Maternal Mortality And Post-Partum Tragedies

15 Minutes With: Jennie Joseph, LM, CPM, Talks Midwifery, Maternal Health and Maternal Mortality in the U.S.

Most teenagers wrestle with what they want to do when they grow up — but not Jennie Joseph. “All my teachers and advisors were saying I should be a secretary or a teacher — and I said I’m going to be a midwife,” she recalled. “I barely knew what it was, but I knew it was exactly what I wanted to do.” Call it midwife intuition. Joseph, who is British and trained in the United Kingdom, is now a world-renowned certified professional midwife (CPM) a…

Strengthening Postpartum Care Coordination to Improve Maternal Health

States are implementing strategies to improve perinatal outcomes as the U.S. faces high rates of maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and perinatal mental health conditions. The postpartum period is of critical importance as many cases of life-threatening complications can arise after hospital discharge and more than half of pregnancy-related deaths occur between one week and one year postpartum.Many states are advancing strategies to …

Maternal Mortality And Post-Partum Tragedies

Op-Ed: As we discuss how to revitalize SUNY Downstate University Health Sciences University, we need to address how to reduce the maternal mortality rate for women in Brooklyn.