Dr. Neel Shah comments on the concerning state of maternal care in Brazil.
As director of the Delivery Decisions Initiative at Ariadne Labs, Dr. Shah has been a tireless advocate for improvements and changes in obstetrics, including labor and delivery protocols . He has been a driving force in Ariadne Labs’ Expecting More, a movement that envisions greater community support for all those growing families. He has been active in the annual March for Moms event. His team is currently collaborating with hospitals across the United States, and using methods from design, systems engineering, and management to reduce the epidemic of avoidable c-sections.
Dr. Shah is an assistant professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School. He is also the Founder and Executive Director of Costs of Care, a global NGO that curates insights from clinicians that help delivery systems provide better care at lower cost. He is listed among the “40 smartest people in healthcare” by the editorial staff of Becker’s Hospital Review, and has been profiled by CNN, the New Yorker, and other outlets for his efforts to expose how overtreatment can harm patients. In 2015 he co-authored the book Understanding Value-Based Healthcare (McGraw-Hill). He is an advisor to Square Roots (a maternal health life sciences company) and the Healthcare Financial Management Association.
Areas of expertise:
Obstetrics
Pregnancy during COVID-19
Birthing partner ethics
Big Data
Dr. Shah in the News
Bloomberg CityLab: What the Post-Pandemic Hospital Might Look Like
Dr. Neel Shah featured in Bloomberg on how U.S. health care could emerge from the pandemic with better, more resilient infrastructure and practices.
Consumer Reports: Preparing to Give Birth During the Pandemic
Dr. Neel Shah comments on the challenges faced by pregnant people during COVID-19, and the policies needed for support and safety.
New York Times: Coronavirus May Increase Premature Births, Studies Suggest
Dr. Neel Shah comments on the need to prioritize and protect pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Self: Coronavirus Might Make Black Maternal Mortality Even Worse
Dr. Neel Shah comments on maternal health issues faced by Black women in the wake of COVID-19.
New York Times: Black and Pregnant During Covid
Dr. Neel Shah highlights the maternal health challenges for Black pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic.
New York Times: Study Raises Concerns for Pregnant Women With the Coronavirus
Dr. Neel Shah comments on new data released on pregnant women hospitalizations during the pandemic.
Roll Call: COVID-19 amplifies racial disparities in maternal health
Neel Shah comments on how COVID-19 has amplified inequities in maternal health
MASS Design Group Webinar: Architecture Can Heal: Adapting Healthcare Spaces in Response to COVID-19
In his opening remarks as moderator of a May 12 virtual roundtable on ways health care facilities can design better spaces to prevent the spread of COVID19, Neel Shah, MD, MPP, Director of the Delivery Decisions...
Daily Beast: Are Pregnant Women Safe if They Catch the Coronavirus? New Research Raises Questions.
Neel Shah comments on the uncertainty of how COVID-19 affects maternal and fetal outcomes.
PBS NewsHour: How the pandemic is reshaping hospital architecture and design
Neel Shah speaks with PBS NewsHour about Ariadne's partnership with Mt. Sinai Hospital and MASS Design to protect health care workers.
Boston Globe: The ‘fourth trimester’ and plight of new mothers during a pandemic
Drs. Rose Molina and Neel Shah comment on the challenges of being a new mother during the COVID-19 pandemic
ProPublica: She Made Every Effort to Avoid COVID-19 While Pregnant.
Dr. Neel Shah comments on the uncertainty of how coronavirus impacts pregnant women
World Architecture: MASS Design Group Redesigns Hospital Spaces On The Fly…
Profile of Ariadne Labs' partnership with MASS Design and Mount Sinai Hospital to use design principles to protect health care workers.
HSPH: Expectant parents, physicians, navigating fast-changing guidance on COVID-19 and pregnancy
A summary of Neel Shah's recent work to help expecting parents, clinicians navigate COVID-19 and pregnancy
Architectural Record: MASS Design Offers Guidance for Adapting Hospitals on the Fly
Ariadne partnership with MASS design and Mt. Sinai to redesign hospital spaces to protect health care workers
MASS Design Group: New Design Research Partnership Identifies Spatial Interventions that Can Help Mitigate Infection Risk Among Healthcare Workers
A collaboration between MASS Design Group and Ariadne Labs. Across the world urban hospitals are scrambling to convert and repurpose space on the fly. We drew from the Ebola experience in Africa, real-time insights from...
WBUR: Major Boston Hospitals Now Require Virus Testing For Pregnant Patients Arriving To Give Birth
Neel Shah speaks to WBUR about Boston hospital policy to test pregnant patients prior to giving birth.
WBUR: Harvard OB-GYN: In Fast-Changing Landscape, Much To Learn About COVID-19 And Pregnancy
Dr. Neel Shah joined WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss the pandemic's affect on pregnancy.
Fatherly: How COVID-19 Complicates Pregnancy — Even if You Don’t Have the Virus
Dr. Neel Shah's perspective on the pandemic's affect on pregnancy printed in Fatherly.
WNYC: New York State Will Allow Birthing Partners In Delivery Rooms Despite Coronavirus Concerns
Dr. Neel Shah spoke with WNYC about the state's decision on birthing partners during the pandemic.
Fatherly: Coronavirus and Kids: Doctors Answer Parents’ COVID-19 Questions
Dr. Shah is among the medical personnel interviewed answering questions about COVID-19 and children.
ProPublica: What Coronavirus Means for Pregnancy and Other Things New and Expecting Mothers Should Know
Neel Shah speaks witth ProPublica about what pregnant women need to know during the pandemic.
Perspectives and Resources
Fierce Healthcare: Industry Voices—COVID-19 has changed prenatal care. It’s critical to reassure patients
Dr. Neel Shah and his colleagues in FierceHealthcare on the importance of reassuring patients about the changes to prenatal care during the pandemic.
Redesigning Hospital Spaces on the Fly to Protect Healthcare Workers
A collaboration between MASS Design Group and Ariadne Labs. Across the world urban hospitals are scrambling to convert and repurpose space on the fly. We drew from the Ebola experience in Africa, real-time insights from...
Harvard Law School Bill of Health: The Ethical Argument Against Allowing Birth Partners in All New York Hospitals
Neel Shah, MD, MPP and Louise King, MD, JD examine the challenge of determining whether birth partners should be allowed in labor and delivery rooms during COVID-19 through an ethics lens.
Harvard Business Review: Fighting Coronavirus with Big Data
Neel Shah and his wife, Julie Shah, discuss how data and computation are opportunities to combat coronavirus and may help get us back to normalcy.
