Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
November 23, 2010 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
In Monday's post from the blog site, Expecting Words, came this suggestion, following the description of a friend of hers who had recently been encouraged to have her baby room in and conduct skin-to-skin newborn care rather than have the baby cared for in the hospital nursery:...I am shocked at thi
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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 17, 2010 | by: Tricia Pil
On the morning of July 5, 2006, a 16-year-old patient came to St. Marys Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, to deliver her baby. During the process of her care, an infusion intended exclusively for the epidural route was connected to the patients peripheral IV line and infused by pump. Within minutes
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
October 10, 2010 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
This post is part of the forthcoming Grand Rounds Blog Carnival at e-patients.net. Contributors were asked to write a post 'inspired by, supportive of, or critiquing an article in the Journal of Participatory Medicine.' I chose as my inspiration Gilles Frydman's Patient-Driven Research: Rich
October 02, 2010 | by: Kathleen Kendall-Tackett
Some people dread the change of seasons. Shorter, darker days mean fatigue, oversleeping, too many carbs, and having a general sense of malaise: a pattern known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Seasonal affective disorder is depression that occurs during late fall and winter months, as darkness
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 09, 2010 | by: Tricia Pil
An analysis of Liability Claims and Costs Before and After Implementation of a Medical Error Disclosure Program, by Kachalia et. al, Annals of Internal Medicine, 2010; 153:213-221. [Patient summary and abstract available here.] Two weeks ago, I was invited to speak to a group of family medicine
August 16, 2010 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
The (in)famous Wax home birth meta-analysis hit the scene over a month ago. But the buzz doesn't seem to be dying down. In the weeks since the original pre-publication and press release, editors at The Lancet and BMJ have both weighed in, and there's a steady stream of media attention. While all of
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
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