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A paper in NEJM led by the BetterBirth team looks at the effects of a coaching-based WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist Program in India on adherence to essential birth practices.
Boston, MA – A checklist and coaching intervention to improve facility-based childbirth care and reduce deaths of women and newborns in India achieved significant gains in the quality of care during labor and delivery, but the improvements were insufficient to reduce death rates, according to a new study. The BetterBirth study is one of the… Continue reading Checklist and coaching program in India markedly improved childbirth care but did not reduce death rates
During the last century, science has achieved incredible breakthroughs in medical research and technology. And there’s no question, we’ve made great strides. However, too often these breakthroughs don’t reach the people who need them. Millions of people die or needlessly suffer because our health systems fail to deliver the right care at the most critical… Continue reading Ariadne Labs: Five years of innovation
During the last century, science has achieved incredible breakthroughs in medical and technology. And there’s no question we’ve made great strides. However, we know these breakthroughs aren’t getting to the people who need them. Millions of people die or needlessly suffer on a massive scale due to the failure of our health system to deliver… Continue reading Our Mission
The BetterBirth Program at Ariadne Labs has been leading research to better understand what contributes to maternal and infant harm during childbirth and how best to address these challenges.
The BetterBirth Program is a partnership between Ariadne Labs and the following organizations: World Health Organization Population Services International Governments of India and Uttar Pradesh Community Empowerment Lab The Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College Covid–19 Health Literacy Project
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*