News and Press
April 2006
- April 26, 2006: Elective Cesareans Defy US Department of Health and Centers for Disease Control Goals for Improving Maternal and Infant Health [PDF]
March 2006
- March 21, 2006: Birth Practices Committee Holds Inaugural Meeting at CIMS Tenth Anniversary Meeting in Boston [PDF]
January 2006
- January 19, 2006: Maternal-Child Health Experts Reveal Best Practice is also Mother-Friendly [PDF]
December 2005
- December 27, 2005: Increased Cesarean Rate for Low-risk Women Contradicts National Goals and Guidelines to Improve Maternal and Infant Health [PDF]
September 2005
- September 1, 2005: CIMS Launches First Mother-Friendly Global Survey of Maternity Care Practices [PDF]
August 2005
- August 3, 2005: CDC Recognizes Link Between Birth Practices and Breastfeeding [PDF]
- August 3, 2005: Recent Studies Show Homebirth Is Safe, Episiotomy Is Harmful [PDF]
February 2005
- February 16, 2005: Dr. Suzanne Haynes, U.S. Office of Women’s Health, Will Speak at CIMS’ Annual Mother-Friendly Childbirth Forum [PDF]
November 2004
- November 2004: CIMS Responds to Preliminary Birth Data [PDF]
- November 2004: CIMS Participates in First Joint Mother-Baby Friendly Conference [PDF]
February 2004
- February 2004: Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative Gains More International Support -- Called "Gold Standard" [PDF]
- February 2004: Physicians Introduce Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative in Brazil [PDF]
- February 2004: Maternity Care Experts To Speak at CIMS Second National Mother-Friendly Childbirth Forum [PDF]
- February 12, 2004: CIMS Responds to Wall Street Journal Article on Birth Doulas [PDF]
- February 12, 2004: Maternity Care Experts to Speak at CIMS Second National Mother-Friendly Childbirth Forum [PDF]
January 2004
- January 2004: Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative Included in World Health Organization Breastfeeding Publication [PDF]
December 2003
- December 2004: CIMS Shares Importance of Mother-Friendly Childbirth on Breastfeeding Success at New Delhi Conference [PDF]
November 2003
- November 19, 2003: Women's Health Care Professionals Issue Warning About Cesarean Section on Demand [PDF] (joint press release with Lamaze International)
September 2003
- September 29, 2003: Cesarean Section Quadruples the Risk of Maternal Death [PDF]
July 2003
- July 1, 2003: CIMS Alarmed By Highest US Cesarean Rate Ever
February 2003
- February 13, 2003: CIMS Sponsors First National Forum on Mother-Friendly Maternity Care
- February 13, 2003: CIMS Makes a Global Impact
- February 13, 2003: CIMS Attends the UN Special Session on Children