Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
November 23, 2011 | by: Judith A. Lothian, PhD, RN, LCCE, FACCE, FAAN
Last week Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard spoke in the House of Representatives applauding the consensus document produced by the Home Birth Consensus Summit in Warrenton, Va. in October. The document was read into the Congressional Record. Congresswoman Roybal-Allard noted that hist
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November 17, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
The news is off the press and circulating the blogosphere: According to the preliminary 2010 data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. cesarean section rate has actually dropped compared to the finalized 2009 data. In fact, most of the maternity-related
November 15, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
With the recent Homebirth Summit that took place in Warrenton, VA October 20-22, our country has witnessed increased attention on the state and incidence of this birthing option in the United States. The Summit organizers have published the outcomes of the event, including Consensus Statements
November 07, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
Science & Sensibility readers may recall the Maternal Obesity from all Sides series* we did a few months ago. Last week, while walking my dog and catching up on a few news podcasts, I heard this story on NPRs Morning Editiona segment that was a part of the news outlets series on Obesity in
October 21, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
UPDATE: The homebirth summit is underway, as we speak. With numerous stake holders at the table together in Warrenton, VA , including OBs & FPs, midwives, nurses, insurers, childbirth educators, administrators, doulas, public health professionals, legislatures, and researchers¦there is certainly
October 18, 2011 | by: Joni Nichols
As pregnant women navigate the internet in search of a caregiver and a place to birth, some may end up opening a web page describing a birth center, and read a description such as: Imagine being respected for your choices of where and how to birth your family. The lights are dimmed, the room is
October 06, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
All pregnant women deserve to have access to compassionate, evidence-based maternity care which inherently supports the normalcy of labor and birthand remains poised to effectively handle the occasional circumstance when birth strays from normal. They deserve to be cared for by well-trained m
September 29, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
Last week, we highlighted the highly talked about study pertaining to fear of childbirth and its downstream consequences, published recently in the Scandinavian journal Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. This week, I'd like to draw your attention to some other interesting stu
September 27, 2011 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
[Editor's note: This article by Amy Romano was originally posted on Childbirth Connection's Transforming Maternity Care site, September 12, 2011 and is re-purposed with permission.] When I recently updated Childbirth Connections VBAC or Repeat C-Section Topic to reflect the findings of a
September 26, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
The ResearchSeveral interesting studies have recently been published in the Scandinavian journal, Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica (some of which I will cover in a subsequent post). The greatest one of interest, which has garnered much media attention lately is the study about fea
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