CIMS and The Media
Press Releases

CIMS and The Media

The Coalition for Improving Maternity Service is an important and reliable resource for health journalists who want to learn and report about evidence-based maternity care. CIMS’ Evidence Basis for the Ten Steps of Mother-Friendly Care, published in 2007, as well as ongoing updates to the research is supported by our Evidence and Action Committee and our CIMS U.S. Birth Practices Advisory Council.

Please visit our About CIMS page for more information or contact us to be connected with a media spokesperson.

Coalition for Improving Maternity Services
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Raleigh, NC 27607
Tel: 919.863.9482
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Press Releases and Public Communications

• September 9, 2010: Letter to ACOG President Dr. Richard Waldman
• July 23, 2010: CIMS Responds to Promising but Conflicting Revised VBAC Guidelines
• July 9, 2010: CIMS Responds to the Publication of an Extremely Skewed Study on the Safety of Homebirth
• March 16, 2010: More Mothers Can Be Saved--CIMS Recommends Mother-Friendly Care In Response to the Joint Commission Report on Maternal Mortality
• March 12, 2010: The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services Applauds NIH Support for VBAC
• Sept. 23, 2009: The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services Responds to The Today Show’s Biased Reporting on Midwifery Care and Home Birth (PDF)
• Sept. 15, 2009: Childbirth Connection’s letter to Senate Finance Committee (PDF)
• June 9, 2009: Letter of support for New Jersey Maternity Care Worst to First Campaign (PDF)
• April 28, 2009: Choosing a Birth Care Provider? The Birth Survey Now Offers Access to Reviews of Local Maternity Care Providers and Facilities (PDF)
• April 16, 2009: Letter of support for North Carolina Friends of Midwives (PDF)
• March 25, 2009: Letter of support for ICAN of Northwest Arkansas (PDF)
• March 19, 2009: Need for Transparency Increases as Cesarean Section Rates Rise (PDF)
• Dec. 4, 2008: The Birth Survey Now Available Nationwide (PDF)
• Dec. 2, 2008: Letter to the Board of Trustees of the Northeast Health Corporation: CIMS’ Statement of Support for the North Shore Birth Center (PDF)
• Nov. 27, 2008: Mother-Friendly Childbirth Forum Brings Leading Experts in Maternity Care to San Diego (PDF)
• June 25, 2008: Pregnant Women and Birth Professionals Find New Online Resource for Evidence-Based Maternity Care and Childbirth [PDF]
• May 5, 2008, Letter to the Editor of TIME Magazine: CIMS' Response to TIME Magazine Article "Choosy Mothers Choose Caesareans" [PDF]
• April 28, 2008, Letter to National Birth Policy Coalition: CIMS' Statement of Support for the NBPC and The Big Push for Midwives Campaign [PDF]
• April 4, 2008: Coalition for Improving Maternity Services Announces Relocation to Raleigh, N.C. [PDF]
• March 5, 2008: Jennifer Block, Author of "Pushed: The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care" to Speak at Mother-Friendly Childbirth Forum [PDF]
• February 26, 2008: Experts to Address Rising Maternal and Infant Mortality Despite Price Tag of $79 Billion for Maternity Care [PDF]
• March 1, 2007: Care Supporting Normal Birth is Best for Mothers and Babies [PDF]
• April 26, 2006: Birth Practices Committee Holds Inaugural Meeting at CIMS Tenth Anniversary Meeting in Boston [PDF]
• March 21, 2006: Elective Cesareans Defy US Department of Health and Centers for Disease Control Goals for Improving Maternal and Infant Health [PDF]
• January 19, 2006: Maternal-Child Health Experts Reveal Best Practice is also Mother-Friendly [PDF]
• December 27, 2005: Increased Cesarean Rate for Low-risk Women Contradicts National Goals and Guidelines to Improve Maternal and Infant Health [PDF]
• September 1, 2005: CIMS Launches First Mother-Friendly Global Survey of Maternity Care Practices [PDF]
• 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]
• November 2004: CIMS Participates in First Joint Mother-Baby Friendly Conference [PDF]
• 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 12, 2004: CIMS Responds to Wall Street Journal Article on Birth Doulas [PDF]
• January 2004: Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative Included in World Health Organization Breastfeeding Publication [PDF]
• December 2004: CIMS Shares Importance of Mother-Friendly Childbirth on Breastfeeding Success at New Delhi Conference [PDF]
• November 19, 2003: Women's Health Care Professionals Issue Warning About Cesarean Section on Demand [PDF] (joint press release with Lamaze International)