Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
January 22, 2013 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
I'd like to draw your attention to a very important study that is currently looking for participants - The Maternity Support Survey. This comprehensive study is the first to compare doulas, childbirth educators, and labor and delivery nurses, working in the United States and Canada, in terms of
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March 15, 2012 | by: Lisa D Baker, BSc, BEd,LCCE, FACCE
News, new research and interesting tidbits¦Pain Management for women in labour: an overview of systematic reviews This weeks offerings from the Cochrane Library includes a summary of the evidence on the efficacy and safety of pharmacological and non-pharmacological forms of pain relief in labour.
March 13, 2012 | by: Lisa D Baker, BSc, BEd,LCCE, FACCE
In case you missed it, a very beautiful and very pregnant Jessica Simpson chatted with Jay Leno on Monday, March 12th (You can check out a clip of the interview here). Jessica revealed her experiences with Braxton-Hicks contractions, prenatal yoga, and her choice of not taking Lamaze classes. Jessic
October 12, 2011 | by: Joanne I Leigh-Murfin, RN, LCCE
[Editor's note: I recently came across this MedPage Today article about hospitals which continue to hand out infant formula, despite best evidence which tells us it is not a justified practice in most cases. In this post, Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant, Marsha
October 10, 2011 | by: Tricia Pil
The Program in Question. In February of this year, amid much fanfare and publicity, the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center published the results of their comprehensive obstetric patient safety program in the American Journal of Obst
September 21, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
[Editor's note: I was recently contacted by a PhD student at Texas Tech University who is working with a professor at the University of Georgia to research pregnant women's experiences at work. The research team is seeking to understand how organizations can do a better job at helping pregnant women
September 16, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
Debra Pascali-Bonaro is amazing. Chair of the International MotherBaby Childbirth Organization (IMBCO), Debra's magnetism and enthusiasm precede her upon entering a room.Here at the Lamaze 2011 conference, we just had the opportunity to spend the last 90 minutes hearing Debra talk about the IM
September 12, 2011 | by: Joanne I Leigh-Murfin, RN, LCCE
Pregnancy and childbirth exploded onto the web scene in the very early 90s. I know because I was here participating in that explosion. I had no idea how dramatically it would change the way I worked as a childbirth educator and how it would alter how women received information about birth. One of th
September 05, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
Yep...Birth and the BOLD movement are five, today! As your labor day weekend (or regular-old Monday) winds down, you still have time to register for, and enjoy watching, the live webcast of the Birth production, taking place in New Yorks Museum of Motherhood, beginning at 7pm (EST).
August 18, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
After practicing pediatrics for 34 years, Dr. Susan Markel has taken her clinical--and practical--wisdom to the pages of her new book, What Your Pediatrician Doesn't Know Can Hurt Your Child. Dr. Markel will share some of this attachment parenting-based wisdom during her keynote address at the
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