Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
February 27, 2012 | by: Deena H. Blumenfeld, ERYT, RPYT, LCCE, FACCE
Guest post by Ngozi D. Tibbs BS, CD, LCCE, IBCLCSome days I find it hard to watch the news. We are bombarded by stories of child neglect and abuse. The stories that are particularly disturbing involve sexual abuse. It causes one to wonder, is sexual abuse occurring more often, or is
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February 14, 2012 | by: Deena H. Blumenfeld, ERYT, RPYT, LCCE, FACCE
Guest Posting by Star Rodriguez, IBCLC Editor's Note: A hefty dose of Sensibility, social media and popular perceptions of breastfeeding and sexuality.In a time where Facebook takes down photos of nursing mothers (to the point where women protested their policies at corporate offices this
February 09, 2012 | by: Deena H. Blumenfeld, ERYT, RPYT, LCCE, FACCE
In Part 1 we talked about how to help your client choose a prenatal yoga class; in Part 2, we will look at breathing, meditation and relaxation in a prenatal yoga class and how its beneficial to the pregnant mother. We know that learning relaxation and breathing techniques can help a woman better
February 07, 2012 | by: Deena H. Blumenfeld, ERYT, RPYT, LCCE, FACCE
Most birth professionals know that yoga during pregnancy is of great benefit to expectant mothers. As both a certified prenatal yoga instructor and a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator, I often field questions from birth professionals regarding referring clients to a prenatal yoga class.
January 27, 2012 | by: Darline Turner-Lee
Bed rest is ineffective in treating anything So reads the title of the clinical POEM presented in Essential Evidence (www.essentialevidence.com) in January 2000. The poem is a summary of a study published in the Lancet by Allen et al entitled, Bed rest: a potentially harmful treatment needing
December 22, 2011 | by: Henci Goer, BA
The other day, while looking through my issues of Birth for something else, I ran across a commentary* written by Lamaze teacher Betsy Adrian on why she was leaving the field after five years. She writes:I realize now that my feelings of burn-out are much more than simply boredom with repeating myse
December 20, 2011 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
As someone who is knowledgeable about pregnancy and birth, I often hear from far-flung friends and relatives who have questions. The questions run the gamut: Can I take this medication?, Do I really need to be induced?, What does this test result mean? But I hear in these questions a much more
November 07, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
Science & Sensibility readers may recall the Maternal Obesity from all Sides series* we did a few months ago. Last week, while walking my dog and catching up on a few news podcasts, I heard this story on NPRs Morning Editiona segment that was a part of the news outlets series on Obesity in
November 04, 2011 | by: Christine H Morton, PhD
[Editor's note: in this post, Dr. Christine Morton interviews public health researcher Miranda Waggoner, PhD, on her work with Princeton University's Office of Population Research. Dr. Waggoner's particular research interests lie in maternal, women's and infant's health.] CM:
November 02, 2011 | by: Darline Turner-Lee
[Editor's note: Yesterday, Darline Turner-Lee introduced us to a new study by Ashley Schempf, et al that looks at racial disparities in maternal mortality rates, and the socioeconomic factors that influence those disparities. Today, Darline expounds upon this issue further, including her
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