Maternity
TEAMBIRTH LAUNCHES AT NJ HOSPITALS TO ENHANCE LABOR AND DELIVERY
Dino Flammia Published: September 18, 2022 A national model for a more pleasant and communicative labor and delivery process is up and running at three New Jersey hospitals and a birthing center. Experts hope the approach, which is expected to expand its reach over the coming years throughout the state, results in more positive patient…Read More…
3 New Jersey hospitals’ plan to improve patient experience during labor and delivery
Erica Carbajal Two hospitals that are part of West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health and Virtua Voorhees Hospital in Voorhees Township, N.J., have adopted a national model focused on shared decision making to improve patient outcomes and experience during the birthing process. RWJBarnabas Health’s Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch; Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston; and Virtua…Read More…
TeamBirth Created to Enhance Labor & Delivery Experience
ON SEP 12, 2022 Three New Jersey hospitals have launched TeamBirth NJ, an evidence-based, national model for better provider and patient communication, which is also called “shared decision-making.” TeamBirth NJ will enhance birthing experiences and improve outcomes for people giving birth and their babies, the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute (Quality Institute) announced today….Read More…
NJ launches new initiative to improve maternal and infant outcomes
MELISSA ROSE COOPER, CORRESPONDENT | SEPTEMBER 12, 2022 | HEALTH CARE The national model is being used to improve maternal and infant outcomes for women of color New Jersey is celebrating the launch of a new initiative aimed at improving maternal and infant outcomes. TeamBirth is a national model that gives the patient an opportunity to address…Read More…
Home visitation program for new moms will save lives. Bravo, Jersey
By Star-Ledger Editorial Board Almost daily, Dr. Damali Campbell Oparaji, an OB-GYN at University Hospital in Newark, delivers a baby, comforts the mother, and after issuing some perfunctory post-natal instructions, wonders whether she will ever see the new mom again. “In the traditional model of care, women are discharged after giving birth and they return for…Read More…
How to ensure equal access in NJ to maternal health care and family planning services
The full spectrum of reproductive health — from decisions about conception through maternity care and birth — was the subject of a lively discussion among the panel of clinical and policy experts NJ Spotlight News brought together for an online roundtable last week. The event — titled Maternal Health and Family Planning in New Jersey:…Read More…
N.J. has 1 of the worst maternal mortality rates. COVID-19 has made things worse.
New Jersey is ranked 47th in the nation, and for mothers and babies of color, the situation is even more dire. When the global pandemic hit, pregnant women became particularly vulnerable to stress, anxiety, and fear, say First Lady Tammy Murphy and Lisa Asare, the assistant commissioner of Family Health Services in the Department of…Read More…
Experts Develop Recommendations for Pregnancy and Childbirth During COVID-19
A member of AcademyHealth’s partner the Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement, New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute, brought together experts to establish best practices to keep pregnant individuals and their health care providers safe during COVID-19. POSTED Jun 04, 2020 By Linda Schwimmer, J.D. About 100,000 babies are born each year in New Jersey and…Read More…
Perinatal Care During Covid-19: Recommendations Issued to Guide Pregnant Individuals and Caregivers
For Immediate Release Contact: Carol Ann Campbell cacampbell@njhcqi.org (973-567-1901) Perinatal Care During Covid-19: Recommendations Issued to Guide Pregnant Individuals and Caregivers Quality Institute, Supported by State and Foundations, Convenes Work Group and Drafts Recommendations PRINCETON — May 6, 2020 — A Work Group comprised of maternal and child health experts in New Jersey today issued far-reaching recommendations…Read More…
OP-ED: NJ SHOULD EXTEND MEDICAID POSTPARTUM COVERAGE
OP-ED: NJ SHOULD EXTEND MEDICAID POSTPARTUM COVERAGE LINDA SCHWIMMER | JUNE 11, 2019 Every year, thousands of women in New Jersey lose Medicaid coverage 60 days after having given birth; New Jersey can — and should — change that Linda Schwimmer Two months after a new mother gives birth is not the time for her to lose…Read More…