March 04, 2023

Thank you for visiting Maternl. Maternl shares my thoughts and life's work as a physician, an obstetrician, to heal, comfort, teach and advocate.



Michael R Beman MD MBI FACOG

"The first song on earth was a child's cry, a canticle of absolute beauty. Each note a bequest for eternity; ageless music of heartsounds and first-breath sighs to immortalize the promise of humankind."


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Ethos

I believe we who have taken the "Oath" to practice our sacred profession of medicine and committed ourselves to the healing arts must do so with the imperative to respect the sanctity of health for all those we treat - with a sense of high privilege- and must profess empathy, trust and social justice. Maternl is my personal instrument to advocate, heal and comfort and share by addressing maternal, newborn and child health needs and access to care through a unique and original portfolio of poems, pre-natal tools, thoughts, a caring community for pregnancy and pregnancy loss and a personal / public forum ( Ephemeris Project ) for health professionals-primarily health professional students-to share thoughts on the human aspects of caring.


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Request a complementary personalized poem

Request and receive pro bono an original and signed, personalized poem to comfort and support; memorialize and honor.


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For pregnancy and newborn loss

A place and community for comfort, empathy, support and hope if you should experience a miscarriage, stillbirth or newborn death including more original writings, poems, sharing and bereavement resources and excerpts from my book: Parenthood Lost.  


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Assistance for and information about access and advocacy for prenatal care

GetCare: a program to address disparities in access to pre-natal and women's health care by providing resources for prenatal care with dignity through advocacy.


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My library of original poetry, writings and publications

A selection from my collection of original poems writen for and dedicated to my patients to comfort at times of loss along with other essays, writings and thoughts.


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Ephemeris Project

Primarily for students, here you may contribute your thoughts as you learn and experience the human aspects of caring. All information entered is anonymous unless you wish to identify your self in your comments. You will also find current periodic additions to my portfolio of poems, essays, citations and other writings to further express philosphies, concerns and elations.


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Trust survey

Maternl is interested in understandng better how trust is established between the patient and the health care professional.


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My biography

Learn about me and my career as practicing Obstetrician, Professor, Chief Patient Safety Officer and Associate Dean at The Icann School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital; earier at the Yale School of Medicine and Yale New Haven Hospital; and my journey to create and lead the Hygeia Foundation for Perinatal Loss and Bereavement.


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Information about Hygeia and Hygeia Health Systems

The programs of Hygeia Health Systems, LLC (HHS) named after the Greek goddess of health and healing, concern the human dimension of healthcare: the balance of collaboration between the patients and their providers.


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Contact me

I welcome you to contact me with your comments, thoughts and questions. You may reach me by clicking here to go to fill out the contact form or direct email at:
berman@drberman.org


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