Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
June 23, 2016 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Many Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educators mistakenly believe that they are not able to use the online classes offered by Lamaze International to their benefit. In fact, these can be a great way to add value to your class, increase the number of families you reach and make your teaching easier.
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January 06, 2016 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
In the past month, two new studies have been released - one in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), the other in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) - comparing out-of-hospital birth outcomes to hospital outcomes. These studies join a growing body of literature that consistently s
December 16, 2015 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
A recent research paper, Relationship Between Cesarean Rate and Maternal and Neonatal Mortality was published on December 1, 2015 in the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA). This new study calls into question the long standing World Health Organization recommenda
September 14, 2015 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Planned Home VBAC in the United States, 20042009: Outcomes, Maternity Care Practices, and Implications for Shared Decision Making came out on August 26th as an e-pub ahead of print in the journal Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care. It provides a much-needed analysis of VBACs in the home setting
September 07, 2015 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
The countdown to the Lamaze/ICEA 2015 Conference in Las Vegas is in single digits and the excitement is building. I recently had an opportunity to interview plenary conference speaker Elan McAllister, founder of Choices in Childbirth, an education and advocacy group for pregnant people and their fam
August 24, 2015 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
With the Lamaze/ICEA Joint Conference a little more than three weeks away, final details are well underway to make sure this joint conference offers something for everyone who attends. And if for some reason, you are unable to join the conference in person, there is a Virtual Conference option for
August 19, 2015 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
August is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month (and August 1-7 was World Breastfeeding Week) and Science & Sensibility covered the WBW theme "Breastfeeding and Work: Let's Make It Work!" in a post earlier this month. August's Brilliant Activities for Birth Educators will continue to incr
August 12, 2015 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
The Lamaze International-ICEA 2015 Joint Conference is a little more than a month away and I am excited about all of the learning opportunities and connections that will be happening in Las Vegas. I remember attending the last Lamaze-ICEA joint conference five years ago and it was very memorab
June 10, 2015 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
On Monday, I shared the news that Lamaze International has just released a new mobile app "Pregnancy to Parenting" that families can download from the Google Play or Apple App store for their smart phones. With this app, they can receive valuable tips and tools, and useful evidence based inform
February 25, 2015 | by: Henci Goer, BA
An article in The New York Times Opinion Pages Room for Debate was released on February 24th, 2015. As customary in this style of article, the NYT asks a variety of experts to provide essays on the topic at hand, in this case, the safety of home birth. Henci Goer, author and international speaker
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