Midwifery
Top in women's health: Intimate partner violence screening; longer HPV testing intervals
Researchers found that screening men for perpetration may be more useful than screening women for victimization to identify and prevent intimate partner violence.
More midwives, fewer MDs attending childbirth
SAN FRANCISCO — The number of deliveries attended by DOs, nursing midwives and non-nursing midwives has increased while use of standard MDs decreased in the past several decades, especially after COVID-19, a speaker reported.
Potential benefits of midwifery care may suggest need for further implementation in US
Although midwives provide pregnant women with education and support during labor, which may result in a lower intervention likelihood, midwifery care in the U.S. is less utilized compared with other countries.
Integrating midwifery model of care key to address disparities, maternity care crisis
More fully integrating the midwifery model of care in philosophically aligned health care teams and institutions could be important in addressing disparities and the maternity care crisis in the U.S., according to a published expert review.
Study confirms home births result in avoidable adverse outcomes
A retrospective population-based cohort study found that risk factors such as breech presentation, twin delivery and previous cesarean section increased the likelihood of adverse neonatal outcomes in planned home births.
Researchers identify factors that drive successful reductions in cesarean delivery rates
Researchers are trying to determine what makes hospitals successful at reducing cesarean deliveries, and what obstacles are preventing others from doing so.
Study shows birth centers are not among the safest places to have a baby
Neonatal death rates were higher at freestanding birth centers compared with hospitals, according to data from a retrospective cohort study.