Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
April 20, 2012 | by: Kathy Morelli
Read Part One in this series . . . Risk Factors for Perinatal Mental Illness (saaay what - so many??)Etiology: Bio-psycho-social Current research does not give us a crystal clear cause for perinatal mood disorders. It seems that a convergence of biological, psychological and social (biopsychoso
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April 13, 2012 | by: Kathy Morelli
Stigma & Prevalence of Perinatal Mental Illness Part One of this series of posts discusses the experience of public stigma and self-shame around perinatal mental illness. Part Two talks about risk factors and types of perinatal mental illnesses. Part Three about what you can do, Words & Acti
April 11, 2012 | by: Kathy Morelli
As a childbirth professional or an expectant parent, do you wonder about the multitude of pain management techniques offered for childbirth?As part of the Cochrane Collaboration, Leanne Jones and eight of her colleagues (2012) has published new research synthesizing divergent data constructs and sum
April 06, 2012 | by: Kathy Morelli
A guest posting by Jill Wodnick, MA. Hudson Perinatal Community Doula Valerie Inzinna explains, I first met Tina (not her real name) in January. She was nervous, scared and very much alone. We took Lamaze childbirth education classes together at a federally funded health center;
March 13, 2012 | by: Lisa D Baker, BSc, BEd,LCCE, FACCE
In case you missed it, a very beautiful and very pregnant Jessica Simpson chatted with Jay Leno on Monday, March 12th (You can check out a clip of the interview here). Jessica revealed her experiences with Braxton-Hicks contractions, prenatal yoga, and her choice of not taking Lamaze classes. Jessic
February 27, 2012 | by: Deena H. Blumenfeld, ERYT, RPYT, LCCE, FACCE
Guest post by Ngozi D. Tibbs BS, CD, LCCE, IBCLCSome days I find it hard to watch the news. We are bombarded by stories of child neglect and abuse. The stories that are particularly disturbing involve sexual abuse. It causes one to wonder, is sexual abuse occurring more often, or is
February 09, 2012 | by: Deena H. Blumenfeld, ERYT, RPYT, LCCE, FACCE
In Part 1 we talked about how to help your client choose a prenatal yoga class; in Part 2, we will look at breathing, meditation and relaxation in a prenatal yoga class and how its beneficial to the pregnant mother. We know that learning relaxation and breathing techniques can help a woman better
December 22, 2011 | by: Henci Goer, BA
The other day, while looking through my issues of Birth for something else, I ran across a commentary* written by Lamaze teacher Betsy Adrian on why she was leaving the field after five years. She writes:I realize now that my feelings of burn-out are much more than simply boredom with repeating myse
July 20, 2011 | by: Walker Karraa, PhD
[Editor's note: This is part three of an interview series between Science & Sensibility's Walker Karraa, and OBGYN Dr. Michael Lu. To read the series from the beginning, go here. For a list of resources pertaining to this interview series, go here: resources and bibliography_dr lu in
February 27, 2011 | by: Penny Simkin, PT, CD(DONA), CCE
[Editor's note: This is part two of Ms. Simkin's post on childbirth-related Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The post is long and detailed--every word worth reading. Set aside ample time to read this article: such that devouring, versus skimming, might be accomplished. Birthin
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