Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
April 28, 2011 | by: Walker Karraa, PhD
Join me in this amazing opportunity to learn about culturally competent maternity and postpartum care for Muslim women. Educator and postpartum mental health advocate Hajara Kutty shares invaluable religious and cultural context for birth and postpartum care in Islamic families.
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Walker: Tell us about postpartum care in Muslim families. In your experience, how is a woman supported by her family when she comes home? Are postpartum doulas ever employed?Hajara: From a purely religious standpoint, postpartum women are exempt from performing the five daily prayers and are
April 27, 2011 | by: Liz M. Demaere, RN,BN, LCCE
[Editor's note: This second segment of Ms. Magan's Legal Corner Q&A, focusing on informed consent, makes a great resource for childbirth professionals to share with their clients in the event that questions surrounding hospital policies/procedures comes up]
April 26, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
The Spring (20.2) issue of the Journal of Perinatal Education is already upon us, and this months Continuing Education Module is by our own Judith Lothian, PhD, RN, LCCE, FACCE.In her article, Lamaze Breathing: What Every Pregnant Woman Needs to Know, Dr. Lothian reviews the history of the
April 21, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
Wednesday night, I attended my first childbirth education class as a student, in nine years. My goal: experience childbirth education as a student again. Whats not to learn by revisiting the classroom as a consumer?Upon arriving at the community lecture room in our local hospital, each
April 20, 2011 | by: Walker Karraa, PhD
Preterm birth estimates are 5-13% and the principal cause of morbidity and mortality for newborns1. 70% of spontaneous preterm births occur with preterm labor and preterm prelabor rupture of fetal membranes2. While medical science continues to examine diagnostic and treatment protocol, the
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
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
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