Sanford Health’s Post

Such an important conversation; while our focus on inpatient L&D for maternal safety may be slowly gaining attention, the real topic is what are we doing postpartum to improve our maternal mortality and morbidity rates? THIS is the future of maternal health care.

Yes, everything about this. Mothers need more care than doctor's appointments. Mother's need more attention post-birth and the conversations and support need to start pre-birth. Mothers deserve more than the lactation services offered at some pediatricians offices and more than the 6 week doc appt and the perinatal mental health assessment. More than calling it the 'baby blues' which makes it sound like it's minimal at best. Mothers deserve more... More care, conversations and support around topics like paternal care, mental health disorders and when they can show and what can trigger them, lactation support and lactation disorders, rage, anxiety, changes in priorities, guilt, shame, self-trust, changes in career, birth trauma, grief in parenthood and identity shifts, building your 'village', post-birth bleeding, changes in desire to be employed, how to advocate for yourself, and more. 🌟💡Postpartum/Postnatal Group Support: COMING SOON! (Virtually) 📅 Check out my upcoming Prenatal Group Support for expecting mothers with a career because post-birth and post-leave return care starts pre-birth and pre-leave. Join today, we start February 19th! https://rb.gy/h7c03d

Day 1 at the Future of Maternal Care Summit closed with a vital topic - Increasing the Value and Convenience of Postpartum Visits. Over half of deaths in pregnancy take place 7-30 days postpartum and such a discussion like this it is integral to reduce maternal mortality. Moderated by Dawn Steiner, MD, MS-HQS, FACOG Steiner, and featuring esteemed panellists Meghan Doyle, Talia Borgo CNM, WHNP, RN, Jin Lee, Ph.D, Linda Genen, MD, MPH and Leslie Saltzman there were some incredibly enlightening takeaways 💡: ⏱️ Every patients combination of needs is different, wether that is physical rehab, mental healthcare etc. We need to think how we take the burden off the patient and create a knowledgeable and specialized team AND this must start prenatally to enable time to build relationships. 💲Rethinking and Refunding Postnatal Care. There is often a mismatch between what clinical community wants to tick of and what the birthing person needs, we need reimbursement models that support lengthening these visits, encouraging continuity of care and prioritizing mental healthcare. 🤲 Postpartum Group Support can be an excellent strategy to improve attendance in postpartum visits, and can help build a sense of a community, encouraging the mother to attend. #postpartumcare #maternalcare #fomc2024

Grateful for the enriching experience of being part of this study! 📚💡 It's been a journey of learning, collaboration, and contributing to valuable research. Excited for the insights gained and the positive impact it may have. #ResearchJourney #PSC #pregnancy #EASL

In Massachusetts, excessive out-of-pocket health care costs can put essential prenatal, labor and delivery, postpartum, and miscarriage management care out of reach to those who need it. This is why the Medical Society is proud to support An Act Ensuring Access to Full Spectrum Pregnancy Care, which would address these climbing costs by requiring insurers to cover the full spectrum of pregnancy care – from prenatal to delivery to postpartum – with no financial burden on patients. https://ow.ly/KyGh50QzoFm https://ow.ly/VFnq50QzoFl

April is c-section awareness month. This is a world wide campaign that educates society more especially women about the importance & the pros and cons of having surgical birth. A C-section is a life saving procedure but can be problematic if done unnecessarily. It has become very popular that healthy pregnant women with low risk pregnancy opt for C-section vs vaginal birth. There so many costs involved when doing surgical birth, from the duration in hospital as part of your recovery, the anaesthetist ( who hardly charge medical aid rates), paediatrician and Gynecologist. All these mentioned are specialists, therefore, being on the correct Medical aid and the correct option is very vital to help cover the costs. Let Cornerstone Healthcare Consulting Services & Cornerstone Financial Services Group guide you on your journey.

***UPDATE - today's event has been postponed. Please stay tuned for another date when the Congresswoman can join us! 🚨TODAY🚨 : Join us for our FREE virtual Healthy MOM webinar at 2:30PM ET featuring experts from the NWHN, March of Dimes, and Congress to learn how we can all work together to protect health care coverage during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. Webinar attendees will learn: ✔️ Health care advocacy and navigation strategies for mothers and their loved ones postpartum ✔️ Why the United States has the worst maternal health outcomes as compared to other high-income countries, and how barriers to coverage make these outcomes worse ✔️ Why pregnancy and childbirth are so expensive in the United States, and how this contributes to preventable maternal deaths ✔️ What we mean by the “4th trimester,” and why this time is critical for maternal health ✔️ All about the Healthy MOM Act, a bill introduced by Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) that seeks a special enrollment period for pregnant women so they can access high-quality and timely prenatal care. Join us: https://bit.ly/4auOsMS

Pre-eclampsia/eclampsia is one of the leading causes of maternal mortality worldwide, yet it remains incompletely understood. Now, citizen scientists can participate in the Science Scribbler project through Zooniverse to help researchers unravel intracellular dynamics of the placenta to shed light on the underlying mechanisms of pregnancy complications. Learn more: https://ow.ly/yhK850Su6RN

Have you ever asked a woman with psoriasis in your care if they have concerns about starting a family? Have you discussed the importance of disease control before, during and after the pregnancy? There are a lot of takeaways from #AAD2024 and ensuring that you’re asking the right questions of women with psoriasis in your care is one of them! That’s why UCB has teamed up with European dermatologists like Álvaro González Cantero, Nancy Dattola, Nina Magnolo, Dr Elise Kleyn and Tom Hillary to co-create resources ready for you to apply in your day-to-day practice. Start implementing shared decision-making in your practice by downloading this checklist today. This post is targeted at EU healthcare professionals.