Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
December 20, 2010 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
A few weeks ago, I was invited to teach a one-time, free, community education class on breastfeeding basics. As an independent, Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator in my community, I was happy to obligerecognizing that low-cost or no-cost community health education classes play an important role
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November 22, 2010 | by: Andrea D. Lythgoe, LCCE
In this, my last article for the Becoming a Critical Reader series, I want to discuss a few types of articles that are frequently found in journals, but are not studies. These can provide important information, and are not by any means worthless, but they are not what we traditionally think of as
November 13, 2010 | by: Andrea D. Lythgoe, LCCE
Systemic reviews are generally considered to be at the top of the evidence pyramid, providing one of the best sources of information. But just like any other type of research, a systemic review is only as good as the work and data that goes into it. A systemic review carefully looks at all of the
September 26, 2010 | by: Christine H Morton, PhD
The ever-evolving history of the childbirth reform movement has new developments, which need to be incorporated into the older story which documents the shift from home to hospital birth; and the paradigm clash of midwifery and medical models of birth reflecting holistic and technocratic values
September 11, 2010 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
Whether a woman is having her first baby or has already given birth, whether she is sitting in a prenatal appointment or in the midst of labor, if she is pregnant in the United States, there's at least a 1 in 3 chance she will find herself hearing some version of the words, "You are going to need a
August 13, 2010 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
The blog has been quiet for longer than usual. I had a great family vacation at the beginning of the month and came back to deadlines. I've got a pile of blog posts half-written and some good stuff in the pipeline, but I thought I'd share a few papers of interest to childbirth educators in the meant
July 28, 2010 | by: Katherine Fulmer
[Editor's note: This is a guest contribution about the concurrent session at the Normal Labour & Birth International Research Conference titled Assessing Interactions Between Culture and Choice. Priscilla Hall (a second year PhD student at Emory University Woodruff School of Nursing), Esther
July 17, 2010 | by: Sharon Prusky, RN, BN, MEd, LCCE, FACCE
[Editor's Note: This marks the beginning of our coverage of the 5th International Normal Labour & Birth Research Conference, taking place July 20-23 in Vancouver. Sharon Dalrymple, staff development nurse, prenatal educator, doula, and Lamaze's first Canadian president, will present a sessio
July 06, 2010 | by: Andrea D. Lythgoe, LCCE
A literature review is one persons attempt to summarize what the literature says about any given topic. Many pieces of original research will have a mini-literature review as a part of the study to help place that study in context, but many times you will come across a literature review published
June 18, 2010 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
...is up! Go check it out at Giving Birth with Confidence. What a PHENOMENAL collection of contributions about the moments, hours, and days after birth. Each of our Blog Carnivals has vastly surpassed my own expectations. I hope you'll agree.
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