Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
June 09, 2011 | by: Joanne I Leigh-Murfin, RN, LCCE
[Editor's note: The next three posts are brought to you by Pam Vireday, creator of the Well Rounded Mama blog. To read this eight-part series on maternal weight issues from the beginning, go here.] Rethinking the Obesity Paradigm: An Insider's View (Part One)The topic of obesity and
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[Editor's note: In this guest post by UNC-Charlotte Assistant Professor of Nursing, Kristen Montgomery, PhD, RN, we will contemplate some of the sociocultural and financial issues that complicate maternal weight issues. The table you will find in this post, offers a representation
June 08, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
[Editors note: This is the third in a series of seven posts on maternal obesity. If you missed the first two installments, go here to begin reading.] The CA-PAMR (PAMR) points to disparities in maternal outcomes by ethnicity and in conjunction with weight categorization
June 07, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
[Editor's note: This is part two of a seven-part series on maternal obesity featuring Kimmelin Hull, UNC-Charlotte Assistant Professor of Kristen Montgomery, childbirth educator and expert blogger on maternal weight issues, Pamela Vireday, from the Well Rounded Mama blog site, and health psych
June 06, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
[Editors note: This week and next on Science & Sensibility, we will discuss the issue of maternal obesity. With increasing numbers of overweight and obese women approaching pregnancy, labor and birth, complication and intervention rates are sky rocketing in this populationin sometimes
June 02, 2011 | by: Christine H Morton, PhD
Quality measures, transparency, quality improvement these buzz words are proliferating in the blogosphere, reflecting increased activity and interest around improving the quality of health care in the United States. How does maternity care fit into this picture? This blog post series contains
May 30, 2011 | by: Jacqueline Levine, LCCE,FACCE,CD, CLC
[Editor's note: In this post, Lamaze Certified Chidbirth Educator, Doula and Lactation Consultant Jackie Levine answers the question: "How do you incorporate Best Evidence into your childbirth education program?]A Perspective on BirthThe quick version of the trip that got us to where we are no
May 26, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
[Editors note: This is Part Three of our in-depth interview with childbirth researcher Hélène Vadeboncoeur, author of the recently released in English book, Birthing Normally After a Cesarean or Two. To read Parts One and Two, of this interview, go here.] Science & Sensibility: How much does the
May 25, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
[Editors note: Today presents Part Two of the three-part interview with childbirth researcher Hélène Vadeboncoeur, author of the recently released in English book, Birthing Normally After a Cesarean or Two. To read Part One of this interview, go here.]
May 24, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
[Editors note: For the remainder of this week on Science & Sensibility, we will feature an in-depth, three-part interview with childbirth researcher Hélène Vadeboncoeur, author of the recently released in English book, Birthing Normally After a Cesarean or Two. You will find the dialogue containe
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