https://www.cesareanrates.org/racism-and-preterm-birth daily 0.75 2017-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510189582291-X7ZGG5PN3W1DP4U3ZGI1/disparity.jpg Racism and Preterm Birth - 1 Source of graph: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Birth Outcomes [PDF] Presented by Michael Lu at the 2009 CIMS Forum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510189582291-X7ZGG5PN3W1DP4U3ZGI1/disparity.jpg Racism and Preterm Birth - 1 Source of graph: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Birth Outcomes [PDF] Presented by Michael Lu at the 2009 CIMS Forum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510189582291-OXUZ5ZVXQA8F6ZWPSBRJ/preterm-infant-deaths.jpg Racism and Preterm Birth - 2 Source of graph: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Birth Outcomes [PDF] Presented by Michael Lu at the 2009 CIMS Forum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510189582294-1AY62DOTMUB1KCSNW3AR/genetics-issue.jpg Racism and Preterm Birth - 3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510189582291-5FZQ6OV64WF1MOICV10K/genetics.jpg Racism and Preterm Birth - 4 Source of graph: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Birth Outcomes [PDF] Presented by Michael Lu at the 2009 CIMS Forum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510189586587-C298XRTMRLCH9P4VMG4K/prenatal-care-issue.jpg Racism and Preterm Birth - 5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510189586986-LWF7CY9KVB47U202BWPX/prenatal-care.jpg Racism and Preterm Birth - 6 Source of graph: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Birth Outcomes [PDF] Presented by Michael Lu at the 2009 CIMS Forum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510189586486-T3QMOLHIGFO5BKNZ3ELA/ses-classissue.jpg Racism and Preterm Birth - 7 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510189582291-8FVY4NA6Y3UKZ37GXLA4/ses.jpg Racism and Preterm Birth - 8 Source of graph: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Birth Outcomes [PDF] Presented by Michael Lu at the 2009 CIMS Forum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510189586786-724MKY5NDLBKJZ4PN2G0/smoking-issue.jpg Racism and Preterm Birth - 9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510189585986-UI1RU7DWCY95TWM7F3FT/smoking.jpg Racism and Preterm Birth - 10 Source of graph: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Birth Outcomes [PDF] Presented by Michael Lu at the 2009 CIMS Forum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510189586286-X6ZHZGGEVRX14YO4KFE3/stress-issue.jpg Racism and Preterm Birth - 11 What is corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH)? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510189582291-4IXZW9GL6M71EWCLCXKO/stress.jpg Racism and Preterm Birth - 12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510189587086-37RDFT79XK5E2Y8FFUK2/multifactorial-issue.jpg Racism and Preterm Birth - 13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510189582291-0I20UKT5FSUMWBQ6UJ9X/multifactorial.jpg Racism and Preterm Birth - 14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510189582291-HTIDAIYBO0N2HX282WVN/black-woman.jpg Racism and Preterm Birth - 15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510189582291-DOYYHGH3HYV99ZEA5D5A/exposure-interpersonal-raci.jpg Racism and Preterm Birth - 16 Source of graph: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Birth Outcomes [PDF] Presented by Michael Lu at the 2009 CIMS Forum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510189587186-IFCYPQMXQQZBNJKIOSQU/interpersonal_racism_collin.jpg Racism and Preterm Birth - 17 An independent risk factor is a trait, condition, or habit that is associated with an increased chance of developing a disease, regardless of whether other traits or conditions are present. