A large randomized trial showed home visits from nurses for pregnant people did not improve their or their babies’ health outcomes.
Maternal and Infant Mortality Crisis
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The Challenge of Improving Birth Outcomes for Low-Income Women
Jose Fernandez shares new research that explores whether longer and more frequent prenatal nurse visits effect adverse birth outcomes.
Posted inCost of Care
Pain, Fear and Waste: The Costs of Unnecessary Care
We explore cascades of care — how a clinician’s desire to be thorough can snowball into a harmful spiral of unnecessary care.
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Can More Time on Medicaid Lower Maternal Deaths?
We explore the country’s high rates of pregnancy-related deaths and the potential impact Biden’s push to expand Medicaid coverage for pregnant people may have.
Posted inCost of Care
Pain, Fear and Waste: The Costs of Unnecessary Care
We explore cascades of care — how a clinician’s desire to be thorough can snowball into a harmful spiral of unnecessary care.
Posted inInsurance
What Role Did Medicaid Play in Previous Pandemics?
Kosali Simon on a paper comparing infant mortality in flu pandemics before and after the introduction of Medicaid.