Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
June 04, 2009 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
When the FDA isnt busy rebutting the health claims of Cheerios, it sounds like these days they have their hands full with medical device approvals for modern enhancements to continuous electronic fetal monitoring (EFM). One supposedly noninvasive device in the approval pipeline features 32
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June 02, 2009 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
Amid a rash of controversial pieces in the mass media about the intersection of breastfeeding, motherhood, and feminism, a new study in the Journal of Perinatal Education reveals an uneasy relationship between professional lactation consultants (LCs) and breast pumps. The piece gives us
May 26, 2009 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
The BBC is reporting on a new study about the effects of childbirth education classes that emphasize breathing and relaxation techniques. The headline, Natural birth classes questioned stands to fuel an already troubling trend that has more women skipping childbirth classes altogether.
May 21, 2009 | by: Henci Goer, BA
I was reading a Los Angeles Times article on the overuse of cesarean surgery when one quote leapt off the page at me. Said Dr. Elliot Main, chief of obstetrics of a California hospital chain, 'Cesarean birth ends up being a profit center in hospitals, so there's not a lot of incentive to reduce them
May 20, 2009 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
In the latest Listening to Mothers Survey 83% of women reported having intravenous (IV) lines in labor or birth. This number is probably not surprising to many of us IVs are part of the routine package of care in most settings, even for low-risk women. Their ubiquitous place in modern obstetrics
May 17, 2009 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
With Memorial Day around the corner and the unofficial beginning of the summer road trip season upon us, here's an important bit of news from the annual meeting of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. Emergency medicine researchers from Wake Forest University analyzed a national database of
May 12, 2009 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
Following a link from The Unnecesarean Blog, I read about the recent episode of The Doctors, in which the hosts discussed birthing options with Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein, co-authors of the new book, Your Best Birth.There's plenty to unpack in this discussion, but one thing that jumped off the
May 10, 2009 | by: Henci Goer, BA
Editors note: This week brings us the first contribution from Henci Goer. Henci will be a regular contributor to Science & Sensibility, and continues to respond to reader questions on the Ask Henci Forum. AMR I was pulling together studies for the chapter on cesarean for Amys and my new edition
May 04, 2009 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
There was a fascinating post on Nursing Birth today about the giving and taking of informed consent for anesthesia (epidurals, etc.) for labor and birth. Already, there is a very eye-opening discussion brewing among her readers.I really liked the way the author, who is an anonymous practicing labor
May 02, 2009 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
Yesterday, the New York Times ran a short and sweet piece about a father who "watched a couple of YouTube videos" about how to catch a baby when his wife was about to give birth to their fourth child and there was no time to get her to the hospital. Last month, Jill at The Unnecesarean Blog posted a
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