The goal of #BirthbytheNumbers is to present accessible data on childbirth practices and outcomes in the United States and other countries
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Birth by the Numbers retweeted
23 Nov 2020
Did you miss Dr. Crear-Perry or Dr. Declercq's presentation on "High-Value, Evidence-Based Maternal Models of Care and Birth Equity" as part of the midwifery & #Medicaid learning series? No worries. The session was recorded! tinyurl.com/yyhyagcv @doccrearperry @BirthNumbers
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18 Apr 2020
An excellent article, How to Advocate for Yourself in the Delivery Room, in @NYTimes with a mention of the Listening to Mothers Survey!
nytimes.com/2020/04/15/paren…
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Birth by the Numbers retweeted
16 Apr 2020
16 Apr 2020
This. Week. Has. Been. AWESOME. #BMHW20 But this is just a moment and we are here for the movement. How are ya'll #CenteringBlackMamas? Let's keep this conversation going beyond this week: blackmamasmatter.org/connect…
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Birth by the Numbers retweeted
4 Apr 2020
Join us on Tuesday for a discussion on the impact of outbreak and Maternal and Child Health
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Birth by the Numbers retweeted
1 Apr 2020
It is a scary time to either give or receive obstetric care in NYC. “I’ve never been so dependent on such shaky data to make what are fundamentally life-or-death decisions" @neel_shah told me @NewYorker newyorker.com/science/medica…
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7 Mar 2020
*NEW* NCHS data brief with the first #VBAC data since 2004! Check out our updated state maps and find a link to the full report here:
birthbythenumbers.org/vagina…
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6 Mar 2020
"More women with a history of cesarean section are giving birth vaginally in the U.S., but that rate still falls short of federal goals, new data shows." #VBAC #Cesareansection
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Birth by the Numbers retweeted
3 Mar 2020
Save the Date! - Annual Alumni Award Reception – Friday, April 17th! @BUSPH
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AWHONN nurse members share their nursing experiences and express the importance of black nurses during #BlackHistoryMonth. Read Shellie Nelson's story on our site bit.ly/31Jcvpc. #AWHONN
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Birth by the Numbers retweeted
3 Feb 2020
MCH Professor Eugene Declercq's #MondayThoughts on maternal mortality. READ MORE below!
30 Jan 2020
As lawmakers take on America’s high—and unequal—maternal mortality rate, SPH's Eugene Declercq spoke with members of the House of Representatives Black Maternal Health Caucus to get them to understand this is "just the tip of the iceberg." Read more here👉 spr.ly/601915Ivl
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Birth by the Numbers retweeted
3 Feb 2020
“The only way to [maintain the mother-child dyad after birth] is for Mom not to be criminalized, for her to have a full opportunity to seek and get treatment for her #opioid use disorder" - Dr. Mishka Terplan (@do_less_harm) READ MORE 👉 lat.ms/36TidFS
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31 Jan 2020
Gene Declercq in Vox about new US Maternal Mortality estimate. vox.com/2020/1/30/21113782/p…
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@NCHStats releases final 2018 #mortality data that includes an official #maternalmortality rate for the first time since 2007 go.usa.gov/xdYDM
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Observed changes in #maternalmortality over the past two decades largely reflect changes in reporting methods, rather than a true increase in maternal deaths, per extensive @NCHStats evaluation go.usa.gov/xdYDM
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.@NCHStats releases final 2018 #mortality data that includes an official #maternalmortality rate for the first time since 2007: go.usa.gov/xdYDM.
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30 Jan 2020
Did you see Gene Declercq in U.S. News & World Report about Maternal Mortality?
usnews.com/news/healthiest-c…
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Birth by the Numbers retweeted
30 Jan 2020
The official estimate confirms what other research has long suggested: that pregnant women and new mothers are dying at alarming rates in the U.S. nytv.to/owkQN
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Birth by the Numbers retweeted
30 Jan 2020
@BUSPH Center of Excellence faculty, Gene Declercq:
"The disparities are profound and they need to be addressed, but there's much more to it than that...There's systems issues here in the United States that we have to come to grips with."
usnews.com/news/healthiest-c…
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Some data points about midwives from our recent #Listening2Mothers in California survey with @NPWF @BirthNumbers... chcf.org/collection/listenin…
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22 Jul 2018
Check out the article in Commonwealth Magazine co-authored by Gene Declercq goo.gl/xEpsvq! #BirthbytheNumbers
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