Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
February 21, 2012 | by: Deena H. Blumenfeld, ERYT, RPYT, LCCE, FACCE
A Guest post by Lucy Juedes LCCEThird Stage Components for Discussing with CaregiversIt will be important for the caregiver to share his/her perspectives and usual care of the Third Stage with expectant parents, as well as what the parent might expect from colleagues and the policies of the birth si
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February 20, 2012 | by: Deena H. Blumenfeld, ERYT, RPYT, LCCE, FACCE
A guest posting by Lucy Juedes LCCEActive, Expectant, and Mixed Management for Placenta Delivery, Hospital BirthsPostpartum Hemorrhage is a major cause of maternal death worldwide. International health experts are successfully using a specific combination of protocols, called Active Management
February 02, 2012 | by: Walker Karraa, PhD
Walker: How does someone know they are a researcher? Cheryl: I guess it is when you get up in the morning and working on your research project is what you can't wait to do. It is the part of your job that you love the most. You have a love for discovering new knowledge in order to improve patient
January 31, 2012 | by: Walker Karraa, PhD
Walker: How did you discover your love of research? Cheryl: It began during my graduate studies at Yale University. There I received my masters in nursing degree plus became a certified nurse-midwife. At Yale, research is a way of life. The value of research as the most important way to system
January 26, 2012 | by: Walker Karraa, PhD
In this installment, Cheryl Beck discusses the importance of screening and education for preventing PTSD after childbirth. Walker: In your 2006 work with Jeanne Watson Driscoll, Postpartum Mood and Anxiety Disorders: A Clinician's Guide, you recommended clinicians use the Perinatal Posttraumatic St
January 24, 2012 | by: Walker Karraa, PhD
Cheryl Tatano Beck, DNSc, CNM, FAAN, is a Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, University of Connecticut School of Nursing and a certified nurse-midwifehaving received both her certificate in nurse-midwifery and Masters degree in maternal-newborn nursing from Yale University. Cheryl also
January 19, 2012 | by: Walker Karraa, PhD
Cheryl Tatano Beck, DNSc, CNM, FAAN, and Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, University of Connecticut School of Nursing has published the majority of qualitative research regarding postpartum depression, PTSD following childbirth offering unparalleled data regarding the lived experience of
January 10, 2012 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
Later this month, Science & Sensibility contributors will share their hopes for the year 2012: what we would like to see accomplished in the ensuing months on behalf of mothers, babies and families, and the maternity care industry as a whole. One of my hopes for the coming year(s) is that
October 26, 2011 | by: Joanne I Leigh-Murfin, RN, LCCE
Do your expectant clients ever ask you whether other pregnant women are sensitive to strong smells? Do they wonder about the different ways to hold a baby while nursing? Do postpartum women with whom you interact, wonder if their babies are hitting the right milestones? Group care in both
October 20, 2011 | by: Kathleen Kendall-Tackett
In my previous post, I reviewed the findings from our recent study. Our results suggested that breastfeeding mothers got more sleep, were less fatigued, and reported better physical health than mothers who were mixed- or formula-feeding. We also found that reported depression was significantly
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