Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
September 30, 2024 | by: Jennifer Vanderlaan, Ph.D., MPH, CNM
We examine the results of a recently published study, in which women who were one-month postpartum were asked, “Was there anything that you would have liked to have known before your delivery that you were not told?”
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September 23, 2024 | by: Jennifer Vanderlaan, Ph.D., MPH, CNM
We examine two studies of women’s reports of the care they received as a high-risk pregnant person to learn about the challenges these clients face and how we can better help them.
September 16, 2024 | by: Jennifer Vanderlaan, Ph.D., MPH, CNM
Review the findings of childbirth educators who created programs for prengnat people at high-risk.
September 09, 2024 | by: Jennifer Vanderlaan, Ph.D., MPH, CNM
Discover three characteristics of people experiencing a high-risk pregnancy that suggest a curriculum specifically for high-risk pregnancies could be valuable.
October 26, 2021 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, CD/BDT(DONA), LCCE, FACCE, CLE
Being pregnant does not reduce the risk of experiencing domestic violence from a partner. According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), approximately 324,000 pregnant women are abused each year in the United States (ACOG, 2012). One in six pregnant people experience domestic violence for the first time during a pregnancy. Intimate partner violence can contribute to poor pregnancy weight gain, infection, anemia, tobacco use, stillbirth, pelvic fracture, placental abruption, fetal injury, preterm delivery, and low birth weight.
July 07, 2021 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, in collaboration with the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, recently updated their recommendations on the timing of medically indicated late-preterm and early-term deliveries. The recommendations are based on placental, fetal and maternal complications. Late-preterm or early term refers to a delivery before 39 weeks and 0 days gestation.
June 29, 2021 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, CD/BDT(DONA), LCCE, FACCE, CLE
As PRIDE month, which celebrates the LGBTQIA+ population worldwide, draws to a close, I wanted to end this month with an interview with Simon Adriane Ellis, MSN, CNM, ARNP, FACNM, the 2021 recipient of the Excellence in Leadership & Innovation Award (formerly named the Kitty Ernst award) given by the American College of Nurse-Midwives. This award honors an exceptional, relatively new CNM/CM who has demonstrated innovative, creative endeavors in midwifery and/or women's health clinical practice, education, administration, or research.
June 22, 2021 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
In the United States and around the globe, June is PRIDE Month, a time to recognize, center and celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community and their families. (Not sure what all those initials stand for, check out this handy reference guide.) The New York Times ran an article earlier this month that was applicable to childbirth educators, perinatal professionals and health care providers who work with birthing and postpartum people during the childbearing year.
Some L.G.B.T.Q. Parents Reject the Names ‘Mommy’ and ‘Daddy’” addresses the importance of families having their parenting roles and corresponding names for those roles recognized and respected. Families in 2021 are diverse and not everyone identifies as a mother or father.
June 18, 2021 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
June 03, 2021 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
The New Yorker and the Retro Report created a new short film, “Bearing the Burden: Black Mothers in America,” that discusses how health care providers are returning to the midwife to meet the maternity care needs of Black people who are growing their families. A century ago, Granny Midwives were responsible for the majority of births of Black families and poor white families. Doctors created unwarranted concerns about the safety practices and skill levels of the Black midwives and forced them to stop practicing. “Can Midwives Bridge the Gap?” Is the accompanying article that goes along with the documentary.
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