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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
Donna Spiegelman is one of the few people in the world with a joint doctorate in Biostatistics and Epidemiology. As a result, she can freely speak the languages of both disciplines, and switch between the two cultures, playing the role of interlocutor for either. She is the statistician for the Nurses’ Health Study 2, the… Continue reading Donna Spiegelman, ScD
Joshua Sparrow is actively exploring two possible collaborations with Ariadne Labs: one with Dr. Katherine Semrau’s perinatal work as part of the BetterBirth Program, and one with the Serious Illness Care Program about using online simulation professional development tools for end of life health care provider and patient conversations.
Katherine Semrau, PhD, MPH, is director of the BetterBirth Program at Ariadne Labs. As Program Director, Dr. Semrau oversees the research and execution of the BetterBirth Program which aims to improve the quality of care, minimize complications, and end the preventable deaths of women and newborns through effective implementation of evidence-based, scalable solutions at the… Continue reading Katherine Semrau, PhD, MPH*
Lisa Hirschhorn is an expert in implementation and improvement science methods which she uses to study and improve implementation of interventions targeting inequities in quality and outcomes of care. Prior to her moving to Northwestern she ed the Implementation and improvement Platform at Ariadne Labs working across the programs including BetterBirth, Safe Surgery and Serious… Continue reading Lisa Hirschhorn, MD, MPH*
By Katherine Semrau, Ph.D. Growing up in West Tennessee, I have fond memories of going to see my grandparents with my family. Mind you, this trip was not on a short car trip, bus or train ride. It was an eight-hour flight in a small Cessna with me, my sister, my mom and my father—who… Continue reading What can maternal health learn from the aviation industry?
Two years ago, Dr. Leonard Kabongo set out to improve the quality of childbirth care for women and infants at the Gobabis District Hospital in Namibia using the World Health Organization’s Safe Childbirth Checklist. With support from Ariadne Labs, Dr. Kabongo led a year-long checklist implementation effort that has transformed childbirth delivery in the hospital… Continue reading Safe Childbirth Checklist Case Study: Success at Gobabis hospital sparks national rollout in Namibia
Integrating Respectful Maternity Care into Quality Improvement Initiatives DATE: July 17, 2017 from 10-11am (EST) PLEASE NOTE: Pre-registration to the webinar is not required. Please mark your calendars or revisit this site on the day of the event, Monday, July 17th at 10:00 AM (EDT), to participate. Ariadne Labs has developed tools including checklists for… Continue reading Upcoming Webinar
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
Danielle Tuller, MHS, is the Associate Director of Program Management for the BetterBirth Program at Ariadne Labs. In this role, she works with the Program Director to establish the BetterBirths program’s vision and long-term strategy. She oversees program execution by developing, communicating, and sustaining program initiatives, and by managing internal and external partnerships. She oversees… Continue reading Danielle Tuller