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Childbirth and Postpartum Care
Childbirth and Postpartum Care
Wednesday, November 19, 2014: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Oral
Scarce studies examine the utilization of postpartum office visits and mental health counseling after childbirth despite the fact that this is a critical period for maternal physical and mental health, a gap that this session addresses. Moreover, cesarean delivery rates in the US have been found to be significantly higher than is medically necessary thus it is important to identify geographic variations in these rates. Finally, home births are becoming increasingly popular in the US so it's important to review recent cohort studies that shed light on home birth safety.
Session Objectives: - Identify factors associated with increased likelihood of attending a postpartum visit and with increased utilization of mental health counseling after childbirth.
- Identify geography-related healthcare supply factors that are associated with higher rates of caesarean deliveries.
- Assess the methodological approaches and results from the most recent, largest and well-designed observational studies that compare home births to hospital births.
Organizers:
Kristen Kjerulff, MA, PhD
and
Rada Dagher, PhD, MPH
Moderator:
Rada Dagher, PhD, MPH
12:30pm
12:50pm
1:30pm
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by: Maternal and Child Health
Endorsed by: Socialist Caucus, Women's Caucus, APHA-Committee on Women's Rights
CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)
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