Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
July 24, 2013 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
By Mark Sloan, M.D.Last fall, Dr. Mark Sloan wrote an extremely well-received post on Science & Sensibility, Common Objections to Delayed Cord Clamping; What's the Evidence Say? that both professionals and consumers could use to understand and discuss the benefits of delayed cord clamping.
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July 17, 2013 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Earlier this week, Elizabeth Jones, APHL, shared with us the current research and information on newborn screening. In todays post, were sharing real stories from parents of children whose lives were saved because of newborn screening. Sharon Muza, Community Manager.
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
February 26, 2013 | by: Penny Simkin, PT, CD(DONA), CCE
Regular contributor Penny Simkin discusses the research around parents' singing to their babies in utero and the post birth benefits. She also shares how birth professionals can encourage clients, patients and students to start this practice during pregnancy. Part one of this two part se
February 19, 2013 | by: Penny Simkin, PT, CD(DONA), CCE
Regular contributor Penny Simkin shares her experiences with parents who sing to their baby in utero and then continue after birth and looks at what the research says about this practice in this two part blog piece. Part two can be found here. Join me in reading about some unique situations th
December 25, 2012 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Holidays are a time when many of us gather with with family and friends, when hearts are open, tables are full, spirits light and oxytocin flows just from being with those we care about and sharing meals and good times. For some families, babies arrive on the holiday to make the day even more
November 13, 2012 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Todays guest post is written by Dr. Mark Sloan, pediatrician and author of Birth Day: A Pediatrician Explores the Science, the History and the Wonder of Childbirth. Dr. Sloan shares information and current research on delayed cord clamping after birth, in a helpful Q&A style format that consumers
October 11, 2012 | by: Walker Karraa, PhD
As a women's mental health advocate I frequently hear from women, researchers, providers and policy makers that for women with mood or anxiety disorders the choice to breastfeed is not easy. I began following Suzie Barston's blog, Fearless Formula Feeder several months ago, and have been impres
September 28, 2012 | by: Walker Karraa, PhD
By: Walker Karraa, MFA, MAToday's post is by regular S&S contributor Walker Karraa who shares a resource that is geared for both providers and expectant families alike, how fetal development is influenced by the environment that babies grow in utero. SMResearchers from the
September 19, 2012 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
The Canadian Medical Association Journal, published in their September 12, 2012 issue a very interesting study examining how a team approach to maternity care might improve maternal and neonat aloutcomes. The study, Effect of a collaborative interdisciplinary maternity care program on pe
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