Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
April 18, 2011 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
At Childbirth Connection, one of our mantras is: A high-quality, high-value maternity care system is within reach, but none of us can do it alone. The Transforming Maternity Care 2020 Vision and Blueprint for Action reports, released last year, involved intense collaborative work by all stakehol
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April 14, 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 will
April 13, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
Next week, I will begin a new endeavor: childbirth education class. Confused? Well, if youre thinking, isnt Kimmelin already a Lamaze Childbirth Educator? youre right. Ive worked in the childbirth education field for the past six years. And no, Im not taking the class as a pregnant
April 11, 2011 | by: Darline Turner-Lee
On February 17, 2011, The US Food and Drug Administration issued warnings to the public stating that injectable Terbutaline, a potent bronchodilator indicated for the treatment of acute airway narrowing, should not be used for the long term prevention of preterm labor. The FDA now
April 10, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
The Spring 2011 issue of the Journal of Perinatal Education (JPE 20.1) has already landed in your mailbox and is now available on-line. As always, it is chock-full of illuminating and informing articles about perinatal health care issues. Considering our recent re-post of Dr. Nicholas Fogelsons
April 03, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
Just when one might think the controversy over the Wax et al planned homebirth vs. planned hospital birth study might be dying down, it is instead heating up again. The American Journal of Gynecologyin which the study was originally published in September, 2010released its April 2011 issue last
March 30, 2011 | by: Christine H Morton, PhD
The mothers womb is replaced by the womb of culture, which, comfortably or uncomfortably, cradles us all (Robbie Davis-Floyd 1992: 149). Pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding these practices are simultaneously natural and universal, connecting women across the world and over history. They are
March 29, 2011 | by: Henci Goer, BA
A recent New England Journal of Medicine commentator was shocked, shocked, to find that a drug company was price gouging. Joking aside, this is a particularly egregious example of Big Pharma behaving badly. After locking in the right to manufacture 17OHP, K-V Pharmaceutical Company raised the price
March 28, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
In my recent response to the editor about an article published in Clinician Review (which, by the way, still remains unanswered), I discussed my beliefs on why more than just pregnant women, and the birth workers with whom they interact, ought to care about pregnancy and birth. Last week, during a
March 26, 2011 | by: Edith Kernerman
Colostrum We know that a mother produces colostrum in pregnancy and continues to do so for up to 10 days or so after her baby is born. We know that newborn babies require nothing other than colostrum and that though it is not there in plentiful amounts it is adequate for babys growth and health
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