Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
February 21, 2013 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
Last April, the ABIM Foundation, with Consumer Reports and other partners, drew national attention to overuse of ineffective and harmful practices across the health care system with their Choosing Wisely campaign. As part of the campaign, professional medical societies identified practices within
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January 08, 2013 | by: Christine H Morton, PhD
By Christine H. Morton, PhD Experienced nurses practicing in a nurse-managed labor model have the potential to change patient outcomes. Today, on Science & Sensibility, Christine Morton, PhD takes a look at a study examining the role of nurses in helping to achieve a vaginal birth for patients
November 29, 2012 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
by Wendy Gordon, LM, CPM, MPH, Midwives Alliance Division of ResearchToday, midwife and researcher, Wendy Gordon, LM, CPM, MPH, Midwives Alliance Division of Research, takes a look at the recent article in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology that shared the authors' view of the appropr
November 02, 2012 | by: Jacqueline Levine, LCCE,FACCE,CD, CLC
Today, S&S contributor Jackie Levine discusses the potential risks of routine cervical checks near term and how to help your clients and students be prepared to have a discussion with their health care provider about the necessity of such exams. - SMThere are some studies that show a link betwee
October 23, 2012 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Today's post is a fascinating interview that took place between Rebecca Dekker, PhD, RN, APRN of Evidence Based Birth and Kyoung Suk Lee, PhD, MPH, RN, APRN. Rebecca asked Dr. Lee to provide a review of the Wax Home Birth Meta-Analysis, as an "unbiased outsider", but highly skilled researc
September 21, 2012 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
I was recently asked my thoughts on private cord blood banking by a couple expecting their first child. This was something that they were considering and wanted to know what information was out there. I had read various articles and commentaries on private cord blood banking in recent years, but I
September 05, 2012 | by: Deena H. Blumenfeld, ERYT, RPYT, LCCE, FACCE
Deena Blumenfeld follows up my recent post on the AAP's new policy statement on circumcision with a great look into what it means to have parental autonomy for minor children and how childbirth educators need to look out into the faces of their students, recognizing that the families in our classes
August 27, 2012 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
On August 27th, 2012, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released their updated policy on newborn male circumsion along with their updated technical report reviewing current research. This official statement follows a week or so of speculation in the media that the AAPs new statement would
July 05, 2012 | by: Deena H. Blumenfeld, ERYT, RPYT, LCCE, FACCE
When the study titled Elective birth at 37 weeks of gestation versus standard care for women with an uncomplicated twin pregnancy at term: the Twins Timing of Birth Randomised Trial came out on June 13, 2012 both the BJOG:An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in
April 18, 2012 | by: Henci Goer, BA
How Long Can Labor Safely Be?By regular contributor, Henci GoerA few weeks ago Kathy Morelli wrote an S&S blog post about a study comparing labor patterns in the 1960s with labor patterns today. The contemporary data were collected by the U.S. Consortium on Safe Labor (CSL), a collection of 19 h
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