BETTERBIRTH

In the October 2, 2017, issue of The New Yorker, in “Is Health Care a Right?” (p. 48), Dr. Atul Gawande reports from his home town of Athens, Ohio, in the Appalachian foothills, where he asks people this question that divides Americans. He receives answers that have not been widely heard, however—ones that point to potential common ground. Gawande writes,… Continue reading “Is Health Care a Right?” Dr. Atul Gawande’s latest article in The New Yorker explores this question

BOSTON (Aug. 23, 2017)  — The last two decades have seen real progress in making childbirth safer for women and infants around the world. However, more effort is still needed. Approximately 830 women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth every day. And 2.7 million newborns die every year in their first month… Continue reading Ariadne Labs and WHO convene first global meeting on implementation of the Safe Childbirth Checklist

Boston, MA – There is strong evidence that expanding health insurance increases access to care, improves health in a variety of ways, and reduces mortality, according to Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers who analyzed a decade’s worth of evidence on the effects of insurance coverage on health.  The review—the most current analysis… Continue reading Analysis indicates that insurance expansion improves access to care, health, and survival

The BetterBirth team announced the findings of its childbirth quality-of-care research trial to the scientific community gathered at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists World Congress in Cape Town in March. The gathering of more than 2,500 maternal health clinicians and academics from around the world offered a first look into the data of… Continue reading BetterBirth team shares results at RCOG scientific conference

Ariadne Labs Executive Director Atul Gawande delivered a keynote address at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists World Congress in Cape Town. The March 21 address drew more than 2,500 maternal health clinicians from around the world. In his talk, Dr. Gawande explored how a simple tool – a checklist — can transform the… Continue reading The Checklist Effect: From Surgery to Childbirth

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Deborah O’Neil O: 617-384-5588 C: 305-215-5675 E: doneil@ariadnelabs.org BOSTON, MA (Jan. 26, 2017) — Even though the hospital where a woman gives birth may be her biggest risk factor for having an unnecessary C-section, a new study by Ariadne Labs suggests most women don’t factor hospital quality into their decision… Continue reading Most women don’t value hospital C-section rates in choosing where to give birth, according to new study