Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
November 08, 2012 | by: Pam Vireday
Continuing along in our occasional series on "Welcoming All Families" to our childbirth classes, this two part guest post is written by Pam Vireday, creator of the Well-Rounded Mama blog. Today, Pam shares how to promote optimum outcomes at the births of plus sized people.
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November 05, 2012 | by: Pam Vireday
Continuing along in our occasional series on "Welcoming All Families" to our childbirth classes, this two part guest post is written by Pam Vireday, creator of the Well-Rounded Mama blog. Are your childbirth classes friendly to people of size? What special accomodations an
November 07, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
Science & Sensibility readers may recall the Maternal Obesity from all Sides series* we did a few months ago. Last week, while walking my dog and catching up on a few news podcasts, I heard this story on NPRs Morning Editiona segment that was a part of the news outlets series on Obesity in
October 11, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
At two-years-old, our middle son underwent what would end up being a non-conclusive colonoscopy, in our attempts to diagnose the cause of his chronic diarrhea. Around the same time, he suffered from eczemaan itchy, red skin rash that made him miserable, and sometimes kept him awake at night.
June 14, 2011 | by: Kathleen Kendall-Tackett
[Editor's note: in this installment of our maternal obesity series, Dr. Kathleen Kendall-Tackett will guide us through a review of maternal obesity as it pertains to breastfeeding. To read this series from the beginning, go here. Tomorrow, we will finish up with some final th
June 08, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
[Editors note: This is the third in a series of seven posts on maternal obesity. If you missed the first two installments, go here to begin reading.] The CA-PAMR (PAMR) points to disparities in maternal outcomes by ethnicity and in conjunction with weight categorization
June 07, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
[Editor's note: This is part two of a seven-part series on maternal obesity featuring Kimmelin Hull, UNC-Charlotte Assistant Professor of Kristen Montgomery, childbirth educator and expert blogger on maternal weight issues, Pamela Vireday, from the Well Rounded Mama blog site, and health psych
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