Preparing for pregnancy and birth is an important first step, but families also want to feel confident in the care they receive. Confidence grows when you understand your options, trust your provider, and know your care is guided by both compassion and evidence-based practices that support healthy outcomes…
Evidence-Based Health Care
Does Insurance Cover Midwives and Birth Centers?
As families are rushing to lock in their 2022 health care plans before open enrollment closes on December 15, it may be particularly important for women of childbearing age to investigate how or whether their health insurance providers will cover the type of care they desire in case of pregnancy.
A Call to Make a Difference for Black Mothers: Part 4
Each woman had the support of people who advocated for her. To me it also seems that each woman was an active participant in her care giving her power and autonomy.
A Call to Make a Difference for Black Mothers: Part 3
In all transparency, in my mind I knew exactly how I was going to approach the interview process, and I knew exactly what I was going to write. Until the interviews.
A Call to Make a Difference for Black Mothers: Part 2
I have worked in healthcare for 25 years. I know my rights as a patient, and I am not a docile person. In my mind I wondered how many times this happened to other women. If I was treated that way and I worked in health care, what then of the women who didn’t?
A Call to Make a Difference for Black Mothers: Part 1
The midwifery model of care certainly offers a more rounded and whole approach to the needs and care of women in pregnancy. However, is it enough to address the gaps that exist in pregnancy outcomes related to ethnicity?