Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
June 14, 2023 | by: Sharon Muza, CD/BDT(DONA), LCCE, FACCE, CLE
Childbirth education plays a vital role in preparing expectant parents for the transformative experience of birth and early parenting. While pregnant people may often take center stage in your childbirth class, it's crucial not to overlook the importance of involving the class members who self-identify as expectant fathers in the process as well. When you engage fathers in childbirth education, you help them to become active participants, able to provide valuable support to their pregnant partners and fostering a strong bond with their new child. Here are some ideas to consider adding to your classes that focus on expectant fathers and ensure their meaningful involvement in the childbirth and early parenting journey.
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June 19, 2019 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
In the early days and weeks after birth, the birthing person spends a lot of time with their newborn, getting breastfeeding/chestfeeding well established and recovering from childbirth with their babies by their side. Fathers and partners often can feel left out or excluded because of frequent nursing sessions and the comfort that babies get from being close to the birth parent. The following tips provide many ways in which the father or other parent can also establish a bond with their babies.
June 15, 2018 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
In the USA, Father's Day is traditionally celebrated on the third Sunday in June, which is just a few days away. I thought I might highlight some very successful specialized classes that are designed to increase confidence for fathers as they prepare to support the birthing person in labor.
November 04, 2015 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
By Pamela Vireday "Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it." - Helen KellerI am delighted to share with you a three part series that begins today, written by Pam Vireday, who is an occasional contributor to Science & Sensib
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 12, 2013 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
With Father's Day being celebrated this Sunday, Certified Doula David Goldman shares his experiences as both a birth doula and expecting father, as he ponders the role birth professionals and health care providers have in welcoming or marginalizing the partner during pregnancy, birth and early paren
August 09, 2012 | by: Walker Karraa, PhD
This is part two of a two part series on the support needs of women who experience postpartum psychosis and their partners and is written by regular contributor Walker Karraa. Part one can be found here. SMIn part two of a review of the recent JOGNN study, Support Needs of Mothers Who Experi
June 14, 2012 | by: Kathy Morelli
Part Two of Kathy Morellis interview with William Courtney, PhD, LCSW, about Paternal Postnatal Depression Consequences and Support. Part One: Paternal Postnatal Depression Signs and Causes can be read here. What are the consequences of mens postpartum depression? How does it affect the
April 09, 2012 | by: Walker Karraa, PhD
By our regular contributor, Walker Karraa, MFA, MA, CD(DONA) A recent (2012) study published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal Neonatal Edition contributes to the growing awareness that partners are negatively impacted by traumatic childbirth. The first study of its kind, Being there
August 13, 2010 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
The blog has been quiet for longer than usual. I had a great family vacation at the beginning of the month and came back to deadlines. I've got a pile of blog posts half-written and some good stuff in the pipeline, but I thought I'd share a few papers of interest to childbirth educators in the meant
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