CBDR exists to put that data in your hands, and to build the population-level evidence that advances our understanding of community birth outcomes for the whole profession.
➡️ Join the midwives building the evidence base: fhcq.org/cbdr
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and with the legislator deciding whether your clients can access Medicaid reimbursement.
Data gives you what you need to have every one of those conversations with confidence.
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That's what registry data makes possible. In conversations with families navigating a big decision, with prospective clients weighing their options, with the OB across town, you'd like to build a transfer relationship with....[3/5]
...your screening criteria, supported by a growing body of evidence on community birth, you don't have to rely on reassurance alone. You can give your client, and everyone they love, exactly what they need to make an informed decision: the evidence. [2/5]
Your client has done their research, asked their questions, and knows they want a community birth.
Their partner is not so sure. What do you tell them?
When you practice with data behind you: your outcomes, your transfer rates...[1/5]
Your images can help us:
✦ Show colleagues what CBDR is and why it matters
✦ Make the case for community birth data in a way numbers alone can't
✦ Reflect the real, human work you do every day
➡️Interested in sharing? Comment below or send us a DM. We’ll be in touch!
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...birth and the midwives who support it, stock photos rarely come close.
If you have photos or videos that capture community birth, community birth midwives at work, or the families and settings at the heart of this work, we'd love to hear from you.
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The moments after a birth at home. A midwife charting in a client's kitchen. A family in a birth center, siblings meeting their baby for the first time, right there in the room.
Those moments are real, and they're hard to find.
When we need images to tell the story of community...[1/3]
➡️Visit BMMA and learn more about Black Maternal Health Week: blkmaternalhealthweek.com
➡️ Learn more about CBDR: fhcq.org/cbdr
#CBDR #FHCQ #CommunityBirth #BirthEquity #HomeBirthMidwife #BirthCenter #BMHW26 #BlackMaternalHealth
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At CBDR, we honor the BMMA’s powerful, lasting work, and we remain committed to doing our part: gathering high-quality birth data so that disparities in care and outcomes can be seen, studied, and addressed. Because the path toward birth justice runs through data. (2/3)
This Black Maternal Health Week, we congratulate the Black Mamas Matter Alliance on 10 years of centering Black mamas, amplifying community-led solutions, and cultivating research that centers Black communities. (1/3)
Follow them on their socials at:
Instagram: @blackmamasmatter
BlueSky: @blackmamasmatter.bsky.social
Facebook: Black Mamas Matter Alliance
LinkedIn: Black Mamas Matter Alliance, Inc. (BMMA)
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Justice calls for accountability, systems change, and respect for Black birthing experiences, while joy centers rest, healing, cultural affirmation, and the right to thrive.
Learn more about Black Mamas Matter Alliance at: blkmaternalhealthweek.com
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This #BlackMaternalHealthWeek, join us and @blackmamasmatter.bsky.social in the movement in advancing Black Maternal Health equity.
Rooted in Justice and Joy affirms that equity and celebration are both essential to Black Maternal Health. (1/3)
Not a member yet? The International Day for Maternal Health and Rights is a great day to get involved!
➡️Learn more: fhcq.org/cbdr
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And a more complete record means we can better see where inequities exist, where care falls short, and where the opportunities for change are.
Because improving outcomes for every mother starts with seeing every mother.
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The Community Birth Data Registry (CBDR) was designed to change that. By gathering birth data across the full spectrum of care, in hospitals, birth centers, and homes, we are creating a more complete record of how and where mothers give birth in this country. [3/5]
Births that happened at home, in birth centers, and in communities historically underserved by our healthcare systems have been left out of the picture. When data are missing, so is the opportunity to understand, and address, the disparities embedded within it. [2/5]
On the International Day for Maternal Health and Rights, we believe this: Every mother’s and birthing person’s story deserves to be seen, counted, and understood. For too long, the data that shapes maternity care has been incomplete. [1/5]
📄 Read the full study: Pillai RR, et al. "Macrosomia and associated outcomes in planned community births in the United States: MANA Statistics 2012-2018." Birth. 2020.
➡️ Learn more about CBDR: fhcq.org/cbdr
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...time for those conversations is built into each client’s care.
This is the power of data, and our goal at CBDR: To collect high-quality evidence that advances our understanding of birth across all settings and that supports the best possible care for every pregnant person.
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✅ Addressing structural barriers like food deserts and systemic inequities
✅ Shared decision-making at the heart of community birth midwifery care
✅ Because community birth midwives spend three to four times longer with clients in prenatal visits than is typical in hospital-based practice...[5/7]
...prenatal care. Because fetal weight cannot be accurately estimated before birth, the authors emphasize that prenatal support, not prediction, is the most powerful tool available. That means:
✅ Individualized conversations about nutrition, physical activity, and food access
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As birthweight increases, the adjusted odds of certain complications increase as well. Because the sample size was very large, the study was able to examine these associations with nuance & precision. But perhaps the most important contribution of the study is what it tells us about...[3/7]
Drawing on data from nearly 69,000 planned community births, researchers conducted the first examination of macrosomia outcomes in a midwife-attended, planned community birth sample in the United States. Their findings were consistent with the broader literature... [2/7]
Until recently, what we knew about fetal macrosomia and the outcomes associated with it came almost entirely from hospital birth populations. A 2020 study published in Birth changed that. [1/7]