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510189582291-S3I3E1N0MCFKGIIND5T0/race.jpg Racism and Preterm Birth - 18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510189587486-K8425Y17LYE49N60UYIZ/lu_quote.jpg Racism and Preterm Birth - 19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510189587286-94TGX3AA2VBPXK6NLX4V/place-holder2.jpg Racism and Preterm Birth - 20 Share For a less-simplistic view of these issues, please let these links start your research. Stress Hormone Causes Epigenetic Changes (September 27, 2010)—New from the NIH U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health Michael C. Lu: Redefining Maternal and Child Health [PDF] (UCLA Public Health, 2009) Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Birth Outcomes [PDF] Presented by Michael Lu at the 2009 CIMS Forum How Racism Impacts Pregnancy Outcomes (YouTube video with Michael Lu) African-American Women’s Lifelong Minority Status, Stress, and Pregnancy Outcome [PDF] Presented by James W. Collins, Jr. to the Joint Commission for Political and Economic Studies Very Low Birthweight in African American Infants: The Role of Maternal Exposure to Interpersonal Racial Discrimination (Collins, et. al.) Persistent Peril: Why African American babies have the highest infant mortality rate in the developed world (RaceWire.com, 2003) Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Birth Outcomes: A Life-Course Perspective (Lu, et. al.) Nicole Deggins has posted about National Infant Mortality Awareness Month on her blog. Blogs about race: Racialicious- a blog about the intersection of race and pop culture Racism “Bingo” for internet trolls Guerrilla Mama Medicine- Mai’a blogs about racism, birth, midwifery and motherhood Womanist Musings Crisis in the Crib Carnival Michael Lu’s book: Get Ready to Get Pregnant: Your Complete Prepregnancy Guide to Making a Smart and Healthy Baby https://www.cesareanrates.org/home daily 1.0 2021-01-26 https://www.cesareanrates.org/blog daily 0.75 2018-12-04 https://www.cesareanrates.org/blog/mybirthmatters monthly 0.5 2018-06-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1529098820359-VG9RSHGWCEX4D5S110B4/MyBirthMatters-screenshot-hospital-rates_preview.jpeg Blog - California's "My Birth Matters" Campaign From My Birth Matters (www.mybirthmatters.org) https://www.cesareanrates.org/blog/cesarean-practice-variation monthly 0.5 2018-06-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1530388746658-YG2QC0DEAUBMYLXD66YV/all-over-map.jpg Blog - What is practice variation in obstetrics and why should I care? https://www.cesareanrates.org/blog/variacion monthly 0.5 2018-06-30 https://www.cesareanrates.org/blog/2018/7/26/why-c-sections-as-a-pre-existing-condition-matter-more-than-ever monthly 0.5 2018-07-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1532725493776-MONVJB8NSF3ABZTMJWRH/c-section-higher-insurance-.jpg Blog - Why C-section as a Pre-existing Condition Matters More Than Ever https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1532652740052-JFV3I9RIEQ12P8J5DDDI/9219-figure-7.png Blog - Why C-section as a Pre-existing Condition Matters More Than Ever https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1532721768508-YWYHPMR4YWOWMDDZGQHA/US-CS-NTSV-VBAC-history.jpg Blog - Why C-section as a Pre-existing Condition Matters More Than Ever https://www.cesareanrates.org/blog/2018/12/3/did-tort-reform-in-texas-lower-the-states-total-cesarean-rate monthly 0.5 2018-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1543883952401-HV56PZF0W7T5WCVO3BUQ/TX-cs-rates.png Blog - Did Tort Reform in Texas Lower the State's Cesarean Rate? 2018 UPDATE Texas adopted the new U.S. Standard Certificate of Live Birth in 2005. Historical data were downloaded in 2014 from the CDC NCHS Beyond 2020 query system which no longer exists. More about NCHS compliance with state requirements for micro-data access: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/dvs_data_release.htm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1543882437215-RAMZH5C7JV5H01TCKQHB/texas-cs-rates-2003-2010.jpg Blog - Did Tort Reform in Texas Lower the State's Cesarean Rate? 2018 UPDATE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1543936591856-4DN0SQL34GWRIHYY6ZM9/Texas-tort-reform-OB-cs.png Blog - Did Tort Reform in Texas Lower the State's Cesarean Rate? 2018 UPDATE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1543927445042-BCDFASXTUU3IYU8LSB1Y/TX-tort-reform-stats.png Blog - Did Tort Reform in Texas Lower the State's Cesarean Rate? 2018 UPDATE https://www.cesareanrates.org/the-unnecesarean-a-brief-history daily 0.75 2018-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510195040548-SHKWHE15Y92LCP050UDK/unnecesarean_site_header2.jpg The Unnecesarean: A Brief History https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510177074477-SYIDKTDA71PTO0UH1NAU/about-contributors.jpg