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Training Midwives to Save Expectant Mothers in Chiapas

Denise Grady

August 31, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Mexico, Chiapas

Through simple training and trust-building with their patients, midwives become more effective in Chiapas - and childbirth death rates drop.

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When a Boy's Life Is Worth More Than His Sister's

Valerie Hudson Andrew Den Boer

July 30, 2015 |

Foreign Policy |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: South Korea

Due to patrilineality, sons are highly favored over daughters in many countries, with serious consequence. South Korea, the only country to have returned to normal sex ratios after having a highly abnormal ratio of boys:girls, has lessons for other countries.

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Free Birth Control for Philly Teens

Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

July 27, 2015 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Colorado

A Colorado program reduced the state’s teen birth rate by 40 percent by providing young women with long-acting reversible birth control.

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A circle of moms: MAHEC finds success with group care model

Beth Walton

July 18, 2015 |

Citizen-Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Asheville, North Carolina

Expecting mothers, especially young ones, can often feel scared and unprepared about the pregnancy process. Maternity meeting groups help them gain more support and knowledge about their future pregnancies.

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Colorado's Effort Against Teenage Pregnancies Is a Startling Success

Sabrina Tavernise

July 05, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Walsenburg, Colorado

Colorado causes a large decline in teen pregnancy and abortions by implementing free, long-term birth control to prevent pregnancy. While demonstrating massive success, its continuity is in the air considering the ongoing fight over health insurance at the federal level.

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Prison Born

Sarah Yager

July 01, 2015 |

The Atlantic |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Bedford Hills, New York

More women are being incarcerated around the United States and that has spurred more institutions to create prison nurseries, which allow women to be with their newborns. It's not a new idea, but it's finding support among prison advocates as well as budget hawks because research shows nurseries can lower recidivism rates among mothers. The idea of children in prison remains controversial however.

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Detroit Team Shrinks Breastfeeding Disparities

Molly Ginty

June 22, 2015 |

Women's eNews |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

At St. John Hospital in Detroit, the principles of cultural sensitivity and collaboration—as well as lots of fundraising—have boosted previously low breastfeeding rates by black mothers.

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How one rural Alabama hospital bucked the trend and will reopen its labor & delivery

Anna Claire Vollers

May 27, 2015 |

AL.com (Alabama Media Group) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Alabama

Rural areas are seeing the shut down of medical services such as Labor & Delivery units, making it harder for expectant mothers to receive proper care. Dr. Waits in Bibb County is opening a Labor & delivery unit through critical funding, and using the unit for more than just obstetrics.

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Nepal's Renegade Strategy to Save Mothers

Patrick Adams

May 15, 2015 |

Foreign Policy |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nepal, Kathmandu, Central Region

In Nepal, a controversial drug is proving to be effective in saving mother's lives. It's the only shelf-stable, easy-to-administer solution to curbing postpartum hemorrhage. In trials, misoprostol is shown to save the lives of women who live far from medical care facilities. Since Nepal allowed use of the drug, postpartum hemorrhage has fallen from the leading cause of maternal death to number two.

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How One Hospital Brought Its C-Section Rate Down In A Hurry

Anna Gorman

May 10, 2015 |

KQED |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Newport Beach, California

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, under pressure from the insurance network to lower maternity costs, used a number of tools to lower the rate of cesarean sections done. The changes not only helped drastically reduce costs, but created a better, safer birth outcomes for patients.

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