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GBH News: ‘We Need To Hear Black Women’s Voices’: Study At Boston Hospitals Looks At Wide Disparity In Maternal Deaths

Neel Shah, Senior Advisor to the Delivery Decisions Initiative, on the increasing gap between Black and white maternal mortality in the United States.

Aug 16 2021
Indigo Miller

Indigo Miller, MPH, BSN, RN is a Senior Clinical Implementation Specialist on the Implementation Platform at Ariadne Labs. In this role, Indigo supports the programs by tailoring quality improvement implementation strategies and designing health care and public solutions for scale. While at Ariadne Labs she has led the design and testing of implementation and spread… Continue reading Indigo Miller

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.

TEAMBIRTH

TeamBirth is a groundbreaking approach to clinical care.

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TeamBirth Launch in Tulsa Generates Media Coverage on the Need for Teamwork and Communication for Those Giving Birth

The launch of the TeamBirth initiative at two more health systems in Tulsa, Oklahoma, drew wide attention from the local media and highlighted the effort to ensure women having babies are heard and their needs are met. TeamBirth is the centerpiece initiative of Ariadne Labs’ Delivery Decisions Initiative and aims to improve maternal and neonatal… Continue reading TeamBirth Launch in Tulsa Generates Media Coverage on the Need for Teamwork and Communication for Those Giving Birth

Apr 13 2021
TeamBirth: Labor and Delivery Planning Board

This is a patient-facing whiteboard to be located in labor and delivery rooms to collate shared information from team huddles and act as an ongoing shared reference for all team members, including the parents-to-be.

Amber Weiseth

Amber Weiseth DNP, MSN, RN is the Director for the Delivery Decisions Initiative (DDI) at Ariadne Labs, where she oversees the design, measurement, and implementation of the Team Birth Project, a care process innovation designed to improve the safety, dignity and equity of childbirth. Amber has been an obstetric nurse for 18 years, specializing in… Continue reading Amber Weiseth

Joyce K Edmonds

Joyce K. Edmonds, Ph.D., M.P.H., RN, is an Associate Professor at Boston College, Connell School of Nursing. She received an MPH from Oregon Health Sciences University and a PhD from Emory University. She has over fifteen years’ experience in nursing and public health practice and research focused on maternal health outcomes. Dr. Edmonds has a… Continue reading Joyce K Edmonds

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Study tracks long-term health risks to women after having a C-section

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

Aug 9 2017