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President Amy Johnson-Grass, ND, LN, LM, CPM Health Foundations Birth Ctr+ Women's Health Clinic St Paul, MN president@birthcenters.org .

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THE BIRTH CENTER EXPERIENCE NATIONAL BIRTH CENTER STUDY II Evidence Confirms Birth Centers Provide Top-Notch Care. by Rebecca Dekker, PhD, RN, APRN for the American Association of Birth Centers, January 31, 2013.. We have reached a dramatic cross-road when it comes to maternity care in the U.S. Will we, as a country, continue on our current path of rising C-section rates, excessive costs, and poorer maternal outcomes than 33 other first-world BIRTH CENTER ACCREDITATION Ensuring Excellence through Accreditation. The Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers (CABC) is the only accrediting body whose goal is unique to birth centers. Other accrediting organizations review a variety of health care facilities. BIRTH CENTER REGULATIONS Birth Centers Regulations. So, you've decided that you want to open a birth center. You've found the perfect location in a wonderful Victorian house that you would like AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF BIRTH CENTERS What is a Birth Center? Birth Center Standards; The Birth Center Experience; Support from AABC; Birth Center Accreditation; Birth Center Regulations; Distance: How far is too far? BIRTH CENTER SURVEY REPORT Description; A comprehensive look at birth centers in the United States, this ebook is the result of analysis of the AABC Survey of Birth Centers in 2016. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF BIRTH CENTERSOPEN A BIRTH CENTERRESEARCH & DATAEDUCATIONABOUT AABCFIND A BIRTH CENTER © 2016-2020 American Association of Birth Centers | 3123 Gottschall Road | Perkiomenville, PA 18074 | 215.234.8068

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Open a Birth Center . BC PICTURE . Do you want to open a birth center? Register Here Button! Congratulations! You have come to the right

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President Amy Johnson-Grass, ND, LN, LM, CPM Health Foundations Birth Ctr+ Women's Health Clinic St Paul, MN president@birthcenters.org .

President-Elect

THE BIRTH CENTER EXPERIENCE NATIONAL BIRTH CENTER STUDY II Evidence Confirms Birth Centers Provide Top-Notch Care. by Rebecca Dekker, PhD, RN, APRN for the American Association of Birth Centers, January 31, 2013.. We have reached a dramatic cross-road when it comes to maternity care in the U.S. Will we, as a country, continue on our current path of rising C-section rates, excessive costs, and poorer maternal outcomes than 33 other first-world BIRTH CENTER ACCREDITATION Ensuring Excellence through Accreditation. The Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers (CABC) is the only accrediting body whose goal is unique to birth centers. Other accrediting organizations review a variety of health care facilities. BIRTH CENTER REGULATIONS Birth Centers Regulations. So, you've decided that you want to open a birth center. You've found the perfect location in a wonderful Victorian house that you would like AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF BIRTH CENTERS What is a Birth Center? Birth Center Standards; The Birth Center Experience; Support from AABC; Birth Center Accreditation; Birth Center Regulations; Distance: How far is too far? BIRTH CENTER SURVEY REPORT Description; A comprehensive look at birth centers in the United States, this ebook is the result of analysis of the AABC Survey of Birth Centers in 2016. WHAT ARE BIRTH CENTERS? A Birth Center Is: Personal Attention. Birth Centers invite you to receive personalized, family-centered care from holistic, professional, health care providers. THE BIRTH CENTER EXPERIENCE What is the birth center experience? The quality of care in birth centers has remained consistent. "The National Birth Center Study," published in 1989, reported on prospective, descriptive data of 11,814 women admitted for labor at 84 birth centers. BIRTH CENTER STANDARDS National Standards for Birth Centers . The American Association of Birth Centers (AABC) sets national standards to provide a consistent and specific tool for measuring the quality of services provided to childbearing families in birth centers. NATIONAL BIRTH CENTER STUDY II Evidence Confirms Birth Centers Provide Top-Notch Care. by Rebecca Dekker, PhD, RN, APRN for the American Association of Birth Centers, January 31, 2013.. We have reached a dramatic cross-road when it comes to maternity care in the U.S. Will we, as a country, continue on our current path of rising C-section rates, excessive costs, and poorer maternal outcomes than 33 other first-world BABIES ACT INTRODUCED IN 117TH CONGRESS BABIES Act Introduced in the 117th Congres – The American Association of Birth Centers is pleased to announce the introduction of the BABIES Act in the 117th Congress.

