Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
August 30, 2009 | by: Jennifer M.C. Torres
[Editors Note: This is our third installment of guest posts from Lamaze Internationals 2009 Annual Conference speakers. You can read all of our conference previews by clicking on the Lamaze 2009 Annual Conference tag. We hope to see you October 1-4 in Orlando at the Lamaze International 2009
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August 23, 2009 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
On September 15 I will give my webinar, Transparency in Maternity Care: Bringing Birth Out of the Dark to Improve Quality. I've presented this talk many times before and the feedback is always great. The webinar will give you the evidence to build the case for transparency in maternity care. We will
July 18, 2009 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
Last week, I was thrilled and humbled to be asked to contribute to the On Common Groundcollection at RH Reality Check. My assignment was to write a piece from the maternity care perspective that represents common ground for people on opposing sides of the abortion debate. I was asked to help reader
July 14, 2009 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
Especially in this era of Facebook and Twitter, pregnant women and those of us who influence their choices frequently come across news stories reporting on obstetric research. As with anything in the news, it's what's behind the headlines that counts.Sometimes, new research findings yield important
June 13, 2009 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
Reality TV fans (not me) and readers of the Celebrity Baby Blog (OK, that's me) may have heard that Kendra Wilkinson of The Girls Next Door "fame" is expecting her first baby this winter. In addition to the news that Kendra's ex, Hugh Hefner, will be the baby's Godfather (ick!), CBB readers were
June 04, 2009 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
When the FDA isnt busy rebutting the health claims of Cheerios, it sounds like these days they have their hands full with medical device approvals for modern enhancements to continuous electronic fetal monitoring (EFM). One supposedly noninvasive device in the approval pipeline features 32
May 12, 2009 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
Following a link from The Unnecesarean Blog, I read about the recent episode of The Doctors, in which the hosts discussed birthing options with Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein, co-authors of the new book, Your Best Birth.There's plenty to unpack in this discussion, but one thing that jumped off the
May 10, 2009 | by: Henci Goer, BA
Editors note: This week brings us the first contribution from Henci Goer. Henci will be a regular contributor to Science & Sensibility, and continues to respond to reader questions on the Ask Henci Forum. AMR I was pulling together studies for the chapter on cesarean for Amys and my new edition
May 04, 2009 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
There was a fascinating post on Nursing Birth today about the giving and taking of informed consent for anesthesia (epidurals, etc.) for labor and birth. Already, there is a very eye-opening discussion brewing among her readers.I really liked the way the author, who is an anonymous practicing labor
April 28, 2009 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
At long last, The Birth Survey has given the public access to consumer ratings of maternity care providers and birth facilities. This is a major step toward increased transparency in maternity care. I've been involved with The Birth Survey for a couple of years and am a vocal proponent
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