An update on Research issues in the assessment of birth settings : workshop summary

An update on Research issues in the assessment of birth settings : workshop summary / Leslie Pray, rapporteur ; Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Institute of Medicine and National Research Council of the National Academies.

"More than 30 years ago, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the National Research Council (NRC) convened a committee to determine methodologies and research needed to evaluate childbirth settings in the United States. The committee members reported their findings and recommendations in a conse...

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Corporate Author: Research issues in the assessment of birth settings (Workshop) Washington, D.C.)
Other Authors: Pray, Leslie A. (rapporteur.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2013]
Subjects:
Childbirth > United States > Congresses.
Childbirth at home > United States > Evaluation > Congresses.
Hospitals > Maternity services > United States > Evaluation > Congresses.
Maternal health services > United States > Evaluation > Congresses.
Outcome assessment (Medical care)
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Childbirth
Maternal health services > Evaluation
United States
proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Context and background
  • Assessment of risk in pregnancy
  • Birth settings and health outcomes: state of the science
  • Workforce issues
  • Data systems and measurement
  • Costs, values, and reimbursement issues associated with various birth settings
  • Perspective from providers
  • Workshop reflections: moving the research agenda forward
  • Appendixes: A. Workshop agenda
  • B. Moderator and speaker biographical sketches
  • C. Abbreviations and acronyms.

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