Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
November 28, 2010 | by: Darline Turner-Lee
Pregnancy is a time when most women are eagerly anticipating and preparing for the birth of their child (or children), so it is surprising to note that approximately 10% of pregnant women may experience a depressive disorder during pregnancy. What is even more heartbreaking is the fact that as many
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November 27, 2010 | by: Tricia Pil
Last week we took a look at root cause analysis (RCA) in a real case of hospital maternal death. We discussed the importance of repeatedly asking Why? at each step of the process (the 5-Whys approach) that led to the fatal error in which an epidural medication was accidentally infused into a labor
November 23, 2010 | by: Kimmelin Hull, PA, LCCE
In Monday's post from the blog site, Expecting Words, came this suggestion, following the description of a friend of hers who had recently been encouraged to have her baby room in and conduct skin-to-skin newborn care rather than have the baby cared for in the hospital nursery:...I am shocked at thi
November 22, 2010 | by: Andrea D. Lythgoe, LCCE
In this, my last article for the Becoming a Critical Reader series, I want to discuss a few types of articles that are frequently found in journals, but are not studies. These can provide important information, and are not by any means worthless, but they are not what we traditionally think of as
November 17, 2010 | by: Tricia Pil
On the morning of July 5, 2006, a 16-year-old patient came to St. Marys Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, to deliver her baby. During the process of her care, an infusion intended exclusively for the epidural route was connected to the patients peripheral IV line and infused by pump. Within minutes
November 13, 2010 | by: Andrea D. Lythgoe, LCCE
Systemic reviews are generally considered to be at the top of the evidence pyramid, providing one of the best sources of information. But just like any other type of research, a systemic review is only as good as the work and data that goes into it. A systemic review carefully looks at all of the
October 10, 2010 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
This post is part of the forthcoming Grand Rounds Blog Carnival at e-patients.net. Contributors were asked to write a post 'inspired by, supportive of, or critiquing an article in the Journal of Participatory Medicine.' I chose as my inspiration Gilles Frydman's Patient-Driven Research: Rich
October 02, 2010 | by: Kathleen Kendall-Tackett
Some people dread the change of seasons. Shorter, darker days mean fatigue, oversleeping, too many carbs, and having a general sense of malaise: a pattern known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Seasonal affective disorder is depression that occurs during late fall and winter months, as darkness
September 26, 2010 | by: Christine H Morton, PhD
The ever-evolving history of the childbirth reform movement has new developments, which need to be incorporated into the older story which documents the shift from home to hospital birth; and the paradigm clash of midwifery and medical models of birth reflecting holistic and technocratic values
September 23, 2010 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
There is a growing movement, backed up by evidence, practice guidelines, and efforts by agencies including the March of Dimes, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and the Joint Commission, to reduce elective inductions, especially those occurring before 39 completed weeks of gestation.Media
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