Three Nurses Transforming Healthcare: J&J Nurses Innovate
Healthcare advances when nurses innovate. Johnson & Johnson is pleased to have assisted nurse entrepreneurs and innovators through the Johnson & Johnson Nurses Innovate QuickFire Challenge Awards, which has awarded grant money for nurse-founded healthcare products and methods. The innovation journey, however, doesn’t end there. Below, three inspirational QuickFire Challenge recipients discuss what they’ve been […]
BabyLiveAdvice Announces $1.1 Million Seed Investment
BabyLiveAdvice, the leading virtual maternal telehealth provider, just announced a $1.1 million seed investment led by Venn Ventures and Synergen Technology Labs. Participating strategic investors include: Venn Ventures, venture capital group, Synergen Technology Labs, technology innovators, Ob Hospitalist Group (OBHG) the nation’s largest and only dedicated OB hospitalist provider, CareFirst BCBS, payer organization, and LifeBridge […]
BabyLiveAdvice partners with the National Black Doula Association
In honor of National Minority Health Month and Black Maternal Health Week, BabyLiveAdvice (BLA) is excited to report the completion of an important motherly telehealth project that will soon be launching its next phase, both bringing free virtual telehealth support to minority mothers during pregnancy and postpartum. Read Here
Maternity Care in Medi-Cal – Download PDF
There are about 4 million babies born every year in the US – and about 500,000 of them are born in California. An enormous amount of these births are funded by Medi-Cal: over one-eighth of all Medi-cal patients. Medi-Cal is a form of social insurance that covers one third of California’s population. It pays for […]
Advancing Birth Justice – Download PDF
In 2018, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a comprehensive initiative to address poor maternal and infant health outcomes and disparities. One of the proposals included the development of a Medicaid pilot program to cover doula services. The goal of this project is to cover labor support costs and provide home visits by doulas for […]
Racism Is Literally Killing Pregnant Black Women & These Numbers Prove It
Countries with the worst maternal mortality rates are not always providing mothers with proper care. For example, while U.S. rates have increased, the developed world average has dropped significantly since the year 2000. Read Here
To Prevent Women from Dying in Childbirth, First Stop Blaming Them
Although maternal mortality rates have been on the decline in developing countries worldwide, their rate has increased in the US. In 1987, there were 300 deaths per 100,000 live births but now 850-950 per 100,000 births. Each year there are about 800 women maternal deaths. Read Here
Black Mamas Matter: Maternal deaths a ‘human rights crisis’
These volunteers are doing a great job to change policy, make research and dedicate care just for black mothers. Maybe the most important thing they’re doing is to shift people’s minds so that black mothers’ voices are heard. Read Here
Hospital Review’s Podcast Welcomes Sigi Marmorstein, Child Birth Educator
In this episode Scott chats with Sigi Marmorstein from the Babylive Advice. She’s a registered nurse and a childbirth educator who has extensive experience in pregnancy, labor, birth, postpartum and family building. Listen to her insights about maternity care in the US. Listen Here
Sigi Marmorstein, CEO, Founder BabyLiveAdvice and Telehealth Consulting Services
Sigi Marmorstein and Bonnie discuss how virtual maternal and infant education models have the possibility of improving maternal and infant outcomes, especially for at-risk populations. Listen Here
