Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
July 12, 2012 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Today's guest post is written by Dr. Mark Sloan, pediatrician and author of Birth Day: A Pediatrician Explores the Science, the History and the Wonder of Childbirth. Dr. Sloan takes a look at impact of cesarean birth on normal gut bacteria.
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June 28, 2012 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Lamaze International and Babies R Us are joining together to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week and we need your help. Would you like to promote breastfeeding and share your wisdom with new parents at Babies R Us stores across the country in conjunction with Wor
June 26, 2012 | by: Kathleen Kendall-Tackett
In November 9, 2011, amid much fanfare and media attention, the city of Milwaukee unveiled their latest campaign to promote safe infant sleep. The City of Milwaukee launches their most-recent infant sleep campaign. The City of Milwaukee launches their most-recent infant sleep campaign.
June 21, 2012 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Today's guest post is written by Dr. Mark Sloan, pediatrician and author of Birth Day: A Pediatrician Explores the Science, the History and the Wonder of Childbirth. Dr. Sloan takes a look at the study released in May, 2012 examing the relationship between Cesarean deliveries and obesity
June 14, 2012 | by: Kathy Morelli
Part Two of Kathy Morellis interview with William Courtney, PhD, LCSW, about Paternal Postnatal Depression Consequences and Support. Part One: Paternal Postnatal Depression Signs and Causes can be read here. What are the consequences of mens postpartum depression? How does it affect the
May 10, 2012 | by: Kathy Morelli
this is a guest post by Jessica Zucker, Ph.D.Part Two: Fortifying Parenthood: Know YourselfPart Two is about the importance of knowing yourself as a step towards developing healthy parenting practices.Q: How can I prepare to become a parent who offers my child(ren) a different experience than I had
May 08, 2012 | by: Kathy Morelli
This is a guest post by Jessica Zucker, Ph.D.Part One: Fortifying Parenthood: Infant AttachmentPart One is about managing expectations about infant attachment and how to foster the infant bondInfant attachment: Easier than we thinkParents are often burdened by internalized expectations surrounding a
April 16, 2012 | by: Darline Turner-Lee
By regular contributor, Darline Turner-Lee, BS, MHS, PA-CBook Review: Fragile BeginningsFragile Beginnings by Adam Wolfberg, M.D., is a deeply personal account of the events surrounding the birth of his daughter Larissa at 26 weeks and the emerging technologies that are being developed to save such
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
March 26, 2012 | by: Lisa D Baker, BSc, BEd,LCCE, FACCE
Ah, spring is in the air. For me, spring brings to mind flowers, sunshine and vitamin D! In a recent article on healthychildren.org, the American Academy of Pediatrics discuss the recommendation that all breastfed infants be supplemented with 400IU of vitamin D per day. They extend this recommendati
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