Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
June 02, 2009 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
Amid a rash of controversial pieces in the mass media about the intersection of breastfeeding, motherhood, and feminism, a new study in the Journal of Perinatal Education reveals an uneasy relationship between professional lactation consultants (LCs) and breast pumps. The piece gives us
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May 20, 2009 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
In the latest Listening to Mothers Survey 83% of women reported having intravenous (IV) lines in labor or birth. This number is probably not surprising to many of us IVs are part of the routine package of care in most settings, even for low-risk women. Their ubiquitous place in modern obstetrics
April 17, 2009 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
A doula friend of mine was telling me recently about the seemingly arbitrary variation she sees across the different hospitals where she attends births. In one hospital they always turn the epidural off when the woman is ready to push, and in another hospital just a few miles away we had to fight
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