AABC Leads Successful National Grant Award with 48 Local Birth Center Sites
March 1, 2013
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation announced that American Association of Birth Centers has been awarded a $5.35 million four year grant for the Strong Start for Mothers and Newborns
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Congressional Briefing Hails Cost Savings of Birth Centers
February 12, 2013
Washington, DC—Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard hosted a congressional briefing on a newly released study by the American Association of Birth Centers (AABC) that shows women who receive care at
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Accepting Applications for Amy Ellen Polk Memorial Scholarship
February 1, 2013
Scholarship Available to Attend How to Start a Birth Center Workshop
The AABC Foundation is accepting applications for the Amy E Polk Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship was developed in
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New Study Shows Midwife-Led Birth Centers Improve Outcomes and Lower Health Care Costs
January 31, 2013
As health care costs and the rate of cesarean births for expecting mothers have escalated over the past two decades in the United States, a new study released today shows that women who receive care
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Mark Your Calendars!
December 20, 2012
Annual Convention:
September 26-29, 2013-AABC 7th Annual Birth Institute in Minneapolis, Minnesota
*One day was added to the Annual Convention to meet the needs of members.
How to Start a Birth
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Additional Member Feedback Sought on Updates to Proposed Revisions to Birth Center Standards
September 28, 2012
After taking into consideration the member commentary that was made on the AABC website, The AABC Standards Committee has reconvened to review and update the AABC Birth Center Standards by
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Election 2012 Results
September 28, 2012
The AABC 2012 Election had very close races, which can be attributed to the high quality candidates the Nominating Committee selected for the ballot. Elected to serve are:
Lesley Rathbun, MSN, FNP,
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Member Feedback Sought on Proposed Revisions to Birth Center Standards
August 8, 2012
In an effort to update the AABC Birth Center Standards by which birth centers are accredited by the Commission for Accreditation of Birth Centers, the AABC Standards Committee has
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AABC Seeks Nominations for 2012 Achievement Awards
July 16, 2012
Do you want to recognize a person who has been a champion for birth centers? You may want to nominate a writer who has given your birth center exceptional media coverage, a consumer who has
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AABC Receives Exemplary Partner Organization Award
June 15, 2012
The American College of Nurse-Midwives presented the American Association of Birth Centers with the Exemplary Partner Organization Award at their 56th Annual Meeting on June 5th in Long Beach
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SBA offers Data Resources tool
March 20, 2012
The US Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced a new tool to make research simpler for small businesses. Birth Centers might benefit from checking out the Small Business Data Resources and
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Birth Center Featured at Obama Administration's Announcement of the Strong Start Funding Initiative
February 8, 2012
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius held a briefing at the DC Developing Families Center and Family Health & Birth Center to announce more than $40 million in grants to test ways to reverse the
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CDC Recognizes Women's Health and Birth Center for Outstanding Care
December 7, 2011
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) National Survey of Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC) Benchmark Report awarded a near perfect score of 98% to the Women's Health and Birth
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Rally your friends and families for birth centers
December 7, 2011
According to new U.N. data, maternal mortality in the U.S. has worsened, falling from 41st to 50th in the world. In other words, women in the U.S. face a greater risk of maternal death than women in
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Help make Birth Centers Available to More Women
April 15, 2011
It seems that the only work Congress is doing relates to repealing the Health Care Reform mandates and budget cuts. BUT much more is happening in DC. Congress is passing bills that are
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AABC-ACNM Congressional Briefing on February 7, 2013
January 29, 2013
Help us spread the word!
On Thursday, February 7, 2013, the American Association of Birth Centers (AABC) is joining with the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) to host a congressional briefing
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Birth Center Study Update and New Facebook Webinars
January 17, 2013
The wait is finally over! The largest study of Midwifery-led care in birth centers, titled “Outcomes of Care in Birth Centers 2007-2010: Demonstrating a Durable Model”, will be published in the
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How To Start a Birth Center
October 16, 2012
With the New Year just around the corner, the AABC has been busy preparing and planning its activities for 2013.
We will be holding our “How to Start a Birth Center” Workshop in
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AABC hosts How to Start a Birth Center Workshop in Florida
September 28, 2012
More than 48 people will be convening in Florida to attend the AABC How to Start a Birth Center Workshop on October 3-4, 2012 in St Pete Beach. The workshop sponsored by the American Association of
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2012 AABC Annual Birth Institute
September 28, 2012
The AABC is excited to report that the 2012 AABC Annual Birth Institute will soon be here. This year’s AABC Birth Institute will take place on October 4-6, 2012 at the TradeWinds Island
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Director of KDHE Talks Birth Centers with New Birth Company
January 23, 2012
On December 28th, Dr. Robert Moser, the director of the Kansas Department of Health & Environment, met with the professionals at New Birth Company in Overland Park, KS. New Birth Company is an
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Mark Your Calendars for Exciting AABC Events in 2012
December 15, 2011
We are proud to announce our bigger and better conference and workshop schedule for 2012! This year, there will be five How to Start a Birth Center Workshops, two Practical Techniques to Support
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Guaranteed Medicaid Payment for Birth Centers Signed Into Law by President Obama
March 31, 2010
Birth Centers celebrate as the Health Care Reform Bill will guarantee facility fee payments to birth centers all over the US. This bill will have far reaching benefits to sustainibility of
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