August 21, 2012 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
by David White, MD CCFP, Associate Professor, Dept of Family & Community Medicine, University of TorontoDr. David White reviews the study "Postpartum Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms: The Uninvited Birth Companion" that made news headlines earlier this month.
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August 16, 2012 | by: Penny Simkin, PT, CD(DONA), CCE
By Penny Simkin, PT, CCE, CD(DONA)In a two part series examining the recent research that stated that natural childbirth is a major cause of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, our guest bloggers, Penny Simkin and Dr. David White, look at how the media may be sensationalizing the to
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August 03, 2012 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
This post is part of a blog carnival in honor of World Breastfeeding Week. Honored to participate- SMAs it is World Breastfeeding Week and National Breastfeeding Month, my Google alerts, Facebook feeds and favorite blogs have been swirling with statistics, information, celebratory tidbits and
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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
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August 16, 2010 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
The (in)famous Wax home birth meta-analysis hit the scene over a month ago. But the buzz doesn't seem to be dying down. In the weeks since the original pre-publication and press release, editors at The Lancet and BMJ have both weighed in, and there's a steady stream of media attention. While all of
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