Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
February 17, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
Last month, Lamaze published a press release entitled, Why Choosing Free Range Labor May Make Birth Easier. As we continue re-visiting the Six Healthy Birth Practices on Science and Sensibility, today I invite you to think about Healthy Birth Practice #2: Walk, move around and change positions
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February 16, 2011 | by: Walker Karraa, PhD
My professional curiosity lies in the power of language to limit, or liberate the lived experience of the childbearing womanparticularly those with perinatal mental health concerns.Maternal Depression Can Undermine the Development of Young Children (2009) illustrates the positive strides being made
February 14, 2011 | by: Penny Simkin, PT, CD(DONA), CCE
Science & Sensibility welcomes new contributor, Penny Simkin, PT, CCE, CD(DONA). Thank you for sharing your decades-long experience and expertise with us! IntroductionAfter the health of mother and baby, labor pain is the greatest concern of women, their partners, and their caregivers. Nur
February 10, 2011 | by: Tricia Pil
Right or wrong, the customer is always right.Marshall Field Customers dont expect you to be perfect. They do expect you to fix things when they go wrong. Donald Porter, British Airways If the shopper feels like it was poor service, then it was poor service. Mark Perrault, Rally Stores
February 07, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
I imagine any childbirth educator can attest to the fact that we tend to be approached by our students/clients on a wide range of topics--most pregnancy related, but many related to the near or distant postpartum period. When covering physiological postpartum issues, including return to sexual
February 03, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
Believe me, the time is well-worth it. Before you open the following video link, set aside 50 minutes of uninterrupted time to watch Dr. Nicholas Fogelson's Grand Rounds lecture, in which he makes the case before his colleagues regarding the research supporting delayed umbilical cord clamping &
February 02, 2011 | by: Michael Klein MD
This is the beginning of a three-part series of posts from family practice physician, pediatrician , neonatologist and Senior Scientist for the Centre for Developmental Neuroscience and Child Health and the Family Research Institute, Dr. Michael Klein, who will share this thoughts and analysis
February 01, 2011 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
Data can transform how maternity care is organized, delivered, and experienced. Ive written this before, and I think most of the readers of this blog would agree. But data cant do anything if its hiding. Last year, I watched DHHS Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, announce the Community Health Data
January 27, 2011 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
It really is a joy and, I believe, imperative to spend time sharing childbirth success stories amongst those of us who dedicate our professional lives to improving childbirth experiences and outcomes for women all around the globe. This year's first blog carnival is about just that
January 26, 2011 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
Its not hard for women to find advice and recommendations to avoid induction of labor except when medically necessary. But what do those words mean and who decides when an induction is medically necessary? Lamazes Healthy Birth Practice Paper cites ACOG Guidelines that define medical induction
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