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Childbirth Connection, (formerly Maternity Center Association), is a national not-for-profit organization that uses research, education and advocacy to improve maternity care for all women and their families. Founded in 1918 by a small group of concerned individuals and community leaders that succeeded in reducing maternal and infant deaths in New York City, Childbirth Connection is a recognized leader in maternity care quality improvement. Throughout our history, we have provided national leadership in identifying, demonstrating and fostering innovative ways to improve maternity care. These innovations include: establishing early standards for prenatal care and education; fostering the development of childbirth education in the United States; developing and distributing pioneering educational resources for prenatal, childbirth and parent education; and establishing the country’s first nurse-midwifery education program and first urban out-of-hospital birth center providing woman- and family-centered maternity care. During the 1990’s, we closed our pioneering birth center and reaffirmed our historical commitment to improving maternity care in the U.S. by launching a new long-term national program to promote safe, effective and satisfying evidence-based maternity care. In 2005, we took an in-depth look at our mission, vision and beliefs and decided we needed a new name and look to communicate our contemporary focus. After undertaking an exciting rebranding process, we are pleased to announce our new name, Childbirth Connection, and tagline, "Helping women and health professionals make informed maternity care decisions." Our mission remains the same: to promote safe, effective and satisfying care for all women and their families through research, education and advocacy. We welcome you to our new site and hope you find it useful and easy to navigate. Feel free to use the "Contact Us" link at the bottom of each page to ask questions or give feedback. Most recent page update: 3/10/2006
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Childbirth Connection is a national not-for-profit organization founded in 1918 as Maternity Center Association. Our mission is to improve the quality of maternity care through research, education, advocacy and policy. Childbirth Connection promotes safe, effective and satisfying evidence-based maternity care and is a voice for the needs and interests of childbearing families. |
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ACOG has just issued new Guidlines for VBAC. What changed? What continues? We've Moved!
On July 1, 2010, the Childbirth Connection office moved to 260 Madison Avenue, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10016. All other contact information is unchanged. New Pregnancy Video Library Available
Our new Video Library 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. Visit the Video Library  "2020 Vision" and "Blueprint for Action" Reports Available Learn about Transforming Maternity Care project Read the "2020 Vision" Read the "Blueprint for Action" Read the Consumer Workgroup report Help implement Blueprint recommendations Listen to report release event audio, 1/2010 eNews Sign Up
Help Transform Maternity Care! Rising Maternal Mortality
Updated Maternity Care Statistics Available
US Cochrane Center (USCC)/Consumers United for Evidence-based Healthcare (CUE) Evidence-Based Maternity Care Report Released New Mothers Speak Out National Report Released New Content!
 Journey to Parenthood Full Book Available Online! A family-friendly book covering the trimesters, pregnancy resources, and the latest information on baby's first year of development. Available online (free) and for purchase in the Bookstore. Browse through Journey to Parenthood  Buy this book and learn more
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"The only thing that I did not like was that after my son was born, I was having trouble breastfeeding and the hospital staff seemed too busy to help me. I had a Lactation Consultant come to my house to help, when I really should have received that help at the hospital."
Every woman and infant has the right to receive care that is consistent with current scientific evidence about benefits and risks. Practices that have been found to be safe and beneficial should be used when indicated. Harmful, ineffective, or unnecessary practices should be avoided. Unproven interventions should be used only in the context of research to evaluate their effects.
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