Childbirth

MindSite News Reporters Win Two Prestigious Journalism Awards

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星期四, 五月 2, 2024
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OAKLAND, Calif., May 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- MindSite News, the nation's only national news outlet reporting exclusively on mental health, is pleased to announce that two MindSite News reporters have won awards for excellence in journalism.

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  • OAKLAND, Calif., May 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- MindSite News, the nation's only national news outlet reporting exclusively on mental health, is pleased to announce that two MindSite News reporters have won awards for excellence in journalism.
  • McGhee's award-winning body of work covers the intersection of criminal justice and mental health.
  • It includes reporting on solitary confinement, police response to mental health crises, and racial disparities in prosecutions of gun possession charges.
  • Last year, he won the Peter Lisagor Award for the best reporting on crime and justice in a small outlet.

Health Equity Cannot Be Achieved Without Data Equity

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星期一, 四月 29, 2024
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CHICAGO, April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- To reduce inequities in the U.S. health system, the Data Equity Coalition is calling for standardized data collection methods around race, ethnicity, language (REL), sexual orientation, gender identity (SOGI) and disability status through a new series of issue briefs.

Key Points: 
  • "Data standardization is crucial to advancing health equity and creating a better system of health—one centered on trust," said Blue Cross Blue Shield Association President and CEO, Kim Keck.
  • Data disaggregation allows us to detect differences, if they exist, between and within populations, and to design policies and programs that can help eliminate health disparities and achieve health equity."
  • More equitable data is key to addressing the health care system's persistent inequities—especially as it relates to mental health care access for members of underserved communities."
  • "The National LGBTQ Task Force urges the expansion and improvement of sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics data collection to improve health equity.

Baby Dove Unveils New Expecting Care Campaign to Ensure Black Moms Receive the Care they Deserve During and After Pregnancy

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星期四, 四月 11, 2024
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ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., April 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Baby Dove builds on its continued commitment to help close the Black maternal care gap with the launch of its Expecting Care campaign.

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  • ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., April 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Baby Dove builds on its continued commitment to help close the Black maternal care gap with the launch of its Expecting Care campaign.
  • Research shows that across the US, racial disparities in maternal health prevent Black moms from receiving the care they deserve.
  • "As we enter Black Maternal Health Week 2024, Baby Dove is proud to uplift the stories of our grant recipients with our Expecting Care project, while reinforcing our commitment to providing affordable, accessible and high-quality care for Black moms."
  • For more information on Baby Dove's Black Birth Equity Project and the brand's commitment to closing the Black maternal care gap, visit www.BabyDove.com .

Bio-Oil® Launches 'Labor of Love' Campaign with Shawn Johnson East to Honor Labor & Delivery Staff

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星期三, 九月 27, 2023
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CINCINNATI, Sept. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bio-Oil® announces the launch of its 'Labor of Love' campaign, a nationwide initiative that celebrates Labor and Delivery teams throughout the month of September, the most popular month for birthdays. This campaign recognizes the enormity of the service, kindness, and selflessness hospital staff – including obstetricians, anesthesiologists, techs, doulas, nurses and more – offer to laboring moms during childbirth, especially during a time of year when delivery rooms are very active.

Key Points: 
  • CINCINNATI, Sept. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bio-Oil® announces the launch of its 'Labor of Love' campaign, a nationwide initiative that celebrates Labor and Delivery teams throughout the month of September, the most popular month for birthdays.
  • This campaign recognizes the enormity of the service, kindness, and selflessness hospital staff – including obstetricians, anesthesiologists, techs, doulas, nurses and more – offer to laboring moms during childbirth, especially during a time of year when delivery rooms are very active.
  • Bio-Oil® has also partnered with Olympic gymnast, entrepreneur, and soon-to-be mother of three, Shawn Johnson East, to surprise the Labor and Delivery staff at Williamson Medical Center, a local hospital in her hometown of Nashville, with custom care packages to support them during this extremely busy time.
  • "As a mom of two kids and one on the way, I know how critical the Labor and Delivery staff are in ensuring both me and my babies are healthy, cared for and supported throughout this important time," said Shawn Johnson East.

Mass. DPH Deems Birthing Center at Leominster Hospital An Essential Service "Necessary for Preserving Access and Health Status Within the Hospital's Service Area."

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星期三, 八月 9, 2023
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LEOMINSTER, Mass., Aug. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has issued its findings regarding UMass Memorial Health's controversial plan to close the Birthing Center at Leominster Hospital, deeming the program an essential service "necessary for preserving access and health status within the hospital's service area."  The full DPH letter can be found here.

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  • We now call upon Dr. Dickson, the DPH and the Healey administration to save this service and protect our community."
  • "The Birthing Center at Leominster Hospital is imperative to protect the lives of the hundreds of thousands of residents in North Central Mass.
  • Leominster Hospital, until this year when the Hospital Administration began implementing the closure, was the largest provider of birthing services for North Central Mass families.
  • These were closures that occurred despite the fact that the DPH declared those services essential to preserving the health of those communities.

