Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
May 30, 2013 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Breastfeeding Solutions; Quick Tips for the Most Common Nursing Challenges by Nancy Mohrbacher, IBCLC, FILCA is a recently published book, (April 2013) designed for breastfeeding mothers. This book is small and lightweight, measuring just 5 x 7 inches, with 202 pages, including appendice
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May 14, 2013 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Childbirth Connection's Listening to Mothers Initiative just released the Listening to Mothers III (LTMIII) results late last week. For the third time in the past 11 years, this organization has gone out and queried women on a variety of topics related to pregnancy, birth, postpartum and
May 09, 2013 | by: Walker Karraa, PhD
With Mother's Day coming this Sunday, many women will be enjoying their first Mother's Day celebration. Hopefully, all mothers will be pampered, celebrated, honored and cherished. For many women, finding a balance of being the mother and taking care of yourself and meeting your individua
May 09, 2013 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Childbirth Connection has just released the Listening to Mothers III study today, and will holding a press conference shortly to share the results. I plan to listen in and read the study thoroughly to see what the mothers have to say! Look for a complete post early next week evaluat
May 08, 2013 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
This Thursday 1-2 pm ET, you are invited to speak with national health care leaders about findings from Listening To Mothers III -- the third in a series of major national studies that examines women's maternity experiences from before birth through the postpartum period. Among many other findings,
April 30, 2013 | by: Walker Karraa, PhD
"Childbirth educators are crucial front-line professionals in providing information to women about their risks for medical complications related to pregnancy and birth, and postpartum depression is a common problem." - Dr. Katherine L WisnerKatherine L. Wisner, M.D., M.S., has been involved in clini
April 23, 2013 | by: Deena H. Blumenfeld, ERYT, RPYT, LCCE, FACCE
Press time update: Over the course of my research on Monday 4/22/13, I noticed that by the end of the day, Milkscreens main website no longer shows links to the Breastfeeding Assesment Calculator. The Facebook page for this product has also been removed. An email received from the company con
February 28, 2013 | by: Kathy Morelli
In this series about EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), Part One looked at qualitative research evaluating EMDR as treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (childbirth onset). In Part Two, EMDR clinicians weighed in on their feelings about the safety of EMDR during pregna
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
January 24, 2013 | by: Simon Ellis, CNM, ARNP
In the occasional series on Welcoming All Families, we have explored how to make our classes and practices welcoming for women of size and lesbians. Today on Science & Sensibility, Certified Nurse Midwife Simon Adriane Ellis shares how to offer care and classes that are sensitive
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