Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
June 19, 2012 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Guest post by Ami Burns, CD(DONA), LCCE, FACCE "What To Expect When You're Expecting" authored by Heidi Murkoff and contributer Sharon Mazel, is now in its all-new fourth edition, with over 17 million copies in print, and been a perennial favorite on The New York Times' bestseller lis
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June 12, 2012 | by: Kathy Morelli
As we approach Father's Day, on Sunday, June 17th, many fathers will be celebrating this special day for the first time. Kathy Morelli interviews Dr. Courtenay in a two part series on Paternal Postnatal Depression, a little discussed but often significant situation that can develop, as a man m
June 08, 2012 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
A Guest Post by Anna Deligio, MSW, LCCE, CD(DONA)Today's post is the second in an occasional series on welcoming all families to your childbirth class and honoring the diversity that different family models bring to pregnancy, birth and parenting. You can read the first part in this
June 05, 2012 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
This post is the first in an occasional series on CBE teaching strategies that embrace the diverse populations that take childbirth classes. Childbirth educators that want to welcome all families to their classes will find information and resources in the series for making their classes a positive place for all. The second post in the series can be read here and will offer insights on specific things that educators can do, from a LCCE and lesbian mom. Please welcome this guest post by Cath Busha, MSW. - SM
May 24, 2012 | by: Walker Karraa, PhD
This is a post by Science & Sensibilitys regular contributor, Walker Karraa, MFA, MA, CD(DONA) The recently published study, Reducing Postpartum Depressive Symptoms Among Black and Latina Mothers: A Randomized Controlled Trial (Howell et al., 2012) has garnered attention among birth and perinata
May 22, 2012 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Lamaze International has released a new campaign, "Push for Your Baby!" that demonstrates the key role that childbirth educators have in providing the tools for mother and families to ask for and receive the best care possible for their pregnancy, labor and birth.Along with the "Push for Your Baby"
May 14, 2012 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Science is simply common sense at its best. ~Thomas HuxleyScience. Sensibility. Science and sensibility are good words. I gravitate to these words naturally. These words offer me security, comfort and a feeling of order in the world. I am delighted and honored to
May 04, 2012 | by: Kathy Morelli
Childbirth Professionals: Positive Actions and Words that Heal As I write this, I wonder how the childbirth community feels about this issue? I would certainly understand if it brings up discomfort. I'd love to hear your point of view! You can help a lot by becoming educated about perinat
May 02, 2012 | by: Kathy Morelli
In January of 2012, Marian MacDorman and her colleagues compiled a data brief for the United States Department of Health & Human Services, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. This brief, entitled Home Births in the United States, 1990- 2009, noted la
April 25, 2012 | by: Kathy Morelli
A guest post by Deborah Issokson, Psy.D.Childbearing is a vulnerable process.Regardless of our profession within the childbirth world, we are working to facilitate an experience that has a positive emotional outcome accompanied by a healthy psychological adjustment to motherhood. It is incumbent upo
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