The goal of the new study is to explore how design influences the way doctors and nurses make decisions Last year Dr. Neel Shah was visiting hospital labor floors around the country when he noticed something he hadn’t thought about before. The design and layout of each unit was different. At times, surprisingly different. In some, nurses and physicians… Continue reading Doctor-architect collaboration explores whether hospital design impacts care during childbirth
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dec. 7, 2015 CONTACT: Deborah O’Neil, doneil@ariadnelabs.org, 305-215-5675 WHAT: Global Launch of the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist More than 300,000 women and 2.7 million infants die in childbirth every year around the world. The new Safe Childbirth Checklist & Implementation Guide developed by the World Health Organization in partnership with Ariadne Labs… Continue reading MEDIA ADVISORY: Global Launch of the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist
Ariadne Labs’ Associate Director of Safe Surgery, Dr. Alex Haynes, joined Harvard Chan’s This Week in Health to discuss his new research examining the relationship between C-section rates and maternal and neonatal mortality in 194 countries. The research concludes that as the country-level C- section rate increases up to 19 percent, maternal and neonatal mortality rates… Continue reading Dr. Alex Haynes discusses what C-sections can tell us about a health system
Worldwide, the majority of maternal and newborn deaths occur around the time of birth, typically within the first 24 hours after childbirth. Most of these deaths are preventable. The World Health Organization’s new Safe Childbirth Checklist and Implementation Guide targets the major causes of maternal and newborn complications and deaths, including post-partum haemorrhage, infection, obstructed… Continue reading New Safe Childbirth Checklist targets major causes of maternal and newborn deaths
New study suggests World Health Organization recommendation for cesarean delivery rates should be re-examined MEDIA ADVISORY: To contact Dr. Alex Haynes or Dr. George Molina call Deborah O’Neil at 305-215-5675 or email doneil@ariadnelabs.org. To contact Dr. Thomas G. Weiser call Ruthann Richter at 650-725-8047 or email richter1@stanford.edu. Boston, MA and Palo Alto, CA — The… Continue reading Optimal country-level C-section rate may be as high as 19 percent to save lives of mothers and infants