Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
May 02, 2013 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
By Geradine Simkins, CNM, MSN, Executive Director of Midwives Alliance of North AmericaThis week, the American Academy of Pediatrics released a policy statement on home birth. While the statement affirmed "the right of women to make a medically informed decision about delivery", many advocates expre
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April 09, 2013 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
]Occasional Science & Sensibility contributor Rebecca Dekker of Evidence Based Birth has spent the last month writing a blog article about Group B Strep and it is finally here! In her painstaking but clear
April 02, 2013 | by: Christine H Morton, PhD
by Christine H. Morton, PhD and Monica Basile, PhD, CPM, CD(DONA), CCE (BWI)Last month there were great discussions after a study was published by the University of Minnesota, examining the potential cost savings to Medicaid if doulas worked with Medicaid clients, helping to reduce intervention
March 28, 2013 | by: Christine H Morton, PhD
by Christine H. Morton, PhD and Monica Basile, PhD, CPM, CD(DONA), CCE (BWI)Last month there were great discussions after a study was published by the University of Minnesota, examining the potential cost savings to Medicaid if doulas worked with Medicaid clients, helping to reduce interve
March 21, 2013 | by: Henci Goer, BA
Regular contributor Henci Goer, author of several books including Optimal Care in Childbirth as well as the expert on Lamaze International's "Ask Henci" site, takes a look at a recent study that examines the wide divergence in cesarean rates amongst U.S. hospitals. Read Henci's take
March 20, 2013 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
PR News announced this week that Lamazes Push for Your Baby campaign was a co-winner for the 2013 Nonprofit PR Award for Digital PR and Marketing.The Push for Your Baby campaign worked to provide expecting mothers with key information they needed to push for a safe and healthy birth for their baby.
March 19, 2013 | by: Deena H. Blumenfeld, ERYT, RPYT, LCCE, FACCE
Regular contributor Deena Blumenfeld shares her recent experience with a research article that washed over social media outlets and was shared and discussed by many birth professionals. Deena explains how she fell in step with others and ended up being lead down the wrong path.
March 12, 2013 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
by Wendy Gordon, CPM, LM, MPH, MANA Division of Research, Assistant Professor, Bastyr University Dept of MidwiferyToday, occasional contributor, midwife and researcher Wendy Gordon, LM, CPM, MPH, Midwives Alliance Division of Research, shares some insights into some of the fascin
March 07, 2013 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Dr. Michael Klein, M.D., C.C.F.P., F.C.F.P., F.A.A.P. (Neonatal/Perinatal), F.C.P.S.,is a pediatrician/neonatologist and family physician researcher and educator based at Childrens & Womens Hospital and the Centre for Developmental Neurosciences & Child Health of the Child and Family Research
February 21, 2013 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
Last April, the ABIM Foundation, with Consumer Reports and other partners, drew national attention to overuse of ineffective and harmful practices across the health care system with their Choosing Wisely campaign. As part of the campaign, professional medical societies identified practices within
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