Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
August 09, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
As many of you may recall, we ran a series on issues pertaining to maternal overweight/obesity here on Science & Sensibility not too long ago. Throughout the series, we looked at the common complications associated with maternal obesityand questioned which of those complications were iatr
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July 28, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
A recent All Things Considered story that aired as a part of NPRs Beginnings series discussed concerns over elective labor inductions and the movement by some doctors to decrease this trend in our countrys maternity care system. From the news piece, Doctors to Pregnant Women: Wait at Least
July 22, 2011 | by: Walker Karraa, PhD
[Editor's note: This is the fifth and final part of an interview series between Science & Sensibility's Walker Karraa, and OBGYN Dr. Michael Lu. To read the interview from the beginning, go here. For a list of resources pertaining to this interview series, go here: resources
July 21, 2011 | by: Walker Karraa, PhD
[Editor's note: This is the fourth part of an interview series between Science & Sensibility's Walker Karraa, and OBGYN Dr. Michael Lu. To read the interview from the beginning, go here. For a list of resources pertaining to this interview series, go here: resources and bibliog
July 20, 2011 | by: Walker Karraa, PhD
[Editor's note: This is part three of an interview series between Science & Sensibility's Walker Karraa, and OBGYN Dr. Michael Lu. To read the series from the beginning, go here. For a list of resources pertaining to this interview series, go here: resources and bibliography_dr lu in
July 19, 2011 | by: Walker Karraa, PhD
[Editor's note: This is part two of an interview series between Science & Sensibility's Walker Karraa and OBGYN/researcher, Dr. Michael Lu. To read this interview from the beginning, go here.For a list of resources pertaining to this interview series, go here: resources and bibliogra
July 18, 2011 | by: Walker Karraa, PhD
Last April, I sat down with Dr. Michael C. Lu, director of the UCLA Preconception Care Clinic, lead investigator for Los Angeles County in the National Childrens Study, and newly appointed Chair of the Secretary of Health and Human Services committee on infant mortality. Dr. Lu is an associate
April 21, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
Wednesday night, I attended my first childbirth education class as a student, in nine years. My goal: experience childbirth education as a student again. Whats not to learn by revisiting the classroom as a consumer?Upon arriving at the community lecture room in our local hospital, each
January 19, 2011 | by: Darline Turner-Lee
Each year approximately 750,000 women in the United States are prescribed antepartum bed rest (ABR) for a portion of their pregnancy due to (but not limited to) preterm labor contractions, incompetent cervix, placental issues, multiple gestation, vaginal bleeding, hypertension/pre-eclampsia
November 28, 2010 | by: Darline Turner-Lee
Pregnancy is a time when most women are eagerly anticipating and preparing for the birth of their child (or children), so it is surprising to note that approximately 10% of pregnant women may experience a depressive disorder during pregnancy. What is even more heartbreaking is the fact that as many
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