The Unnecesarean: A Brief History https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510200084819-Q9GUPOX3T1XZGSJLPY3F/OBOS-unnecesarean.jpg The Unnecesarean: A Brief History https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510313436414-DBDC5QI4WLOO97GY6RBB/nih_vbac_conference.jpg The Unnecesarean: A Brief History https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510177099962-CNEB6YO9A2K6Q9K57X30/the-unnecesarean.jpg The Unnecesarean: A Brief History https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510177001848-1UHIPFBM7YX9C4M5TLYU/avoid-an-unnecesarean.jpg The Unnecesarean: A Brief History https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510200332637-GR255Z6N9F96OV41J11P/defending_ourselves_690px.jpg The Unnecesarean: A Brief History https://www.cesareanrates.org/cesarean-rates-by-state daily 0.75 2019-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1571498058074-GSKHU49PJ7VJGOJQ7HHC/NTSV-by-state-2018.png Cesarean Rates by State https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1571498001433-AU1FYZJTGDLAFBYFJ1W8/NTSV-1997-2018.png Cesarean Rates by State https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1571497107737-3WHFHFJ7YJSNFP7EG6H1/SCPCBinitiative.jpg Cesarean Rates by State https://www.cesareanrates.org/vbac daily 0.75 2019-08-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1541806296037-BIWWVDC6H0SIKX9AHRWX/vbac-by-state-2017-top.png VBAC Rates by State https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1541696132743-4SXR2OASTTJMNEEDVPWP/vbac-rates-by-state.png VBAC Rates by State https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1566321221521-JS24H5DKX3OYEXSLWXHQ/vbac-rates-by-state-2018.jpg VBAC Rates by State https://www.cesareanrates.org/maternity-data-reports daily 0.75 2020-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1529025879452-CG7CIZFFAFAMUQ0PU74H/preg.jpg Data & Resources https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1529025212484-0053L34UQQHWDNPF5QDH/public-health.jpg Data & Resources - Public Health data https://www.cesareanrates.org/hospital-cesarean-rates daily 0.75 2018-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1538064522448-XS1XAAMWAM3VV0KKRZQQ/state-dashboards.png Hospital Cesarean Rates https://www.cesareanrates.org/404 daily 0.75 2018-09-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1524755677239-G1A9CRJXM7UAEPTSQ6TH/CSRATESORG.png 404: That Page is Hiding Right Now https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510197464876-TFRRQSWXUIFNFZCJ1JYX/logo.jpg 404: That Page is Hiding Right Now https://www.cesareanrates.org/racism-and-preterm-birth-1 daily 0.75 2022-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510189582291-X7ZGG5PN3W1DP4U3ZGI1/disparity.jpg Racism and Preterm Birth - 1 Source of graph: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Birth Outcomes [PDF] Presented by Michael Lu at the 2009 CIMS Forum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510189582291-OXUZ5ZVXQA8F6ZWPSBRJ/preterm-infant-deaths.jpg Racism and Preterm Birth - 2 Source of graph: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Birth Outcomes [PDF] Presented by Michael Lu at the 2009 CIMS Forum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510189582294-1AY62DOTMUB1KCSNW3AR/genetics-issue.jpg Racism and Preterm Birth - 3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510189582291-5FZQ6OV64WF1MOICV10K/genetics.jpg Racism and Preterm Birth - 4 Source of graph: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Birth Outcomes [PDF] Presented by Michael Lu at the 2009 CIMS Forum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510189586587-C298XRTMRLCH9P4VMG4K/prenatal-care-issue.jpg Racism and Preterm Birth - 5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510189586986-LWF7CY9KVB47U202BWPX/prenatal-care.jpg Racism and Preterm Birth - 6 Source of graph: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Birth Outcomes [PDF] Presented by Michael Lu at the 2009 CIMS Forum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510189586486-T3QMOLHIGFO5BKNZ3ELA/ses-classissue.jpg Racism and Preterm Birth - 7 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510189582291-8FVY4NA6Y3UKZ37GXLA4/ses.jpg Racism and Preterm Birth - 8 Source of graph: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Birth