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Additional News and Events Birth Matters Virginia, in partnership with the Virginia Chapter of the American College of Nurse Midwives, proudly offered special benefit screenings of Ricki Lake’s The Business of Being Born over three weeks in January. We reached approximately 430 people in seven communities, including Harrisonburg, Culpeper, Manassas, Reston, Springfield, Winchester and Sterling. "The Business of Being Born" also reached more than 675 people in two additional communities--Richmond and Tidewater. Our combined efforts reached over 1100 people in two months! (We reached another 200 at showings outside of those 2 months!) Thank you to all of the volunteers for their hard work and for all of the members of the birthing community who attended the panel discussions; your efforts made these screenings a great success! Virginia Health Information, an organization that provides consumers with access to information concerning healthcare, have released their new report, Obstetric Care Guide.This report includes a list of hospitals in the state with statistics on many topics such as cesarean sections vs vaginal deliveries and episiotomy rates. You can also see practitioners personal rates on these procedures by going to the sidebar of the page and tap into Compare Physicians http://www.vhi.org/ob_reports_ __________________________________ National Video Contest Winners Have Been Announced!!! Judges for the video contest include: __________________________________ Birth Matters Virginia is Collecting Birth Stories Click here to learn how you can share your story as well as read others' birth stories __________________________________ A Blog for Birth Matters Virginia! www.BirthMattersVa.typepad.com __________________________________ National Vital Statistics Report (March 18, 2009):Births: Preliminary Data for 2007 The cesarean section has risen to a new all-time high of 31.8% according to this just released report. Preterm and low birthweight rates have thankfully fallen. The report is long, but is full of interesting and relevant statistics about birth and birth outcomes. Click here to read the full report __________________________________ Time Magazine (Feb 19, 2009): The Trouble With Repeat Cesareans "Much ado has been made recently of women who choose to have cesareans, but little attention has been paid to the vast number of moms who are forced to have them." "Not so long ago, doctors were actually encouraging women to have VBACs, which cost less than cesareans and allow mothers to heal more quickly." Click here to read the article __________________________________ BBC News (Dec.2, 2008): Caesarean Increases Asthma Risk Click here to read the article __________________________________ Virginia Department of Health(Nov 12, 2008): State Health Commissioner Appoints Working Group on Infant Mortality Infant mortality claims the lives of seven times more children in Virginia each year than does motor vehicle accidents yet receives far less attention and focus, State Health Commissioner Karen Remley, M.D., MBA, said today in announcing the appointment of a working group of medical and health professionals and community and civic leaders to address the problem. In 2007, 839 infants died in Virginia, with premature births accounting for more than half the total. Earlier today, the March of Dimes released its first national “Premature Birth Report Card,” giving the United States a “D” grade for its preterm birth rate of 12.7 percent. __________________________________ Birth Matters Virginia speaks out on behalf of homebirth consumers 2006 preliminary maternity data from the CDC has been released. The Virginia Health Information has also released its 2006 statistics for maternity services in Virginia by facility. |
       
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