Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
November 20, 2013 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
The health concerns that affect preterm babies are well documented and much is known about the impact of an early birth on the long term health of children. Some of these issues were discussed in a recent post on Science & Sensibility highlighting World Prematurity Day. The issue of babies being
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October 21, 2013 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Suzanne Barston, author of Bottled Up: How the Way We Feed Babies Has Come to Define Motherhood, and Why It Shouldnt and blogger on topics related to infant feeding discusses the new study that examines bacterial levels found in breastmilk purchased online.
October 16, 2013 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Month, with a special call out on October 15th. On that day, I interviewed Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep photographer Vicki Zoller, who volunteers her time with the Seattle chapter of NILMDTS, taking pictures of families who are experiencing a loss
October 14, 2013 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
October 15 is National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. If you are a professional who works with expecting families, you no doubt will at some point have a family who suffers a loss during their pregnancy, a stillbirth or the death of their newborn in the days and weeks after birth.
September 18, 2013 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
By Jodilyn Owen, CPM, LMEarlier this week, I had the honor of attending a full day workshop on breastfeeding, presented by regular Sceince & Sensibility contributor, Kathleen Kendall-Tackett. In one of her presentations, Kathleen discussed how breastfeeding is a right brain activity and wh
September 04, 2013 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
It was with great sadness that I read about the death of Dr. John Kennell on August 27, 2013 in Cleveland, OH. Dr. Kennell, a pediatrician and researcher, had a long history of contributions to the field of maternal infant bonding and attachment, especially at birth and in the early postpartum
August 14, 2013 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
By Amber McCann, IBCLCToday's post is written by Amber McCann, IBCLC. Amber is one of the two keynote speakers at the upcoming Lamaze International Annual Conference in New Orleans this October. Science & Sensibility readers had a chance to "meet" Amber in yesterday's interview on
August 12, 2013 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
This year's annual conference is a just a short two months away, and the more I learn about what Lamaze International has in store for conference attendees, the more excited I get! The venue is the wonderful city of New Orleans and the theme is "Let the Good Times Roll for a Safe and Healthy Birth."
August 05, 2013 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
As World Breastfeeding Week continues, the role of the midwife in promoting and facilitating breastfeeding for new mothers is examined. Midwifery clients and their babies exceed national breastfeeding rates compared to the general population and our authors today, Jill Breen, Jeanette McCulloch and
July 31, 2013 | by: Kathleen Kendall-Tackett
Science & Sensibility, Lamaze International and our contributors are proud to support World Breastfeeding Week 2013, running August 1-7. The Sixth Healthy Birth Practice- "Keep mother and baby together- It's best for mother, baby and breastfeeding" stresses the importance of getting
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