One line. One team. From tangle to trust.

A national 501(c)(3) nonprofit

Every birth deserves a team.

Unravel Healthcare Alliance brings TeamBirth, an evidence-based model for communication and shared decision-making in labor and delivery, to hospitals that could not otherwise afford it.

Why this matters

Childbirth in America is more dangerous than it was a generation ago.

More than 2× U.S. maternal mortality rate is more than double that of most other high-income countries. Source: Commonwealth Fund
2 to 3.5× Black and Native American women experience 2 to 3.5 times higher maternal mortality. Source: CDC
80 to 90% Of patient harm involves failures in communication and teamwork. Source: The Joint Commission

What we do

We fund the hospitals that can’t fund themselves.

TeamBirth is implemented by Unravel Healthcare. It’s quickly becoming the standard of care for perinatal care delivery. Unravel Healthcare Alliance identifies perinatal units that want TeamBirth but don’t yet have the resources for it, then connects them with funding.

Implementation follows a rigorous process refined over years of work in hospitals nationwide. Unravel Healthcare stays engaged with each unit for well over a year to ensure a sustainable implementation. Afterward, we bring the outcome data from every sponsored site back to the funders who made it possible.

The model

Two tools, one shared plan for every birth.

TeamBirth centers on two simple tools: a shared planning board in the room and a short team huddle at every decision point. Together, they keep the person giving birth and their care team working from the same plan.

There’s no new technology to learn and no new staffing model to adopt. The result is a reliable way to make sure nobody’s voice, especially the patient’s, gets lost.

300+ hospitals 24 states 5 countries
A birthing person, a nurse, and a clinician connected by two-way arrows
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The hospital team treated me really well and took very good care of me and my baby. I felt heard and there was no judgment. They answered all my questions.
TeamBirth patient, via Unravel Healthcare

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Fund the next Implementation.

Every gift goes to a hospital that applied, qualified, and could not carry the cost on its own. Unravel Healthcare Alliance is a 501(c)(3), so your gift is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

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