Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
March 19, 2013 | by: Deena H. Blumenfeld, ERYT, RPYT, LCCE, FACCE
Regular contributor Deena Blumenfeld shares her recent experience with a research article that washed over social media outlets and was shared and discussed by many birth professionals. Deena explains how she fell in step with others and ended up being lead down the wrong path.
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July 28, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
A recent All Things Considered story that aired as a part of NPRs Beginnings series discussed concerns over elective labor inductions and the movement by some doctors to decrease this trend in our countrys maternity care system. From the news piece, Doctors to Pregnant Women: Wait at Least
May 09, 2010 | by: Henci Goer, BA
Last August, I argued against ACOGs current position on inducing labor with misoprostol, which is that misoprostol is safe when used appropriately (p. 387), by which ACOG means provided it is used in doses no greater than 50 micrograms in women with an unscarred uterus. In March, I started work
August 16, 2009 | by: Henci Goer, BA
Ahh, the new ACOG induction guidelines, so much to dislike, so little time. Still, others are also commenting, so I will focus on debunking ACOGs portrayal of misoprostol. ACOG STATEMENT: There is . . . a large body of published reports supporting (misoprostols) safety and efficacy when used
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