ACNM congratulates Alameda Health System-Highland Hospital

Highland Hospital Reaches Federal Goal of Reducing First Time Cesarean Births

Silver Spring, MD - ACNM congratulates Alameda Health System-Highland
Hospital in Oakland, CA for being one of 104 California hospitals recognized as
having met or surpassed a federal goal of reducing first time cesarean
births. Alameda Health System is a part of ACNM's Reducing Primary
Cesarean (RPC) project , which is working with hospitals from across the US
to improve health outcomes for mothers and families by focusing on reducing the
incidence of first cesarean section in low risk women who have never given
birth.


A part of ACNM's Healthy
Birth Initiative and funded by the Transforming
Birth Fund and the A.C.N.M.
Foundation, the RPC Project offers unique opportunities for maternity care
professionals and health systems to initiate action steps known as bundles.
When implemented, these bundles prompt hospital system change that is aimed at
reducing the incidence of primary cesarean births in the US, which have reached
alarming rates without associated improvements in health outcomes for mothers
and babies.


Read the press
release from California Health and Human Services Secretary Diana Dooley
for more details about Alameda's reducing cesarean birth achievement
award.








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The American College of
Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) is the professional association that represents certified
nurse-midwives (CNMs) and certified midwives (CMs) in the United States. ACNM
promotes excellence in midwifery education, clinical practice, and research.
With roots dating to 1929, our members are primary care providers for women
throughout the lifespan, with a special emphasis on pregnancy, childbirth, and
gynecologic and reproductive health. ACNM provides research, administers and
promotes continuing education programs, establishes clinical practice
standards, and creates liaisons with state and federal agencies and members of
Congress to increase the visibility and recognition of midwifery care.