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The American Association of Birth Centers promotes and supports birth centers as a means to uphold the rights of healthy women and their families, in all communities, to birth their children in an environment which is safe, sensitive and cost effective with minimal

intervention.

BIRTH CENTER ACCREDITATION Ensuring Excellence through Accreditation. The Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers (CABC) is the only accrediting body whose goal is unique to birth centers. Other accrediting organizations review a variety of health care facilities. LEGISLATION TO SUPPORT EXPANSION OF THE BIRTH CENTER MODEL The BABIES Act. The BABIES Act (H.R. 3337 / S. 1716) is bipartisan and bicameral legislation which seeks to promote accessible and affordable use of freestanding birth centers by Medicaid Beneficiaries.In the recent past, many rural and urban hospitals have closed their obstetric units due to economic pressures and high costs of providing maternity care and over half of the U.S. counties have STRONG START FOR MOTHERS AND NEWBORNS INITIATIVE REPORT Health care is far more expensive in the U.S. than in other developed countries. However, despite spending more, the U.S. ranks lower than many other countries in health outcomes, including those related to birth, such as preterm birth, low birth weight, maternal mortality, and infant mortality. For example, the U.S. ranks last for infant mortality among the 27 most wealthy countries of BIRTH CENTER SURVEY REPORT Description; A comprehensive look at birth centers in the United States, this ebook is the result of analysis of the AABC Survey of Birth Centers in 2016. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF BIRTH CENTERSOPEN A BIRTH CENTERRESEARCH & DATAEDUCATIONABOUT AABCFIND A BIRTH CENTER Tweets by birthcenters. more AABC News. 5/26/2021 BABIES Act Introduced in 117th Congress. 5/7/2021 AABC Statement on Neonatal Mortality in Birth Centers. 1 hour ago AABC News Brief - MAY 28 2021. WHAT IS A BIRTH CENTER? What is a Birth Center? The birth center is a health care facility for childbirth where care is provided in the midwifery and wellness model. The birth center is freestanding and not a hospital. Birth centers are an integrated part of the health care system and are guided by principles of prevention, sensitivity, safety, appropriate medical

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BIRTH CENTER ACCREDITATION The CABC is the only birth center accrediting body whose site visitors are specifically trained to perform a visit in a birth center and whose review panels have first-hand knowledge of the philosophy, purpose, and operation of birth centers. The CABC is dedicated to the promotion of quality care through a rigorous process of evaluation and

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Register Here Button! Congratulations! You have come to the right place. As the nation’s most comprehensive resource on birth centers, AABC works on multiple levels to provide you with a solid foundation on which to build your birth center. The actions listed below are important steps to opening a birth center. Prepare for your success! NATIONAL BIRTH CENTER STUDY II The final study sample was made up of 15,574 women. Three-quarters of the women were white, 11% were Hispanic/Latina, 6% were African American, 2% were Asian, 1% were Native American, and 3% were of other racial status. Most of the women were between the ages of 18 and 34 (85%), while 14% were 35 and older, and 1% was less than 18 years old. BIRTH CENTER REGULATIONS Additionally, the regulations will cover things such as definitions, staffing, the facility, fire and building codes, and the services you can and cannot provide. For example, no states allow cesarean sections to be done in birthing centers. These regulations will also give you information about services that you must provide, policies AABC PERINATAL DATA REGISTRY (PDR) The AABC Perinatal Data Registry™ (PDR) is an online data registry for ongoing collection of perinatal data in all settings and by all providers. This data registry, developed by AABC over the past thirteen years, is designed to collect comprehensive data on both the AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF BIRTH CENTERS What is a Birth Center? Birth Center Standards; The Birth Center Experience; Support from AABC; Birth Center Accreditation; Birth Center Regulations; Distance: How far is too far? BIRTH CENTER SURVEY REPORT Birth Center Survey Report. Sign in for your pricing! A comprehensive look at birth centers in the United States, this ebook is the result of analysis of the AABC Survey of Birth Centers in 2016. location, longevity, organizational structure, ownership, facility, annual births, volume and number of birth rooms, licensure, accreditation,

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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF BIRTH CENTERSOPEN A BIRTH CENTERRESEARCH & DATAEDUCATIONABOUT AABCFIND A BIRTH CENTER Tweets by birthcenters. more AABC News. 5/26/2021 BABIES Act Introduced in 117th Congress. 5/7/2021 AABC Statement on Neonatal Mortality in Birth Centers. 1 hour ago AABC News Brief - MAY 28 2021. WHAT IS A BIRTH CENTER? What is a Birth Center? The birth center is a health care facility for childbirth where care is provided in the midwifery and wellness model. The birth center is freestanding and not a hospital. Birth centers are an integrated part of the health care system and are guided by principles of prevention, sensitivity, safety, appropriate medical

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Use these tools: *Please log-in to acccess these members-only features. Established Birth Center Members and Developing Birth Center Members can post job listings for free as a benefit of their membership. Institutional and Midwifery Led Units can post job listings for a nominal fee. Click here to purchase a 3-Month Career

Center Posting.