Outcomes [PDF] Presented by Michael Lu at the 2009 CIMS Forum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510189586786-724MKY5NDLBKJZ4PN2G0/smoking-issue.jpg Racism and Preterm Birth - 9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510189585986-UI1RU7DWCY95TWM7F3FT/smoking.jpg Racism and Preterm Birth - 10 Source of graph: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Birth Outcomes [PDF] Presented by Michael Lu at the 2009 CIMS Forum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510189586286-X6ZHZGGEVRX14YO4KFE3/stress-issue.jpg Racism and Preterm Birth - 11 What is corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH)? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510189582291-4IXZW9GL6M71EWCLCXKO/stress.jpg Racism and Preterm Birth - 12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510189587086-37RDFT79XK5E2Y8FFUK2/multifactorial-issue.jpg Racism and Preterm Birth - 13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510189582291-0I20UKT5FSUMWBQ6UJ9X/multifactorial.jpg Racism and Preterm Birth - 14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510189582291-HTIDAIYBO0N2HX282WVN/black-woman.jpg Racism and Preterm Birth - 15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510189582291-DOYYHGH3HYV99ZEA5D5A/exposure-interpersonal-raci.jpg Racism and Preterm Birth - 16 Source of graph: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Birth Outcomes [PDF] Presented by Michael Lu at the 2009 CIMS Forum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510189587186-IFCYPQMXQQZBNJKIOSQU/interpersonal_racism_collin.jpg Racism and Preterm Birth - 17 An independent risk factor is a trait, condition, or habit that is associated with an increased chance of developing a disease, regardless of whether other traits or conditions are present. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510189582291-S3I3E1N0MCFKGIIND5T0/race.jpg Racism and Preterm Birth - 18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510189587486-K8425Y17LYE49N60UYIZ/lu_quote.jpg Racism and Preterm Birth - 19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510189587286-94TGX3AA2VBPXK6NLX4V/place-holder2.jpg Racism and Preterm Birth - 20 Share For a less-simplistic view of these issues, please let these links start your research. Stress Hormone Causes Epigenetic Changes (September 27, 2010)—New from the NIH U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health Michael C. Lu: Redefining Maternal and Child Health [PDF] (UCLA Public Health, 2009) Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Birth Outcomes [PDF] Presented by Michael Lu at the 2009 CIMS Forum How Racism Impacts Pregnancy Outcomes (YouTube video with Michael Lu) African-American Women’s Lifelong Minority Status, Stress, and Pregnancy Outcome [PDF] Presented by James W. Collins, Jr. to the Joint Commission for Political and Economic Studies Very Low Birthweight in African American Infants: The Role of Maternal Exposure to Interpersonal Racial Discrimination (Collins, et. al.) Persistent Peril: Why African American babies have the highest infant mortality rate in the developed world (RaceWire.com, 2003) Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Birth Outcomes: A Life-Course Perspective (Lu, et. al.) Nicole Deggins has posted about National Infant Mortality Awareness Month on her blog. Blogs about race: Racialicious- a blog about the intersection of race and pop culture Racism “Bingo” for internet trolls Guerrilla Mama Medicine- Mai’a blogs about racism, birth, midwifery and motherhood Womanist Musings Crisis in the Crib Carnival Michael Lu’s book: Get Ready to Get Pregnant: Your Complete Prepregnancy Guide to Making a Smart and Healthy Baby https://www.cesareanrates.org/understanding-the-obstetric-reporting-landscape daily 0.75 2018-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510234372578-V4ATQFXAGQOJWPUOLZ4M/all_over_map.png Understanding the Obstetric Reporting Landscape https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510234812515-JR9WGV6V12622GIZVS1U/cs_rate_reporting.png Understanding the Obstetric Reporting Landscape November 2017: All states adopted the 2003 Revised Birth Certificate by January 1, 2016.   