Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
September 03, 2019 | by: Henci Goer, BA
The great difficulty of attempting to determine comparative perinatal and neonatal mortality with home vs. hospital birth is amassing a large enough dataset of appropriately designed studies. In their review, “Perinatal or neonatal mortality among women who intend at the onset of labour to give birth at home compared to women of low obstetrical risk who intend to give birth in hospital: A systematic review and meta-analyses,” Hutton & colleagues (2019) overcome these difficulties with an ingenious study selection and analysis strategy.
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October 22, 2014 | by: Henci Goer, BA
By Henci GoerUnless you have been "off the grid" on a solitary trek, surely you have read and heard the recent flurry of discussion surrounding the just released study making the claim that the timing of when a woman receives an epidural ("early" or "late" in labor) made no difference in the ra
December 18, 2013 | by: Henci Goer, BA
Today, author Henci Goer takes a look at a new Cochrane Systematic Review; Maternal positions and mobility during first stage labour and finds that the results of this review support the 2nd Lamaze International Healthy Birth Practice: Walk, move around and change positions throughout labor.
October 02, 2013 | by: Henci Goer, BA
The 20 minute electronic fetal monitoring strip is a "right of passage" for any woman being admitted to the hospital in labor. But is this automatic 20 minute strip evidence based? Regular Science & Sensibility contributor Henci Goer takes a look at a recent Cochrane systematic revie
May 14, 2012 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Science is simply common sense at its best. ~Thomas HuxleyScience. Sensibility. Science and sensibility are good words. I gravitate to these words naturally. These words offer me security, comfort and a feeling of order in the world. I am delighted and honored to
April 11, 2012 | by: Kathy Morelli
As a childbirth professional or an expectant parent, do you wonder about the multitude of pain management techniques offered for childbirth?As part of the Cochrane Collaboration, Leanne Jones and eight of her colleagues (2012) has published new research synthesizing divergent data constructs and sum
March 13, 2012 | by: Lisa D Baker, BSc, BEd,LCCE, FACCE
On February 15th, the Cochrane Library published a new review comparing cardiotocography (CTG) to intermittent auscultation of fetal heart rate on admission to the labor ward for assessment of fetal well-being (1). The results of the review support current recommendations from healthcare providers w
November 13, 2010 | by: Andrea D. Lythgoe, LCCE
Systemic reviews are generally considered to be at the top of the evidence pyramid, providing one of the best sources of information. But just like any other type of research, a systemic review is only as good as the work and data that goes into it. A systemic review carefully looks at all of the
August 24, 2010 | by: Henci Goer, BA
Iatrogenic (adjective): induced in a patient by a health care provider's activity, manner, or therapy. An iatrogenic disorder is caused by medical personnel or procedures or develops through exposure to a health care facility.Iatrogenic norm: a defined range of normal values for a biological pro
August 13, 2010 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
The blog has been quiet for longer than usual. I had a great family vacation at the beginning of the month and came back to deadlines. I've got a pile of blog posts half-written and some good stuff in the pipeline, but I thought I'd share a few papers of interest to childbirth educators in the meant
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