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Welcome to ChildbirthConnection.org, your source for trustworthy up-to-date evidence-based information and resources on planning for pregnancy, labor and birth, and the postpartum period. Founded in 1918, Childbirth Connection is a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of maternity care. We promote safe, effective and satisfying evidence-based maternity care for all women and families. Learn more About Us and our Programs. Collection of Best Pregnancy Videos AvailableWe are pleased to present a brand new section of our website: the Video Library. It features links to a wealth of resources for health professionals as well as for women who are planning pregnancy, are pregnant or are new mothers.
Direction-Setting "2020 Vision" and "Blueprint for Action" Reports Released 1/2010A multi-year collaboration with leaders from across the health care system has resulted in two new direction-setting reports for maternity care quality improvement. Drawing on a wealth of expertise and experience, the "2020 Vision for a High-Quality, High-Value Maternity Care System" identifies values, principles and attributes of an optimal maternity care system. The second report, a "Blueprint for Action," charts the path toward the envisioned care.
Learn more about the Transforming Maternity Care project  Learn about and read the "2020 Vision" Learn about and read the "Blueprint for Action" Help implement the "Blueprint for Action" Listen to report release event audio, 1/2010
Updated Maternity Care Fact Sheet and State-Level Maternity Care Statistics Table AvailableWhat are the latest U.S. figures for preterm birth, low birthweight, cesarean section, and vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC)? What portion of hospital discharges and charges are for maternity care? Which top ten hospital procedures are performed on childbearing women and newborns? How do states compare on preterm birth, low birthweight, cesarean section rates and other maternity statistics? For answers to such questions, many have been relying on the 2008 Milbank Report, Evidence-Based Maternity Care: What It Is and What It Can Achieve. A new fact sheet provides updated background maternity care figures from several new federal reports, and a new table updates state-level data.
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Get the new table of state-level statistics (PDF) Read Evidence-Based Maternity Care (PDF) Updated Maternity Care Fact Sheet Released 12/2009What are the latest U.S. figures for preterm birth, low birthweight, cesarean section, and vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC)? What portion of hospital discharges and charges are for maternity care? Which top ten hospital procedures are performed on childbearing women and newborns? For answers to such questions, many have been relying on the 2008 Milbank Report, Evidence-Based Maternity Care: What It Is and What It Can Achieve. A new fact sheet provides updated background maternity care figures from several new federal reports.
Get the new maternity care fact sheet Read Evidence-Based Maternity Care (PDF) Childbirth Connection Issues Statement on Maternity Care Priorities in Health Care ReformChildbirth Connection has issued a statement outlining health care reform strategies for creating a high quality, high value maternity care system (9/2009). This three-page document describes the childbearing population and the prominent position of maternity care in the U.S. health care system, references current deficiencies, and identifies eight areas where strategic policy attention would improve the quality and outcomes of maternity care for women and newborns and would ensure better value for those who pay for maternity care.
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Childbirth Connection held its 90th anniversary policy symposium, Transforming Maternity Care: A High Value Proposition, at Georgetown University in Washington DC on April 3, 2009. Throughout its history, Childbirth Connection has focused on improving the quality of maternity care and addressing best interests of childbearing women and families.
At its 90th anniversary symposium in Washington DC in April, 2009, Childbirth Connection awarded the first Maternity Quality Matters Award to Seton Family of Hospitals. The award, sponsored by UnitedHealthcare, honors an entity that has demonstrated significant improvement in maternity care quality. Judges selected Seton Family of Hospitals from among 35 award applicants.
