Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
December 04, 2009 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
We've been featuring each of the Six Lamaze Healthy Birth Practices in our series of blog carnivals, and this time we're talking about labor support. Healthy Birth Practice #3 is, "Bring a loved one, friend, or doula for continuous support."A national survey of women who gave birth in U.S. hospitals
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November 30, 2009 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
Science & Sensibility contributor, Andrea Lythgoe, has a great post up at her own blog. In The Doula Numbers Game, Andrea shows that many of us may be overestimating and overstating the beneficial effects of continuous support from doulas. She argues and I agree that using outdated statistics
September 02, 2009 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
Launched in 2004 to summarize the evidence for a healthy, safe, and natural approach to labor and birth care, Lamaze's Care Practice Papers, have just undergone their second update. Now referred to as The Six Lamaze Healthy Birth Practices, the latest update incorporates current evidence as we
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