The delivery of high quality and equitable care for both mothers and newborns is complex
and requires efforts across many sectors. The United States spends more on childbirth than …

Background The COVID‐19 pandemic introduced unparalleled uncertainty into the lives of
pregnant women, including concerns about where it is the safest to give birth, while …

Background Analyses of factors that determine quality of perinatal care consistently rely on
clinical markers, while failing to assess experiential outcomes. Understanding how model of …

Background Anecdotal and emerging evidence suggested that the 2020 COVID‐19
pandemic may have influenced women's attitudes toward community birth. Our purpose was …

This stunning sequel to Brigitte Jordan's landmark Birth in Four Cultures brings together the
work of fifteen reproductive anthropologists to address core cultural values and knowledge …

Abstract Background The United States (US) spends more on health care than any other
high‐resource country. Despite this, their maternal and newborn outcomes are worse than …

Background Much of the emerging research on the effects of SARS‐CoV‐2 disease (COVID‐
19) on pregnant people and their infants has been clinical, devoting little attention to how the …

Women's Lives integrates the most current research and social issues to explore the
psychological diversity of girls and women varying in age, ethnicity, social class, nationality …

Introduction During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic, midwives have
reported increased demand for community birth services. The purpose of this qualitative …

Giving birth in the United States, compared with other high-income countries, is notable for a
variety of unfavorable outcomes, high rates of cesarean birth, marked racial and ethnic …