AHA blog: Sutter Health strengthens maternal care through innovation and connection
Sutter Health is taking a proactive, systemwide approach to maternal care — supporting a range of birth experiences while reinforcing the consistent use of evidence-based practices and clinical protocols. This includes a thoughtful approach to how and when cesarean sections are performed. In recent years, the California-based system deployed a coordinated framework across all 16 of its labor and delivery departments, increasing options for laboring mothers and reducing C-sections when it is safe to do so. READ MORE
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