Midwives, Doulas and Out-of-Hospital Births in the US Birth by the Numbers: Contemporary Trends in Home Birth (2016) Come and explore the trends in Home Birth as Dr. Gene Declercq explores Home Births in the United States. Is anyone having home births? Who’s having them? Who’s attending them? What’s the …
Christina Gebel graduated from Boston University’s School of Public Health, concentrating in Maternal and Child Health and Social and Behavioral Sciences. She was an MCH department fellow for the 2013-2014 academic year with Dr. Gene Declercq and a 2013 MCH fellow with the American Public Health Association (APHA). Christina became …
Corie Bussell Paz received her MPH in Maternal and Child Health from Boston University in 2014. Corie’s past experience includes working as a Certified Lactation Counselor in the hospital setting and as a Peer Counselor with the WIC program, impacting the course of breastfeeding for over 2,500 new and experienced mothers. Corie …
By definition, a doula is a certified professional, who provides personal, non-medical support to women and families throughout a woman’s pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum experience.1 However, even knowing this, the role of a doula can be somewhat unclear, especially to someone hearing the word doula for the first time. What …
What’s New In: Maternal Mortality Infant Mortality Midwifery Out of Hospital Birth Cesarean Sections Vaginal Births after Cesarean Doulas – (Coming Soon) Labor Pain – (Coming Soon) Breastfeeding U.S. in Comparative Context
The Latest in Midwifery Frequency and Trends Demographics Risk and Protective Factors Interventions Other Cool Stuff Frequency and Trends This graph illustrates the changes in midwife-attended births over time. Births attended by Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs) and other vaginal births with midwives are all experiencing upward trends. However, as midwives …
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Allison was an MCH department fellow for the 2013-2014 academic year at Boston University School of Public Health with Dr. Gene Declercq and is an MCH fellow with the American Public Health Association (APHA). Allison’s interests include ensuring access to quality prenatal care, childbirth education, and postnatal care to homeless and …
Sarah Hodin received her MPH from the Harvard Chan School of Public Health with a concentration in maternal and child health. She began studying childbirth as an undergraduate student in medical anthropology and interviewed over one hundred women across East Africa about their birthing experiences. More recently, Sarah has worked …
Jordana Frost is a doctoral candidate at Boston University, focusing on Maternal and Child Health under the mentorship of Dr. Eugene Declercq. As a mother of two, a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, a DONA- and Birthing From Within-trained birth doula and childbirth mentor, a trained lactation counselor, and an experienced …
Our team Gene Declercq, Ph.D, LCCE Gene is a Professor of Community Health Sciences and Assistant Dean for DrPH Education at the Boston University School of Public Health as well as a professor on the faculty of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Boston University School of Medicine. He has served …
United States Data & Reports State-by-state Birth and maternal health data and reports for US states and territories Listening To Mothers Surveys National surveys devoted to understanding experiences and perspectives of mothers Topics Birth Data Maternal & Infant Mortality Cesarean National Data Pregnancy & Teen Pregnancy Trends Midwives, Doulas and …
