Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
January 21, 2015 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Last week, Dr. Sarah Buckley in coordination with Childbirth Connection released a new research report, "Hormonal Physiology of Childbearing: Evidence and Implications for Women, Babies and Maternity Care." This massive tome gathers in one place, all the current information available on the ro
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January 14, 2015 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Sarah Buckley is a family doctor, mother of four, and author of the bestselling book Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering. She has been writing and lecturing about the hormones of birth, among other topics, since 2001. Mothering Magazine published her article Ecstatic Birth, Natures Hormonal Blueprint
January 12, 2015 | by: Penny Simkin, PT, CD(DONA), CCE
by Penny Simkin, PT, CD(DONA)Today, a long awaited report written by Dr. Sarah Buckley, "Hormonal Physiology of Childbearing: Evidence and Implications for Women, Babies, and Maternity Care" is being released by Childbirth Connection. In this valuable report, Dr. Buckley gathers the most current res
January 08, 2015 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
By Kyndal May, MFA, LMP, CD(DONA), BDT(DONA), LCCEToday on Science & Sensibility, we start a new series on teaching ideas and techniques for you to use in your birth classes. The Brilliant Activities for Birth Educators series will bring you exciting and innovative methods to teach the topi
December 22, 2014 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Lamaze International has been periodically releasing a comprehensive series of infographics designed to help consumers understand maternal infant best practices. These easy to read, evidence based infographics can help families to know the facts and supports the "Push for Your Baby" campaign t
November 19, 2014 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Today on Evidence Based Birth, occasional contributor Rebecca Dekker, Phd, RN, APRN, provides a comprehensive research review - What is the Evidence for Inducing Labor if Your Water Breaks at Term? When membranes are released at term, before a woman is in labor, this is referred to as pre
November 17, 2014 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
By Melissa Harley, CD/BDT(DONA), LCCENovember is Native American Heritage Month and LCCE Melissa Harley shares some interesting facts about the rich culture included in some of the varied childbearing year traditions observed by some of the U.S. tribes. There are many different tribal nat
November 12, 2014 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
By Pam ViredayPam Vireday, an occasional contributor to Science & Sensibility reviews the recent study by Katy Kozhimannil, PhD and colleagues that examined the differences in cesarean rates between over a thousand hospitals in the USA. Consumers of maternity care quite possibly
November 03, 2014 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
As a follow up to Henci Goer's recent analysis of the the Cochrane Systematic Review of the just released epidural study - Early versus late initiation of epidural analgesia for labour, I wanted to share the newest Lamaze International infographic "Is An Epidural My Only Option?" geared f
October 22, 2014 | by: Henci Goer, BA
By Henci GoerUnless you have been "off the grid" on a solitary trek, surely you have read and heard the recent flurry of discussion surrounding the just released study making the claim that the timing of when a woman receives an epidural ("early" or "late" in labor) made no difference in the ra
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