https://www.cesareanrates.org/arkansas daily 0.75 2020-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1530985701669-XF90S21DCICVJLTVD023/IMG_3919.JPG Arkansas https://www.cesareanrates.org/territories daily 0.75 2020-05-20 https://www.cesareanrates.org/hhs-inpatient-quality-indicators-for-childbirth daily 0.75 2018-04-21 https://www.cesareanrates.org/how-not-to-misquote-the-world-health-organization daily 0.75 2018-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510268063371-37ERWJLHR12OVUNTS1QD/2015-WHO_Cesarean_section_rates.jpg How Not to Misquote the World Health Organization https://www.cesareanrates.org/childbirth-msdrgs daily 0.75 2017-11-09 https://www.cesareanrates.org/how-to-calculate-primary-cesarean-and-vbac-rates daily 0.75 2018-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1510268521220-I9DQ34NAZTPHX8JK9XSJ/how_to_calculate_delivery_rates.jpg How to Calculate Primary Cesarean and VBAC Rates https://www.cesareanrates.org/data daily 0.75 2018-04-20 https://www.cesareanrates.org/media daily 0.75 2019-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1522781680881-VN25G1J3T43MZT7S5WOT/guardian_arnold_cesarean.jpg Media - The Guardian U.S. Jill Arnold was interviewed by Molly Redden in this October 2017 article on cesarean rates and placenta accreta along with Dr. Elliott Main, Dr. Neel Shah and Dr. Flavia Bustreo. Redden highlighted the story of a woman from Mississippi named Carmen Walker who experienced placenta accreta after five cesareans during her sixth pregnancy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1522784599795-MN1ARMP0B450JQQLWZ3Y/marketwatch-cesareanrates.jpg Media - Market Watch CesareanRates.com listed as a consumer-facing resource in a 2015 article. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1522787142539-SCQY6EQYHQ3UNT8OB0I8/bloomberg-jillarnold-cesare.jpg Media - Bloomberg Interviewed by Alex Nussbaum in 2012. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1548884535187-WDCD4TOXZ3EVFS6PAHYY/cesareanratesorg-voxcom.png Media - vox.com Julia Belluz interviewed Jill Arnold about the CesareanRates.org project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1522783116292-0MH1TJ0JXWBCB7NO4OQ5/amino-arnold-quality.jpg Media - How Much Does It Cost to Have a Baby? How Much Does It Cost to Have a Baby? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1522785248652-V05Z9DADQ3CEG3154PE5/livescience-jillarnold-cesa.jpg Media - Live Science Interviewed for a 2010 article on the rise of unnecessary cesareans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1522784262334-SCII45JDM8LJNQV55CF6/IHA-arnold-cesarean.jpg Media - Integrated Healthcare Association Interviewed as a key informant for a 2014 policy brief. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1522786334775-OUMUP9QHRF41SFBUMIFS/AIR-jillarnold-cesareanrate.jpg Media - American Institute of Research Interviewed in 2013 as a key informant on an AHRQ-funded research project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1548884986718-3B35AJSLOKC57OTMI9GP/DOADM.jpg Media https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1523994364324-UWW7A9IL4PTZ376SRLE6/OBOS_jill_arnold.jpg Media - Our Bodies, Ourselves TheUnnecesarean.com was highlighted in the 2011 edition of Our Bodies, Ourselves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1548885029988-QI5A996PCMMIGS3IIH8V/cesareanrates-.jpg Media - Cesarean Section: An American History of Risk, Technology, and Consequence Dr. Jackie Wolf wrote about the early years of the CesareanRates project in her 2018 book published by Johns Hopkins University Press. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1536195472552-08E7W9SMX1H91W3CH9K8/thebump.jpg Media - TheBump.com Interview on how to choose the best maternity hospital for your birth. November 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1523292200487-9O4TGKVA412824ZMCROK/patient-safety-movement.jpg Media - Patient Safety Movement Newsletter Spotlight April 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1522782372140-7KJBQBBAW95H7HV8KO5J/forbes-jill-arnold-binder.jpg Media - Forbes.com Interview with President and CEO of the Leapfrog Group, Leah Binder. July 2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a00409cace86458cfda1800/1522783984541-M0L5N15A38RNPNDAUNAA/health-affairs-cesareanrate.jpg Media - Health Affairs CesareanRates.com cited as a source of information on C-sections for consumers. 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