Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
April 11, 2012 | by: Kathy Morelli
As a childbirth professional or an expectant parent, do you wonder about the multitude of pain management techniques offered for childbirth?As part of the Cochrane Collaboration, Leanne Jones and eight of her colleagues (2012) has published new research synthesizing divergent data constructs and sum
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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
April 06, 2012 | by: Kathy Morelli
A guest posting by Jill Wodnick, MA. Hudson Perinatal Community Doula Valerie Inzinna explains, I first met Tina (not her real name) in January. She was nervous, scared and very much alone. We took Lamaze childbirth education classes together at a federally funded health center;
April 02, 2012 | by: Kathy Morelli
New research was published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Katherine Laughon, MD, and her colleagues, D. Ware Branch, M.D., Julie Beaver, M.S, and Jun Zhang, Ph.D., M.D., (2012) examined differences in childbirth labor patterns over the past fifty years, comparing data from a l
March 28, 2012 | by: Henci Goer, BA
The headline on a recent BBC News health article reads: Planned repeat C-sections safer. The article goes on to report on two studies that appear to support that conclusion, but do they really? Lets see what the article says and follow with a look at the actual studies. One of the studies, the B
March 20, 2012 | by: Henci Goer, BA
Last month yet another study appeared reporting that compared with first vaginal birth, first cesarean increased the likelihood of late antepartum fetal death in the next pregnancy. The study encompassed 10,712 women with one prior birth who had pregnancy duration of 34 weeks or more and were carryi
March 13, 2012 | by: Lisa D Baker, BSc, BEd,LCCE, FACCE
On February 15th, the Cochrane Library published a new review comparing cardiotocography (CTG) to intermittent auscultation of fetal heart rate on admission to the labor ward for assessment of fetal well-being (1). The results of the review support current recommendations from healthcare providers w
February 23, 2012 | by: Deena H. Blumenfeld, ERYT, RPYT, LCCE, FACCE
A new study has been making the rounds of the popular news sites. The abstract - 65: Neonatal outcomes associated with intended place of birth: birth centers and home birth compared to Hospitals The abstract of the study is published in AJOG It was presented at the Society for Maternal
February 21, 2012 | by: Deena H. Blumenfeld, ERYT, RPYT, LCCE, FACCE
A Guest post by Lucy Juedes LCCEThird Stage Components for Discussing with CaregiversIt will be important for the caregiver to share his/her perspectives and usual care of the Third Stage with expectant parents, as well as what the parent might expect from colleagues and the policies of the birth si
February 20, 2012 | by: Deena H. Blumenfeld, ERYT, RPYT, LCCE, FACCE
A guest posting by Lucy Juedes LCCEActive, Expectant, and Mixed Management for Placenta Delivery, Hospital BirthsPostpartum Hemorrhage is a major cause of maternal death worldwide. International health experts are successfully using a specific combination of protocols, called Active Management
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