Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
October 31, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
I recently followed a listserve discussion, the topic of which revolved around the influenza vaccine and its safety/efficacy/recommendation during pregnancy. Vaccination has, of course, been a dicey topic approached within this blog community in the pasta divisive topic to be sure. But when we
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October 28, 2011 | by: Walker Karraa, PhD
In a recent Science Daily report, Homicide, suicide outpace traditional causes of death in pregnant, postpartum women, caught my attention. Outpace traditional causes of death in pregnancy and postpartum? What about all of our concern regarding mortality rates as a result of C-section?
October 26, 2011 | by: Joanne I Leigh-Murfin, RN, LCCE
Do your expectant clients ever ask you whether other pregnant women are sensitive to strong smells? Do they wonder about the different ways to hold a baby while nursing? Do postpartum women with whom you interact, wonder if their babies are hitting the right milestones? Group care in both
October 21, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
UPDATE: The homebirth summit is underway, as we speak. With numerous stake holders at the table together in Warrenton, VA , including OBs & FPs, midwives, nurses, insurers, childbirth educators, administrators, doulas, public health professionals, legislatures, and researchers¦there is certainly
October 20, 2011 | by: Kathleen Kendall-Tackett
In my previous post, I reviewed the findings from our recent study. Our results suggested that breastfeeding mothers got more sleep, were less fatigued, and reported better physical health than mothers who were mixed- or formula-feeding. We also found that reported depression was significantly
October 19, 2011 | by: Kathleen Kendall-Tackett
In a previous post, I described the results of recent studies that indicated that exclusively breastfeeding mothers appear to get more sleep than their mixed- and exclusively formula-feeding counterparts. That blog post generated quite a bit of comment. For many of us, the findings of these recent
October 18, 2011 | by: Joni Nichols
As pregnant women navigate the internet in search of a caregiver and a place to birth, some may end up opening a web page describing a birth center, and read a description such as: Imagine being respected for your choices of where and how to birth your family. The lights are dimmed, the room is
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 11, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
At two-years-old, our middle son underwent what would end up being a non-conclusive colonoscopy, in our attempts to diagnose the cause of his chronic diarrhea. Around the same time, he suffered from eczemaan itchy, red skin rash that made him miserable, and sometimes kept him awake at night.
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
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