Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
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
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May 17, 2012 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
You can get from New Jersey to Maryland in less than an hour, but despite the proximity, New Jersey hospitals, on average, charge 3-4 times more than Maryland hospitals for both vaginal and cesarean births. This is just one of the notable facts gleaned from Childbirth Connection's analyses of the 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
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 02, 2012 | by: Kathy Morelli
New research was published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Katherine Laughon, MD, and her colleagues, D. Ware Branch, M.D., Julie Beaver, M.S, and Jun Zhang, Ph.D., M.D., (2012) examined differences in childbirth labor patterns over the past fifty years, comparing data from a l
March 20, 2012 | by: Henci Goer, BA
Last month yet another study appeared reporting that compared with first vaginal birth, first cesarean increased the likelihood of late antepartum fetal death in the next pregnancy. The study encompassed 10,712 women with one prior birth who had pregnancy duration of 34 weeks or more and were carryi
March 13, 2012 | by: Lisa D Baker, BSc, BEd,LCCE, FACCE
On February 15th, the Cochrane Library published a new review comparing cardiotocography (CTG) to intermittent auscultation of fetal heart rate on admission to the labor ward for assessment of fetal well-being (1). The results of the review support current recommendations from healthcare providers w
February 21, 2012 | by: Deena H. Blumenfeld, ERYT, RPYT, LCCE, FACCE
A Guest post by Lucy Juedes LCCEThird Stage Components for Discussing with CaregiversIt will be important for the caregiver to share his/her perspectives and usual care of the Third Stage with expectant parents, as well as what the parent might expect from colleagues and the policies of the birth si
February 20, 2012 | by: Deena H. Blumenfeld, ERYT, RPYT, LCCE, FACCE
A guest posting by Lucy Juedes LCCEActive, Expectant, and Mixed Management for Placenta Delivery, Hospital BirthsPostpartum Hemorrhage is a major cause of maternal death worldwide. International health experts are successfully using a specific combination of protocols, called Active Management
February 16, 2012 | by: Deena H. Blumenfeld, ERYT, RPYT, LCCE, FACCE
Marketing Fear to New Parents and selling your product too! I came across a product yesterday that I thought must be a joke. However, it is indeed real. The Exmobaby knows how your baby feels. It is a garment which has biofeedback sensors in it and an app for your phone or computer to
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