MNA: Mass. DPH to Hold July 24th Public Hearing to Gather Community/Stakeholder Testimony Regarding the Impact of UMass Memorial Health's Plan to Close the Birthing Center at Leominster Hospital

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星期五, 七月 21, 2023
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LEOMINSTER, Mass, July 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Massachusetts Department of Public Health will host a public hearing on Monday July 24th, for community input on a controversial proposal by UMass Memorial Health to close the Birthing Center at Leominster Hospital, which will be held at the Hilton Doubletree Hotel in Leominster at 5:30 p.m.

Key Points: 
  • The Leominster Hospital Birthing Center provides an essential service that must be maintained, including labor, delivery, postpartum and nursery care for families living in communities of Northern Worcester County.
  • "It's going to take all of us working together to convince those in power to reverse their decision and save this service."
  • This is the very population placed most at risk by the proposed closure of the Birthing Center at Leominster Hospital, the only facility serving the two Gateway Cities of Leominster and Fitchburg.
  • These were closures that occurred despite the fact that the DPH declared those services essential to preserving the health of those communities.

Massachusetts Nurses Association: June 20 State House Hearing to Examine Hospital Service Closures and Financial Transparency Bills as Healthcare Corporations Try to Shutter Maternity Services in Leominster, Addiction Treatment in Taunton

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星期四, 六月 15, 2023
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BOSTON, June 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The dangerous trend of hospital corporations choosing profits over safe and accessible patient care will come under scrutiny during a June 20 State House hearing when lawmakers hear from nurses, community members and other advocates about legislation aimed at overhauling the Commonwealth's essential health service closure process.

Key Points: 
  • Who: Nurses, physicians, community members, healthcare advocates and experts will be testifying about closures impacting a variety of communities.
  • The hearing comes amid a healthcare crisis in Massachusetts created by hospital corporations prioritizing financial gain over patient safety and care access for years before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Understaffing is causing nurses to flee the bedside and entire communities such as Leominster and Taunton are threatened by maternity and addiction treatment closures.
  • Since 2009, more than 40 hospitals or units have closed in Massachusetts, according to a review of public records.

Massachusetts Nurses Association Statement In Opposition to Proposed Closing of the Birthing Center at Leominster Hospital by UMass Memorial Health

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星期二, 五月 30, 2023
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LEOMINSTER, Mass., May 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- UMass Memorial Health, the largest health system in Central Massachusetts, has recently announced its intention to close the Birthing Center located at UMass Memorial HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital's Leominster Campus, a program that serves as the primary maternity program for residents throughout the communities of Greater Leominster and Fitchburg.

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  • I hate to think of what will happen to these folks if they are allowed to close the center."
  • Nurses in the hospital's emergency department are also concerned about their ability to care for mothers and newborns without the Birthing Center.
  • The Leominster nurses also take issue with the hospital's rationale for closing the service, where UMass claims it is due to staffing shortages.
  • Founded in 1903, the Massachusetts Nurses Association is the largest union of registered nurses in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

San Diego Blood Bank Launches Innovative Precision Blood™ Expansion

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星期一, 四月 24, 2023
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San Diego Blood Bank (SDBB) today launched its groundbreaking Precision Blood™ initiative expansion, which the nonprofit healthcare organization believes can greatly improve the standard of care as we know it today for blood transfusion patients.

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  • San Diego Blood Bank (SDBB) today launched its groundbreaking Precision Blood™ initiative expansion, which the nonprofit healthcare organization believes can greatly improve the standard of care as we know it today for blood transfusion patients.
  • “We want people to know the thought of advanced medical research happening in the future is actually happening now with Precision Blood™,” says Nikhil Nayak, chief business officer, San Diego Blood Bank.
  • Thanks to generous blood donors and San Diego Blood Bank’s Precision Blood™ research, Kamila is now receiving blood that is more precisely matched.
  • “Precision Blood™ is the next logical step in our progression toward these goals and helping patients increase the probability of improved medical outcomes.”
    To learn more about San Diego Blood Bank and the Precision Blood™ initiative, please visit sandiegobloodbank.org/precision-blood .

BABY DOVE LAUNCHES A NEW BLACK DOULA DIRECTORY TO HELP CLOSE THE BLACK MATERNAL CARE GAP IN THE U.S.

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星期四, 四月 13, 2023
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ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., April 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Baby Dove has partnered with Sista Midwife Productions, a birth advocacy, training and consulting agency, to launch a NEW Black Doula Directory. The 'Black Doula Directory' is a national resource offering expectant moms and birthing individuals access to Black doulas nationwide along with doula members from around the world, including Canada, Australia, England, and Germany. To-date, there are over 1,000 Black doulas featured on the directory, with a goal of doubling the list of qualified doulas by April 2024.

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  • The 'Black Doula Directory' is a national resource offering expectant moms and birthing individuals access to Black doulas nationwide along with doula members from around the world, including Canada, Australia, England, and Germany.
  • "We are hopeful that the Black Doula Directory, created in partnership with Sista Midwife Productions, will limit barriers to accessing Black doulas who can provide quality care to Black families across the country."
  • Doulas who are interested in being listed on the Black Doula Directory can make a request to join the directory online.
  • For more information on Baby Dove and our commitment to closing the Black Maternal Health Gap, visit www.BabyDove.com .