Clinical Conversations

March 14th, 2018

Podcast 218: Better integration of midwifery associated with better birth outcomes

An analysis of the states’ integration of midwifery into their healthcare systems concludes that better integration led to better outcomes for mothers and babies. We discuss this with Dr. Saraswathi Vedam, the study’s first author. Links: University of British Columbia’s Birth Place Lab PLoS One article First Watch coverage of the Lancet series on midwifery

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June 22nd, 2015

Clinical Conversation 177: Can We Deliver NICEly?

Neel Shah wrote a Perspective essay in the New England Journal of Medicine earlier this month on the U.K.’s NICE recommendation that encourages wider acceptance of home delivery and midwifery. The question is, could it work in the U.S.? For the audio-oriented Clin Con audience we’ve adapted a video conversation that took place on Medstro (https://medstro.com/groups/nejm-group-open-forum/discussions/112). […]

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