strategies and research to FIGO 2018
2018-9-25How A Boy’s Delivery Tests A ‘Team Birth Project’ Aimed At Reducing C-Sections
2018-6-20Ariadne Labs founder Atul Gawande transitions to chairman and becomes CEO of new health care organization
2018-5-30ABC News – Dying to deliver: The race to prevent sudden death of new mothers
2018-5-15Faculty Invited to Submit Applications for Ariadne Labs Spark Grant
2018-5-1Ariadne and HSPH offer new custom course on checklist design and use for quality and safety
2018-4-11Ariadne Labs Year 5 Story
2018-4-9Changing the System
2017-12-15Want to get great at something? Get a coach.
2017-10-26Atul Gawande Keynote Address: Teamwork a foundation for improved outcomes
2017-10-18Checklists are boring, but death is worse
2017-10-18How a simple health care fix can save more lives than penicillin
2017-10-11Atul Gawande & Malcolm Gladwell in Conversation
2017-10-1National patient safety leader joins Ariadne Labs as Chief Medical Officer
2017-9-28“Is Health Care a Right?” Dr. Atul Gawande’s latest article in The New Yorker explores this question
2017-9-13To Reduce C-Sections, Change the Culture of the Labor Ward
2017-9-8A Little Respect: Improving Maternity Care
2017-8-11New study links C-sections with hysterectomy complications later in life
2017-8-10Women who birth by C-section potentially face long-term health risks: study
2017-8-9Study tracks long-term health risks to women after having a C-section
2017-7-28Data Is Critical for Better Care, Expanded Access
2017-7-27The surprising factor behind a spike in C-sections
2017-7-17The Unexpected Factor That Could Determine If You’ll Have A C-Section
2017-7-13Proactive management — the surprising driver of C-section variation: 4 questions with Harvard researcher Dr. Neel Shah
2017-7-12Proactive Management Linked to Higher C-Section Rates
2017-7-11Hospital management practices may put women at risk for C-sections, complications during childbirth
2017-6-22Analysis indicates that insurance expansion improves access to care, health, and survival
2017-5-16Get Ready for Your Due Date: Plan for Your Baby’s Arrival
2017-5-16How to Cut Your Odds of Having a C-Section When You Don’t Really Need One
2017-5-16Your Biggest C-Section Risk May Be Your Hospital
2017-5-15Keynote to American Ob-Gyns: C-section rates linked to hospital complexities
2017-5-10HUBweek Change Maker: Atul Gawande
2017-5-1New Delivery Decisions Initiative targets medically unnecessary C-sections
2017-3-307 ways hospital design may affect C-section rates
2017-1-26Most women don’t value hospital C-section rates in choosing where to give birth, according to new study
2017-1-16When Will We Grasp the Power of Incremental Care?
2016-12-14Go to the Wrong Hospital and You’re 3 Times More Likely to Die
2016-10-14Watch the video: Atul Gawande leads panel with President Obama on the future of medicine
2016-9-16Atul Gawande: for the first time in human history, ineptitude is a bigger problem than ignorance
2016-8-4The “Better” Bet
2016-6-27New Research Initiative to Provide Expecting Mothers Vital Information on Pregnancy Care Options
2016-5-5Childbirth team to share innovations and research at Women Deliver 2016
2015-12-22What Is the Ideal Cesarean Rate?
2015-12-22Interview with Neel Shah, MD, MPP
2015-12-22Too little in much of the world, too much in the US
2015-12-22Study Suggests 19 Percent Could Be Benchmark C-Section Rate
2015-12-22New study challenges decades-old guidelines on how many pregnant women should get C-sections
2015-12-22Sky-high C-Section Rates in the US Don’t Translate to Better Birth Outcomes
2015-12-22How Many C-Sections is Too Many C-Sections?
2015-12-14Doctor-architect collaboration explores whether hospital design impacts care during childbirth
2015-12-7Dr. Alex Haynes discusses what C-sections can tell us about a health system
2015-12-1Optimal country-level C-section rate may be as high as 19 percent to save lives of mothers and infants
2015-11-16A Different Approach to Improving Childbirth
2015-11-13New Support for Home Births
- Research2019-2-4
Does Comparing Cesarean Delivery Rates Influence Women’s Choice of Obstetric Hospital?
2018-11-16An Exploratory Study of the Relationship between Facility Design and the Provision of Childbirth Care
2018-3-27Common challenges managing bed and staff availability on labor and delivery units in the United States: A qualitative analysis
2017-6-22Analysis indicates that insurance expansion improves access to care, health, and survival
2017-1-26How do pregnant women use quality measures when choosing their obstetric provider?
2016-9-21Drivers of maternity care in high-income countries: can health systems support woman-centred care?
2016-2-17Nurses Count: Tracking Performance to Improve Cesarean Delivery Rates
2015-12-2Relationship Between Cesarean Delivery Rate and Maternal and Neonatal Mortality
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