Posts Tagged ‘Question’
🟠 Does this facility have a written policy supporting informed choice and person-centered decision making?
Resource: Infographic – Decision-Making Success Infographic by Healthwise displaying eight steps to success in shared decision making between patient and provider. Link: https://cdn-www.healthwise.org/docs/document/8370.pdf
Read More🟠Does this facility provide and require education for all staff and providers on the role and benefits of continuous emotional support during labour and birth?
Resource: Infographic – Benefits of Doulas Infographic on the benefits of birth and postpartum doulas in clinical, emotional, and physical domains. Link: https://www.dona.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/DONA_infographic-3.pdf
Read More🟠 Does this facility have a written policy encouraging and ensuring access to doulas in addition to other birth companions?
Resource: Infographic – Doula Policy USA Infographic by Touro University California on an analysis of doula policy within maternal child health in the US. Link:https://apha.confex.com/apha/2019/mediafile/Handout/Paper428443/2019_Poster_40x56_Lisa%20Baracker%2CDO%2C%20MPH_final.pdf
Read More🟡 Does this facility have a written policy encouraging and ensuring access to doulas in addition to other birth companions?
Resource: Brief – Community Models for Health Equity Brief by the Commonwealth Fund on community-based models to improve maternal health outcomes and promote health equity. Link: https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2021/mar/community-models-improve-maternal-outcomes-equity
Read More🟡 Does this facility have a written policy ensuring access to and participation of birth companions?
Resource: WHO Report – Improving Intrapartum Care Report by the WHO on standards for improving quality of maternal and newborn care in health facilities. Page 22, Standard 6 iterates the standard of providing every birthing person and their family emotional support. Link: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/mca-documents/advisory-groups/quality-of-care/standards-for-improving-quality-of-maternal-and-newborn-care-in-health-facilities.pdf?sfvrsn=3b364d8_2
Read More🔴Does this facility provide the following structural supports?
Resource: ACNM – Hydrotherapy during Labour and Birth Position statement by the American College of Nurse-Midwives outlining evidence-based reasons supporting the use of hydrotherapy during labour and birth. Link:https://www.midwife.org/acnm/files/ACNMLibraryData/PLOADFILENAME/000000000286/Hydrotherapy-During-Labor-and-Birth-April-2014.pdf
Read More🟢 Does this facility have a plan or program in place to offer all women/childbearing people non-pharmacological pain management methods?
Resource: Report Summary – Physiologic Birth & CS Hormones National Partnership for Women & Families report summary discussing implications of a physiologic birth over a cesarean section and strategies to support beneficial hormonal action when a cesarean is necessary. Link: http://www.nationalpartnership.org/research-library/maternal-health/physiologic-birth-vs-c-section.pdf
Read More⚪️ Does this facility provide and require education for all clinical staff and providers about non-pharmacological pain management methods?
Resource: Educational Courses – Doula Certification Organization providing various workshops and doula certification courses for health care providers and students. Link: https://doulaworkshop.com/healthcareproviders/.
Read More⚪️ Does this facility provide and require education for all clinical staff and providers about non-pharmacological pain management methods?
Resource: Educational Course – Labour Doula & Pregnancy Fitness The Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association provides certification courses for labor doula and pregnancy fitness. Link: https://cappa.net/training-certification/specialty-advanced-courses/
Read More⚪️ Does this facility provide and require education for all clinical staff and providers about non-pharmacological pain management methods?
Resource: Videos – Peanut Balls for Labour Videos on the use of peanut balls as labour support. Link: https://premierbirthtools.com/peanut-ball-videos/
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