Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
December 29, 2010 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
As 2010 winds down with The New Year on the horizon, let us take a moment to contemplate what we have accomplished here at Science & Sensibility over the past twelve months. Largely commandeered by Amy Romano in the past year, S&S has seen a 78% increase in world-wide traffic with over
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September 18, 2010 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
As a childbirth educator, I frequently receive letters, pamphlets, postcards and, yes, the occasional free sample of products targeted toward the expectant and new mother. One particularly popular category of said products includes those revolving around breastfeeding.As breastfeeding (than
September 11, 2010 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
Whether a woman is having her first baby or has already given birth, whether she is sitting in a prenatal appointment or in the midst of labor, if she is pregnant in the United States, there's at least a 1 in 3 chance she will find herself hearing some version of the words, "You are going to need a
August 23, 2010 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
I know when I set out to change something about my health, a few things make the process much easier and, for that matter, more likely to yield the benefits I'm after. I'm particularly aware of this these days as I've recently (successfully!) changed some health habits that put me at risk for he
August 13, 2010 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
The blog has been quiet for longer than usual. I had a great family vacation at the beginning of the month and came back to deadlines. I've got a pile of blog posts half-written and some good stuff in the pipeline, but I thought I'd share a few papers of interest to childbirth educators in the meant
July 28, 2010 | by: Katherine Fulmer
[Editor's note: This is a guest contribution about the concurrent session at the Normal Labour & Birth International Research Conference titled Assessing Interactions Between Culture and Choice. Priscilla Hall (a second year PhD student at Emory University Woodruff School of Nursing), Esther
July 25, 2010 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
Last week, I attended the Normal Labour & Birth International Research Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia. With over 250 attendees from 23 countries, the conference set out to disseminate research about the nature of and optimal care for physiologic labor and birth, and to garner
July 14, 2010 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
For childbirth educators and other birth professionals who want to learn more about how to read, understand, and critique research studies, I cannot recommend this book highly enough. I just discovered the other day that a new edition has been released. I also just discovered my ratty copy of my 2nd
July 08, 2010 | by: Tricia Pil
This Latin phrase is familiar to every medical student, taught in all medical schools as a fundamental axiom of patient care (for you fellow Trekkies, akin to the prime directive of non-interference). The general idea is that, when weighing the risks and benefits of a medical intervention for a give
July 05, 2010 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
OK, I'm not making a claim that nursing in public protects against infant mortality (but hey, it's certainly plausible, on the public health level at least.) No, I'm writing about these two topics today because I'm hoping you'll go read my two guest posts, hosted on two of my favorite blogs.
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