Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
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
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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
December 15, 2011 | by: Jacqueline Levine, LCCE,FACCE,CD, CLC
[Editor's note: This is Part Two of Jackie Levine's essay on The New World of the Newborn in which she explores the frequent dichotomy between up-to-date evidence and common obstetrical practice. To read Part One of this post, go here.] In the third class of each of my Lamaze education
December 06, 2011 | by: Henci Goer, BA
As Kimmelin Hulls recent blog post reported, we have another study to add to the short list (de Jonge 2009); Janssen 2009) of studies of: 1.planned home birth, 2. with a qualified home birth attendant, 3. in women eligible for home birth at labor onset etc.
November 30, 2011 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
[Editor's note: Amy Romano recently shared the following thoughts on Childbirth Connection's Transforming Maternity Care site. Those of you who missed reading Amy's review of a recent study pertaining to the maternal emotional outcomes associated with preterm birth will surely benefit
November 29, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
The much-anticipated Planned Place of Birth study out of the UK emerged last week in the British Medical Journal. As I complete a Biostatistics course for my Masters of Public Health ~ Maternal & Child Health program, I have to admit: this study, including the wealth of data contained herein, is
November 23, 2011 | by: Judith A. Lothian, PhD, RN, LCCE, FACCE, FAAN
Last week Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard spoke in the House of Representatives applauding the consensus document produced by the Home Birth Consensus Summit in Warrenton, Va. in October. The document was read into the Congressional Record. Congresswoman Roybal-Allard noted that hist
November 21, 2011 | by: Christine H Morton, PhD
In our past blog posts, Kathleen Pine and I have been writing about the process by which quality measures in perinatal care are developed, endorsed and then adopted by various entities.The last comprehensive National Quality Forum (NQF) review of Perinatal Measures was in 2008 which endorsed 17 meas
November 17, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
The news is off the press and circulating the blogosphere: According to the preliminary 2010 data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. cesarean section rate has actually dropped compared to the finalized 2009 data. In fact, most of the maternity-related
November 15, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
With the recent Homebirth Summit that took place in Warrenton, VA October 20-22, our country has witnessed increased attention on the state and incidence of this birthing option in the United States. The Summit organizers have published the outcomes of the event, including Consensus Statements
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