Mamas on Bedrest & Beyond & Support for Mamas on Bedrest, thru post partum.

• Baby Boutiques
• Birth Professionals’ Training Programs
• Birth Support/Doulas
• Breaking News!
  • Advisory Committee Votes Not To Support FDA Approval Of Progesterone Gel For Preterm Birth Prevention
  • FDA Says Pharmacies Can Still Compound Generic Makena
  • FDA to Review Data on Compounded Versions of Makena
  • FDA Warns Against Using Terbutaline to Prevent Preterm Labor
  • Makena Approved to Curb the Risk of Preterm Labor
  • Missouri Senate Passes Bill Restricting Late-Term Abortion
  • No Link Between Folate Intake and Risk for Preterm Birth
  • NSAIDs in Early Pregnancy Linked to Risk for Miscarriage
  • Planned Home vs Hospital Birth: A “Flawed Study”
  • Policing Pregnancy
  • Update to CDC’s U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, 2010
  • Vermont Passes a Plan for Universal Healthcare
• Breast Health
  • Breast Cancer
    • Breast Cancer Gene Mutations
    • Breast Cancer in Young Women
    • Inflammatory Breast Cancer
  • Breast Self Examination
  • New Breast Cancer Screening Tests
• Breastfeeding
  • Alcohol and Breastfeeding
  • Breast Feeding Resources
  • Mother’s Milk Bank at Austin
• Childbirth and Parenting Classes
• Childcare Placement Agencies
• Compounding Pharmacies
• Diet and Nutrition
  • Galactosemia
• Fertility
• Funding
• Grocery Delivery Services
• Healthy Living
• Infant Care
  • Circumcision
  • Infant Allergies
  • Newborn Screening Tests
• International Health Care
• Jewelry and Bling
• Maternity Boutiques
• Maternity Leave
  • Maternity Leave Planning
• Post Partum Care
  • Birth Complications and Traumatic Birth Recovery Support
  • Cesarean Recovery
  • Ease Into Post Partum Exercise
  • Post Partum Weight Management
• Post Partum Mood Disorders
  • Depression in Dads
  • Helpful Blogs and Websites
  • Where To Get Help
• Preemie Parent Resources
• Pregnancy
  • Bed Rest Resources
  • Drugs and Alcohol During Pregnancy
    • Research on Drugs and Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy
    • Resources for Drug and Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy
  • Gestational Diabetes
    • 1st Trimester Wt Gain
    • Diabetes Treatment: The Iport
    • Gestational Diabetes Moms
  • Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
  • Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
  • Pregnancy Discrimination
  • Pregnancy Loss
    • 11 Ways To Comfort Someone Who’s Grieving
    • Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep
  • Prenatal Testing
    • Alpha Fetoprotein
    • Amniocentesis
    • Chorionic Villus Sampling
    • Level II Ultrasound
    • The First Trimester Risk Assessment
    • The Quad Screen
    • The Triple Screen
  • Smoking Cessation
  • Wholistic Pregnancy
• Preterm Labor
  • 17P Injection (Makena)
  • Nifedipine
• Professional Organizations
• Research
  • Amnesty International
  • Exercise & Bed Rest
  • fFN & Cervical Length as Preterm Birth Predictors
  • Is Bedrest Harmful?
  • Judith A. Maloni, Ph.D, Publications

Coalition for Improving Maternity Services

The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services is a coalition of individuals and national organizations with concern for the care and well-being of mothers, babies and families. Their mission is to promote a wellness model of maternity care that will improve birth outcomes and substantially reduce costs. This evidence-based mother-baby-and family friendly model focuses on prevention and wellness as the alternatives to high-cost screening, diagnosis and treatment programs.

Learn more about CIMS and what they are currently doing here

Coalition for Improving Maternity Services

1500 Sunday Drive, Suite 102
Raleigh, NC 27607
Tel: 919.863.9482
Fax: 919.787.4916

Web and Email

www.motherfriendly.org
info@motherfriendly.org