Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
June 20, 2011 | by: Joanne I Leigh-Murfin, RN, LCCE
Its probably fair to say that most women who decide to have an epidural during labor dont consider its possible impact on breastfeeding. Perhaps this is because no thought is given generally to any possible links between drugs and breastfeeding success (or otherwise). Instead, both pregnant (or la
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June 17, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
Recently, our sister blog, Giving Birth With Confidence has run a series of posts in honor of dads, and dads-to-be, as Father's Day approaches. Cara Terreri, Community Manager of GBWC, even shared her work in this series with the Mother's Advocate blog. Men approaching the birth of their
How Much do Expectant Women (and their partners) Really Know about Childbirth? There has been much ado in the popular media as well as the blogosphere in recent days, about a trio of studies recently released, demonstrating attitudes about childbirthfrom both the maternity care providers
June 14, 2011 | by: Kathleen Kendall-Tackett
[Editor's note: in this installment of our maternal obesity series, Dr. Kathleen Kendall-Tackett will guide us through a review of maternal obesity as it pertains to breastfeeding. To read this series from the beginning, go here. Tomorrow, we will finish up with some final th
June 14, 2011 | by: Joanne I Leigh-Murfin, RN, LCCE
[Editor's note: In this, our last segment of the Maternal Obesity from All Sides series, Pamela Vireday shares with us some thoughts regarding prevention, and lived experiences of women of size. To read the series from the beginning, go here. Thank you to ALL of our contributors to
June 12, 2011 | by: Joanne I Leigh-Murfin, RN, LCCE
[Editor's note: In today's post, sixth out of our eight-part series on maternal obesity, Pamela Vireday takes a closer look at the research surrounding pregnant women of size. To read Pam's first post, go here. To read this series from the beginning, go here.] Rethinking the Paradigm: An Insider's
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
[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
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