Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
July 28, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
A recent All Things Considered story that aired as a part of NPRs Beginnings series discussed concerns over elective labor inductions and the movement by some doctors to decrease this trend in our countrys maternity care system. From the news piece, Doctors to Pregnant Women: Wait at Least
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July 25, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
Last week, I accompanied Cara Terreri (Community Manager of our sister site, Giving Birth With Confidence) in delivering a Lamaze-sponsored webinar* on social media for the childbirth educator. During the webinar, we discussed common social media platforms and the question of why on earth woul
July 25, 2011 | by: Joanne I Leigh-Murfin, RN, LCCE
"Young women these days may not need a book to get answers to their questions about pregnancy. After all, they have the Internet for that." - NPR's Lynn Near on What to Expect When You're Expecting Birth activists, professionals, practitioners: take note. Women "of all ages and socio-economic level
July 22, 2011 | by: Walker Karraa, PhD
[Editor's note: This is the fifth and final part of an interview series between Science & Sensibility's Walker Karraa, and OBGYN Dr. Michael Lu. To read the interview from the beginning, go here. For a list of resources pertaining to this interview series, go here: resources
July 21, 2011 | by: Walker Karraa, PhD
[Editor's note: This is the fourth part of an interview series between Science & Sensibility's Walker Karraa, and OBGYN Dr. Michael Lu. To read the interview from the beginning, go here. For a list of resources pertaining to this interview series, go here: resources and bibliog
July 20, 2011 | by: Walker Karraa, PhD
[Editor's note: This is part three of an interview series between Science & Sensibility's Walker Karraa, and OBGYN Dr. Michael Lu. To read the series from the beginning, go here. For a list of resources pertaining to this interview series, go here: resources and bibliography_dr lu in
July 19, 2011 | by: Walker Karraa, PhD
[Editor's note: This is part two of an interview series between Science & Sensibility's Walker Karraa and OBGYN/researcher, Dr. Michael Lu. To read this interview from the beginning, go here.For a list of resources pertaining to this interview series, go here: resources and bibliogra
July 18, 2011 | by: Walker Karraa, PhD
Last April, I sat down with Dr. Michael C. Lu, director of the UCLA Preconception Care Clinic, lead investigator for Los Angeles County in the National Childrens Study, and newly appointed Chair of the Secretary of Health and Human Services committee on infant mortality. Dr. Lu is an associate
July 14, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
The March of Dimes, primarily now an organization about preventing premature birth (our national average still hangs out around 12%) has created a new continuing education product. The module, Loss and Grief in the Childbearing Period, is all about training nurses (and other professionals work
July 06, 2011 | by: Joanne I Leigh-Murfin, RN, LCCE
[Editor's note: Today, we are pleased to re-post a poignant piece, recently published on The Feminist Breeder, as a part of our Legal Corner Q&A series. Thank you, Gina, for sharing your story with us, and with all women!] When I found myself pregnant in August of 2010 - eight months after we beg
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