COALITION FOR IMPROVING MATERNITY SERVICES - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.rsspad.com/rss2a/82896.xml COALITION FOR IMPROVING MATERNITY SERVICES - Press Releases en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Coalition for Improving Maternity Services Announces Relocation to Raleigh, N.C. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb828094.htm The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS) has contracted with FirstPoint Management Resources of Raleigh, N.C., to provide operational and staff support for this growing national healthcare organization and welcomes Denna Suko as Executive Director. CIMS' contract with FirstPoint represents the beginning of an exciting new chapter in CIMS' history and sets the stage for bringing about the next steps in the research supporting mother-friendly childbirth, expanding the organization, increasing the quality and reach of the CIMS Annual Mother-Friendly Childbirth Forum and exploring new avenues for getting mothers the care they deserve. (PRWeb Apr 4, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb828094.htm Birth Practices Committee Holds Inaugural Meeting at CIMS Tenth Anniversary Meeting in Boston http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/04/prweb377609.htm The US Birth Practices Committee (USBPC) held its inaugural meeting in Boston, MA on February 25, 2006. The mission of the multidisciplinary group is to encourage, conduct, evaluate and disseminate research related to the best practices in birth care for childbearing women and their families in the United States and its territories. The USBPC is composed of prominent individuals and representatives of many American organizations with interest in the health of women and families. (PRWeb Apr 26, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/04/prweb377609.htm Best Selling Author and Quill Award Winner Dr. Christiane Northrup Gives Keynote Address at CIMS Annual Mother-Friendly Childbirth Forum in Boston http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/02/prweb342913.htm Daughters, mothers, grandmothers and maternity care professionals will want to attend an inspiring and empowering presentation entitled “Birth: The Foundation of Mother-Daughter Wisdom” by Dr. Christiane Northrup on February 23, 2006 at the Radisson Hotel Boston, 200 Stuart Street. (PRWeb Feb 7, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/02/prweb342913.htm Maternal-Child Health Experts Reveal Best Practice is also Mother-Friendly http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/01/prweb335328.htm A low-tech, woman-centered approach to maternity and newborn care is safest and meets women’s needs. That startling conclusion comes out of the significant findings of a Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS) research project. The commissioned research project findings will be presented at CIMS Fourth Annual Childbirth Forum and Meeting February 23-25 at the Radisson Hotel Boston. (PRWeb Jan 20, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/01/prweb335328.htm Increased Cesarean Rate for Low-risk Women Contradicts National Goals and Guidelines to Improve Maternal and Infant Health http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/12/prweb326502.htm The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS) is concerned by the continuing escalation of cesareans and by new findings: the increasing cesarean rate in the number of low-risk women who give birth for the first time and in the number of low-risk women who are having repeat operations. (PRWeb Dec 27, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/12/prweb326502.htm CDC Recognizes Link Between Birth Practices and Breastfeeding http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/08/prweb268791.htm The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS) welcomes the inclusion of the Maternity Care Practices in the CDC’s new Guide to Breastfeeding Interventions. This publication follows a strong new policy statement in support of Breastfeeding from the American Academy of Pediatrics last winter, Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk.The link between childbirth and breastfeeding is a hallmark of CIMS’s own Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative (MFCI), whose Tenth Step lists the steps of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative. The evidence-based Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative (MFCI) was adapted as a model for the World Health Organization’s Global Strategy on Infant and Young Child Feeding. (PRWeb Aug 9, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/08/prweb268791.htm Recent Studies Show Homebirth Is Safe, Episiotomy Is Harmful http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/08/prweb268797.htm The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS) finds that two recent studies about homebirth and episiotomy give additional evidence supporting the Principles and the Ten Steps of the Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative (MFCI). (PRWeb Aug 9, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/08/prweb268797.htm Dr. Suzanne Haynes, U.S. Office of Women’s Health, will Speak at CIMS’ Annual Mother-Friendly Childbirth Forum http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/02/prweb209945.htm The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS) is honored that Suzanne Haynes, Ph.D., Senior Science Advisor of the Office of Women’s Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will be speaking at CIMS’ Fourth Annual Mother-Friendly Childbirth Forum on February 25th. (PRWeb Feb 18, 2005)

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