Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
December 20, 2009 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
If anyone is wondering whether good quality childbirth education is necessary in our information age, the past month offers three compelling reasons to think that women remain profoundly in need of a trustworthy, reliable resource for learning how to have safe and healthy birth experiences.1. The
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December 08, 2009 | by: Andrea D. Lythgoe, LCCE
While Ive spent a lot of time teaching about databases and indexes, they certainly are not the only way you can track down studies. In this final installment of the tracking down studies part of the Understanding Research series, Ill show you how you can track down studies in other ways.
November 02, 2009 | by: Andrea D. Lythgoe, LCCE
This article is part of our Understanding Research series. MeSH - maybe you've seen it, that weird word that is always in caps, except for the little e. What is it and why should I care? Well, MeSH is an acronym for Medical Subject Headings, and in essence it is a way of having a standardized set
September 14, 2009 | by: Andrea D. Lythgoe, LCCE
Reports of new research studies can be found almost everywhere on a daily basis: On the nightly news, in mainstream magazines, in forwarded e-mails, on Facebook and Twitter feeds. But can these reports be taken at face value? Let's look at a few examples:First a small blurb published in
September 13, 2009 | by: Andrea D. Lythgoe, LCCE
[Editor's Note: I'm absolutely thrilled to announce our newest regular contributor, Andrea Lythgoe. Andrea is a DONA-certified doula, hospital-based Lamaze childbirth educator, and instructor at the Midwives College of Utah. She is the author of the website UnderstandingResearch.com where she aims
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
August 11, 2009 | by: Ami Burns, LCCE, FACCE
[Editors Note: This is our second installment of guest posts from Lamaze Internationals 2009 Annual Conference speakers. You can read all of our conference previews by clicking on the Lamaze 2009 Annual Conference tag. We hope to see you October 1-4 in Orlando at the Lamaze International 2009
July 18, 2009 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
Last week, I was thrilled and humbled to be asked to contribute to the On Common Groundcollection at RH Reality Check. My assignment was to write a piece from the maternity care perspective that represents common ground for people on opposing sides of the abortion debate. I was asked to help reader
July 14, 2009 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
Especially in this era of Facebook and Twitter, pregnant women and those of us who influence their choices frequently come across news stories reporting on obstetric research. As with anything in the news, it's what's behind the headlines that counts.Sometimes, new research findings yield important
July 09, 2009 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
Today marked the launch of Mother's Advocate, a new site from InJoy Birth & Parenting Videos, and to kick things off, InJoy partnered with Lamaze International to produce a booklet and video set based on the Six Lamaze Healthy Birth Practices. Both are freely downloadable from Mother's Advocate.
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