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.
Read More
February 21, 2013 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
Last April, the ABIM Foundation, with Consumer Reports and other partners, drew national attention to overuse of ineffective and harmful practices across the health care system with their Choosing Wisely campaign. As part of the campaign, professional medical societies identified practices within
November 02, 2012 | by: Jacqueline Levine, LCCE,FACCE,CD, CLC
Today, S&S contributor Jackie Levine discusses the potential risks of routine cervical checks near term and how to help your clients and students be prepared to have a discussion with their health care provider about the necessity of such exams. - SMThere are some studies that show a link betwee
July 05, 2012 | by: Deena H. Blumenfeld, ERYT, RPYT, LCCE, FACCE
When the study titled Elective birth at 37 weeks of gestation versus standard care for women with an uncomplicated twin pregnancy at term: the Twins Timing of Birth Randomised Trial came out on June 13, 2012 both the BJOG:An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in
May 28, 2012 | by: Henci Goer, BA
A recent study of elective induction at term purports to show that it would reduce perinatal mortality without affecting spontaneous birth rates, although it would increase admission to a special neonatal care unit if done before 41 weeks. The study, conducted in Scotland, analyzed outcomes of 1,271
January 06, 2012 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
This past September, news hit the popular media that several Oregon state hospitals introduced a hard stop on elective deliveriesincluding elective cesarean sectionsprior to 39 completed weeks of gestation, with the potential to decrease the incidence of late term premature birthbirth occurring
January 05, 2012 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
In November, 2011, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released their preliminary National Vital Statistics data for 2010. Included in this data is a minor decrease in cesarean section ratesfrom 32.9 percent in 2009 to 32.8 percent in 2010representing the first drop in this mode of
January 04, 2012 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
According to Glanz, Rimer and Viswanath in Health Behavior and Health Education (2008): Change strategies are most effective and likely to be sustained when they are directed at multiple levels of the organization, while simultaneously taking the external environment into account.
January 02, 2012 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
Last week, we featured the five-part completion of Christine Morton and Kathleen Pine's assessment of the current Maternal Quality Care landscape in the United States. What a great way to close out the year by scrutinizing the measures our nation is taking--at both the federal and community
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
Subscribe by Email
RSS Feed