BIRTH CENTER ACCREDITATION The CABC is the only birth center accrediting body whose site visitors are specifically trained to perform a visit in a birth center and whose review panels have first-hand knowledge of the philosophy, purpose, and operation of birth centers. The CABC is dedicated to the promotion of quality care through a rigorous process of evaluation and

OPEN A BIRTH CENTER

Register Here Button! Congratulations! You have come to the right place. As the nation’s most comprehensive resource on birth centers, AABC works on multiple levels to provide you with a solid foundation on which to build your birth center. The actions listed below are important steps to opening a birth center. Prepare for your success! NATIONAL BIRTH CENTER STUDY II The final study sample was made up of 15,574 women. Three-quarters of the women were white, 11% were Hispanic/Latina, 6% were African American, 2% were Asian, 1% were Native American, and 3% were of other racial status. Most of the women were between the ages of 18 and 34 (85%), while 14% were 35 and older, and 1% was less than 18 years old. BIRTH CENTER REGULATIONS Additionally, the regulations will cover things such as definitions, staffing, the facility, fire and building codes, and the services you can and cannot provide. For example, no states allow cesarean sections to be done in birthing centers. These regulations will also give you information about services that you must provide, policies AABC PERINATAL DATA REGISTRY (PDR) The AABC Perinatal Data Registry™ (PDR) is an online data registry for ongoing collection of perinatal data in all settings and by all providers. This data registry, developed by AABC over the past thirteen years, is designed to collect comprehensive data on both the AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF BIRTH CENTERS What is a Birth Center? Birth Center Standards; The Birth Center Experience; Support from AABC; Birth Center Accreditation; Birth Center Regulations; Distance: How far is too far? BIRTH CENTER SURVEY REPORT Birth Center Survey Report. Sign in for your pricing! A comprehensive look at birth centers in the United States, this ebook is the result of analysis of the AABC Survey of Birth Centers in 2016. location, longevity, organizational structure, ownership, facility, annual births, volume and number of birth rooms, licensure, accreditation,

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WHAT ARE BIRTH CENTERS? Birth Centers are part of the system of quality health care in many communities. You receive a complete network of maternity and women's health services including: Laboratory, ultrasounds, and other diagnostic testing. Consultation with physicians as necessary.

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BIRTH CENTER STANDARDS The American Association of Birth Centers (AABC) sets national standards to provide a consistent and specific tool for measuring the quality of services provided to childbearing families in birth centers. Federal and state regulation, licensure, and national accreditation constitute branches of external evaluation of quality in

birth centers.

THE BIRTH CENTER EXPERIENCE What is the birth center experience? The quality of care in birth centers has remained consistent. "The National Birth Center Study," published in 1989, reported on prospective, descriptive data of 11,814 women admitted for labor at 84 birth centers. One woman in six (15.8 %) was transferred to a hospital of which 2.4 % were emergency

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WHO'S WHO AT AABC

President Amy Johnson-Grass, ND, LN, LM, CPM Health Foundations Birth Ctr+ Women's Health Clinic St Paul, MN president@birthcenters.org .

President-Elect

AABC CERTIFICATE BIRTH ASSISTANT TRAINING The AABC Certificate Birth Assistant Training is comprehensive and robust, consisting of modules of presented content, demonstration videos, HIPAA and OSHA compliance training, an in-person skills assessment, and observation at out-of-hospital births. The following are required elements of the course: The course draws from numerous

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Abigail Lanin Eaves, MSN, CNM is the founder and Executive Director of Dar a Luz Birth & Health Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She received her MSN with a concentration in midwifery in 2002 and worked at a local hospital in Albuquerque for about 6 years. She started development of Dar a Luz in 2007 and they finally opened their doors

in 2011.

BIRTH CENTER SURVEY REPORT Birth Center Survey Report. Sign in for your pricing! A comprehensive look at birth centers in the United States, this ebook is the result of analysis of the AABC Survey of Birth Centers in 2016. location, longevity, organizational structure, ownership, facility, annual births, volume and number of birth rooms, licensure, accreditation,

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