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COVID-19 and the Momentum for Better Maternal Health Care

This report is intended to provide a road map for health systems leaders to select where to invest in the near term to help bring these systems changes into reality.

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Implementation strategies within a complex environment: A qualitative study of a shared decision-making intervention during childbirth

Research from our Delivery Decisions Initiative team published in Birth on shared decision-making and the acceptability and feasibility of TeamBirth.

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Improving communication and teamwork during labor: A feasibility, acceptability, and safety study

The Delivery Decisions Initiative publishes on the feasibility, acceptability, and safety of the TeamBirth care process in Birth.

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Implementation strategies within a complex environment: A qualitative study of a shared decision-making intervention during childbirth

Research from our Delivery Decisions Initiative team published in Birth on shared decision-making and the acceptability and feasibility of TeamBirth.

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Addressing Racial/Ethnic Inequities in Maternal Health Through Community‑Based Social Support Services: A Mixed Methods Study

A mixed methods study of racial/ethnic inequities in maternal health in the Greater Boston Area, through the lens of CBOs who work at the intersection of maternal health and racial equity. Published in the Maternal and Child Health Journal from our Delivery Decisions Initiative team.

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Roles and Experiences of Registered Nurses on Labor and Delivery Units in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Comparing Methods of Identifying Outlying Nurses in Audits of Low-Risk Cesarean Delivery Rates
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The design of “TeamBirth”: A care process to improve communication and teamwork during labor

A study of the TeamBirth model, created to enhance the safety and dignity of childbirth care, found it improved communication and teamwork between clinicians and patients.

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COVID-19 and the Momentum for Better Maternal Health Care

The Challenge The COVID-19 pandemic has put the limitations of our health system into stark relief. It has also created a new set of extraordinary challenges.  Across the country, clinicians are responding to rising COVID-19 cases amid shifting guidance, strained capacity, and personal risk. Hospitals have had to restrict visitors, postpone scheduled appointments and surgeries,… Continue reading COVID-19 and the Momentum for Better Maternal Health Care

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COVID-19 and the Momentum for Better Maternal Health Care

This report is intended to provide a road map for health systems leaders to select where to invest in the near term to help bring these systems changes into reality.

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Variability in cesarean delivery rates among individual labor and delivery nurses compared to physicians at three attribution time points
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Getting Value From Electronic Health Records: Research Needed to Improve Practice
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Right-Sizing Prenatal Care to Meet Patients’ Needs and Improve Maternity Care Value

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