Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
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
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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
August 23, 2012 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
By Cara Terreri, BA, Community Manager for Lamaze International's Giving Birth With Confidence blogToday, an occasional series starts on Science & Sensibility, "Journey to LCCE Certification." We will follow Cara Terreri as she progresses on the path to become a Lamaze Certified
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
August 14, 2012 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Lamaze International's "Six Healthy Conference Practices" will help you to have the best conference experience possible when you attend the 2012 Lamaze International Innovative Learning Forum, thereby insuring a rewarding, satisfying and fun learning opportunity.This year, Lamaze International is of
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
July 10, 2012 | by: Kathy Morelli
Today's Science & Sensibility post is written by regular contributor, Kathy Morelli. To learn more about Kathy, please check out our contributor page or visit her at her website.Lamaze Childbirth Educators work hard to be innovative and creative when designing their childbirth classes
July 03, 2012 | by: Christine H Morton, PhD
Guest post by Science & Sensibility contributer Christine H. Morton, PhD(Full disclosure: the organization I work for, CMQCC, has been working with representatives from the Preeclampsia Foundation over the past year on the CMQCC task force developing a Preeclampsia Toolkit, and I am a big
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 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
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