New Breastfeeding Protocols Aren’t One Size Fits All
BMC care providers were asked to rewrite national guidelines for new parents living with substance use disorders to help reduce stigma while keeping infants safe.
Read MoreA New Shared Decision-Making Tool Empowers Patients in Fibroids Management
“We’ve gotten positive feedback so far from patients about their experience with the tool being a very humanizing approach and feeling like they were being heard,” Dr. Kelly Treder, who helped develop the tool.
Read MoreNeighborhood Birth Center Plans Move Forward in Roxbury
Nubian Square birthing center will offer a home-like setting with comprehensive care and programming.
Read More5 Times BMCHS Re-Affirmed Its Commitment to Health Equity in 2023
Boston Medical Center Health System’s programs continue to show equity and innovation with antiracist addiction research, gender affirming care, and more.
Read MoreThe 5 Stories Our Readers Loved The Most In 2023
This year’s most popular stories include myth-busting about loved ones with addiction, abortion bans, and how a rotation in Haiti changed the course of one doctor’s career.
Read MoreStandardizing the Decision-to-Incision Process Improves Fetal Outcomes After C-Sections
New research out of Boston Medical Center hopes to set a more equitable standard of care and improve communication among labor and delivery teams.
Read MoreBMC Labor & Delivery Director Testifies on Key Ways to Close Racial Gaps in Maternal Health Outcomes
Christina Yarrington, MD spoke at the state level about expanding doula services, postpartum home visits, and birth centers to protect Black and brown birthing people.
Read MoreBirth Sisters: The Case for Hospital-Supported Doula Programs
It’s already clear that doulas provide an opportunity to boost birth equity, but to truly do that, the doulas themselves must be championed by healthcare systems.
Read MoreFathers Who Lost Partners to Pregnancy-Related Deaths Are Dedicating Their Lives to Birth Justice
In honor of Shamony Gibson and Amber Rose Isaac, their surviving partners spoke during Boston Medical Center’s Vital Village Networks National Community Leadership Summit about Black fatherhood and advocacy.
Read MoreBlack Women Are Bearing the Burden of Abortion Bans
New research from Boston Medical Center indicates that reproductive healthcare providers must acknowledge racism to break down some of the mistrust.
Read MoreOne NICU Patient’s Rocky Discharge Amid the Infant Formula Shortage: Case Study
A medically complex baby was caught in a catch-22 upon discharge because of the formula shortage.
Read MoreCan Group Prenatal Care Improve Health Equity in Pregnancy?
“The Centering model really engages the patient to become more assertive about their healthcare.”
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