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The Ariadne Labs childbirth teams will share latest innovations in childbirth care in Brazil this month at the world’s largest gathering of ob-gyns The Ariadne Labs childbirth teams will join a record 8,000 participants from 109 countries at XXII FIGO World Congress 2018, the largest gathering of obstetricians and gynecologists globally. The 22nd International Federation… Continue reading Childbirth teams bring Ariadne Labs tools, strategies and research to FIGO 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAug. 9, 2017 Edited June 22, 2022 BOSTON — As C-section rates around the globe continue to climb, a new study shows that women who give birth by cesarean may face significant long-term health risks later in life, including an increased risk of needing a hysterectomy and more surgical complications when undergoing a… Continue reading Study tracks long-term health risks to women after having a C-section
Embargoed for release: Tuesday, July 11, 2017, 5:00 PM ET Key takeaway: A study of 53 hospitals found that certain management practices in labor and delivery units were associated with higher rates of cesarean deliveries and complications, independent of women’s health Boston, MA ─ The way certain hospital labor and delivery units are managed may put healthy women… Continue reading Hospital management practices may put women at risk for C-sections, complications during childbirth
SAN DIEGO — Science and technology have improved patient care, but they also have created complexities that may cause needless suffering and increased costs. During the May 6 Anna Marie D’Amico Lecture, “System Complexity and the Challenge of Too Much Medicine, ” at the opening ceremony of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Annual Meeting, Neel T. Shah,… Continue reading Keynote to American Ob-Gyns: C-section rates linked to hospital complexities
Ariadne Labs has launched a new initiative to design and test a scalable health system solution to help reduce medically unnecessary and potentially harmful Cesarean sections. Nearly half of the C-sections performed may be medically unnecessary, exposing mothers and babies to significant health risks and adding billions in avoidable spending to the healthcare system. Prior… Continue reading New Delivery Decisions Initiative targets medically unnecessary C-sections
By Dr. Neel Shah, Director of Ariadne Labs Deliver Decisions Initiative After eight years of practicing obstetrics and researching childbirth in the United States, I know as well as anyone that the American maternal health system could be better. Our way of childbirth is the costliest in the world. Our health outcomes, from mortality rates to… Continue reading Despite differences in culture, US and India fall short in childbirth in similar ways
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
JUNE 27, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New Research Initiative to Provide Expecting Mothers Vital Information on Pregnancy Care Options BOSTON, MA — Every day, pregnant women face important choices that impact their health. Most turn to popular books or to their family and friends for advice, but often times, reliable, objective information about quality of… Continue reading New Research Initiative to Provide Expecting Mothers Vital Information on Pregnancy Care Options
This month, Ariadne Labs will join 6,000 global health leaders, policymakers, and advocates in Copenhagen at Women Deliver, the world’s largest conference on women and girls. The Ariadne Labs team will share its maternal health research, which spans childbirth undertreatment where women fail to receive basic, lifesaving care, to over-treatment where women can be harmed… Continue reading Childbirth team to share innovations and research at Women Deliver 2016
For more information about Dr. Neel Shah’s C-section research contact: info@ariadnelabs.org