Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
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
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April 13, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
Next week, I will begin a new endeavor: childbirth education class. Confused? Well, if youre thinking, isnt Kimmelin already a Lamaze Childbirth Educator? youre right. Ive worked in the childbirth education field for the past six years. And no, Im not taking the class as a pregnant
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 05, 2010 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
OK, I'm not making a claim that nursing in public protects against infant mortality (but hey, it's certainly plausible, on the public health level at least.) No, I'm writing about these two topics today because I'm hoping you'll go read my two guest posts, hosted on two of my favorite blogs.
September 10, 2009 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
As most readers of this blog are probably already aware, The Today Show ran an inflammatory piece about home birth this morning that parroted ACOGs long-standing scare tactics and anti-midwife rhetoric. Since I just wrote a post on the safety of home birth, I thought that rather than repeating the
September 02, 2009 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
Launched in 2004 to summarize the evidence for a healthy, safe, and natural approach to labor and birth care, Lamaze's Care Practice Papers, have just undergone their second update. Now referred to as The Six Lamaze Healthy Birth Practices, the latest update incorporates current evidence as we
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