Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
September 22, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
The Trig Medical company has a seemingly altruistic goal in mind: to reduce the risks involved with childbirth while improving the outcome of pregnancy and lowering the overall cost of obstetrical care. Their newest product promises nothing short of this. The LaborPro is an ultrasound-ba
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September 22, 2011 | by: Liz M. Demaere, RN,BN, LCCE
New technology claims to be a "breakthrough in non-invasive labor progress monitoring," using ultrasound and GPS-like imaging to determine pelvic diameter, cervical dilation, and the position and descent of the baby. LaborPro claims that their advanced technology can reduce inaccuracies inherent in
September 06, 2011 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
[Editor's note: This post by Amy Romano is re-purposed here with permission, having initially appeared on Childbirth Connection's Transforming Maternity Care blog site on Monday, August 15.] Theres a big gap between our current maternity care system and the high-quality, high-value
August 31, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
Warning: no science will be discussed in this particular post. This is all about sensibilitythe sensibility of mothers. How many of you have participated in a BOLD (Birth on Labor Day) production of the play Birth? How many have attended one? (Im assuming, here, yall know what Im talking
August 31, 2011 | by: Liz M. Demaere, RN,BN, LCCE
A year ago, my partner Alex Wakeford and I came up with an idea. We wanted to make a film that would change the world.More specifically, we wanted to create a film that would galvanize an army of birth warriors to help revolutionize birth around the world.Our journey really began three years ago wit
August 23, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
In April of 2010, Dr. Tricia Pilone of our regular contributorsposted the story of her third childs birth, an experience riddled with medical errors that nearly cost her and her son their lives. Dr. Pils story, originally published in the online medical journal Pulse: voices from the heart of
August 02, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
A recent New York Times article highlighted this Cochrane Collaboration review about the use of Pitocin in labor.The review looked at eight randomized controlled studies including a total of 1,338 low-risk women experiencing spontaneous labor at term (parity was not defined) with an eye toward analy
June 28, 2011 | by: Jacqueline Levine, LCCE,FACCE,CD, CLC
Mother and Child Reunion The goal of Lamaze "Healthy Birth Practice #6, Keeping Mother and Baby Together - It's Best for Mother, Baby, and Breastfeeding" is to encourage and support mothers so they may confidently insist that they not be separated from their newborns, and be allowed to have ample
June 20, 2011 | by: Joanne I Leigh-Murfin, RN, LCCE
Its probably fair to say that most women who decide to have an epidural during labor dont consider its possible impact on breastfeeding. Perhaps this is because no thought is given generally to any possible links between drugs and breastfeeding success (or otherwise). Instead, both pregnant (or la
May 26, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
[Editors note: This is Part Three of our in-depth interview with childbirth researcher Hélène Vadeboncoeur, author of the recently released in English book, Birthing Normally After a Cesarean or Two. To read Parts One and Two, of this interview, go here.] Science & Sensibility: How much does the
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