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Woman’s Hospital’s new mobile bus brings health screenings to communities
Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge, La., unveiled its mobile mammography bus, a state-of-the-art unit equipped with 3D imaging technology, with the goal of expanding access to life-saving breast cancer screenings across Louisiana and parts of Mississippi.
Maternal Health: Improving Quality Outcomes
Designing care that improves quality and patient safety contributes to improved pregnancy outcomes. These AHA resources highlight success stories of hospitals and health systems that focus on models of care aimed at improving their maternal care quality and outcomes.
14 labor and delivery nurses experience their own baby boom
What started as a group of nurses and friends taking a photo during a shift change has turned into a viral social media moment — in the best way.
Canyon Vista Medical Center launches special delivery program to improve maternal health and save lives
For Canyon Vista Medical Center (CVMC) in Sierra Vista, Arizona, it’s all in the wrist. Its new Special Delivery Program equips postpartum patients with wristbands to wear for six weeks after childbirth, serving as a visual cue for both patients and health care providers to remain alert to potential complications.
Telling the Hospital Story: LCMC Health
In May, New Orleans East Hospital joined its LCMC Health sister hospital, Touro, to open a Maternal Fetal Health Clinic to ensure equitable prenatal care is available for patients in eastern New Orleans.
Time’s up for morning sickness? How a research hospital is leading an effort to pull the plug on pregnancy nausea
A research hospital in California is at the forefront of an international effort to prevent pregnancy nausea and vomiting, commonly known as “morning sickness.”
Five hospitals within Louisiana Children’s Health System receive Birth Ready designation
Five hospitals within the LCMC Health system have earned the Louisiana Birth Ready or Birth Ready+ Designation, a recognition awarded by the Louisiana Department of Health and the Louisiana Perinatal Quality Collaborative (LaPQC).
A new program is working to fill gaps in Wyoming’s maternal health care
The closure of labor and delivery services at Evanston Regional Hospital last December left a significant gap in prenatal care in southwestern Wyoming. Utah-based Intermountain Health has stepped in to fill the gap, ensuring that patients wouldn't be left without care.
Maternal Health: Person-centered Care
To work toward reducing known health disparities, AHA has developed numerous resources that emphasize the importance and impact of person-centered care.
New program at Texas Health Harris Methodist Alliance supports laboring mothers throughout delivery
When Crystal arrived at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance to deliver her third child, she was met with a new approach to childbirth that immediately put her at ease.