OHSU leads national effort to define, evaluate standards for respectful maternity care

Amid U.S. crisis in maternal morbidity, death, researchers establish starting point for standard of care, accountability

By Nicole Rideout January 02, 2024 Portland, Oregon

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Standards for respectful maternity care

OHSU researchers Amy Cantor, M.D., M.P.H., left, and Ellen Tilden, Ph.D., C.N.M., right, aim to better define and measure respectful maternity care and develop a standard of care and accountability across health systems. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

Standards for respectful maternity care

OHSU researchers Amy Cantor, M.D., M.P.H., left, and Ellen Tilden, Ph.D., C.N.M., aim to define and measure respectful maternity care and develop a standard of care and accountability across health systems. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

Standards for respectful maternity care

OHSU researchers Amy Cantor, M.D., M.P.H., center, and Ellen Tilden, Ph.D., C.N.M., right, aim to better define and measure respectful maternity care and develop a standard of care and accountability across health systems. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

Amy Cantor, M.D., M.P.H.

Amy Cantor, M.D., M.P.H., is an associate professor of medical informatics and clinical epidemiology, family medicine and obstetrics and gynecology in the OHSU School of Medicine. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

Ellen Tilden, Ph.D., C.N.M.

Ellen Tilden, Ph.D., C.N.M., is an associate professor of nurse-midwifery in the OHSU School of Nursing and of obstetrics and gynecology in the OHSU School of Medicine. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)