Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
January 27, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
It really is a joy and, I believe, imperative to spend time sharing childbirth success stories amongst those of us who dedicate our professional lives to improving childbirth experiences and outcomes for women all around the globe. This year's first blog carnival is about just that
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January 26, 2011 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
Its not hard for women to find advice and recommendations to avoid induction of labor except when medically necessary. But what do those words mean and who decides when an induction is medically necessary? Lamazes Healthy Birth Practice Paper cites ACOG Guidelines that define medical induction
January 23, 2011 | by: Joanne I Leigh-Murfin, RN, LCCE
The following article is being re-posted with permission from The Unnecesarean. The article was originally posted on January 11, 2011, as a part of the Defending Ourselves Against Defensive Medicine series. Dr. Henry Dorn is an Obstetrician-Gynecologist currently practicing in High Point
January 19, 2011 | by: Darline Turner-Lee
Each year approximately 750,000 women in the United States are prescribed antepartum bed rest (ABR) for a portion of their pregnancy due to (but not limited to) preterm labor contractions, incompetent cervix, placental issues, multiple gestation, vaginal bleeding, hypertension/pre-eclampsia
January 17, 2011 | by: Amanda Blaz DPT
Please welcome new Science & Sensibility contributor, Amanda Blaz, DPT. Amanda is a Physical Therapist in south central Montana and has recently completed her Certificate of Achievement in Pregnancy and Postpartum Physical Therapy (CAPP-OB) from the Section on
January 17, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
Following posts like this one from last week, it's encouraging to see that breastfeeding initiation rates have continued to rise in recent years. But, as Science & Sensibility contributor Edith Kernerman, IBCLC, pointed out: the rates of breastfeeding exclusivity at the six-month-postpartum
January 09, 2011 | by: Edith Kernerman
There is much to celebrate in the breastfeeding world in regard to the world-wide increase in initiation rates (let's ignore Ireland's abysmal 47%). Alas, such numbers plummet as we speak about duration rates. Canada's disappointing record of 17% of babies exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months
January 05, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
In the last issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, a large Norwegian study was published by Camilla Haavaldsen MD, et al, which looked at the association of fetal death in relation to maternal age and length of gestation. It is, after all, no secret that in many cultures
December 29, 2010 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
As 2010 winds down with The New Year on the horizon, let us take a moment to contemplate what we have accomplished here at Science & Sensibility over the past twelve months. Largely commandeered by Amy Romano in the past year, S&S has seen a 78% increase in world-wide traffic with over
December 26, 2010 | by: Joni Nichols
Each month, the Science & Sensibility community will review one of Lamazes Six Healthy Birth Practices in sequential order. Today, new S&S contributor Joni Nichols will discuss Healthy Birth Practice #1: Let Labor Begin on Its Own. Reviewing the very first recommendation of the Lamaze Six
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