Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
September 29, 2014 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
In July, 2009, former blog community manager Amy Romano wrote about the Cochrane systematic review of intrapartum antibiotics for mothers with GBS colonization. The researchers recently went back and did another review of for new literature and updated their research. Melissa Garvey of the America
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September 01, 2014 | by: Penny Simkin, PT, CD(DONA), CCE
By Penny Simkin, PTRegular contributor, Penny Simkin developed the roadmap of labor as a teaching tool. Today, Penny shares how she uses the roadmap of labor to help families in her childbirth classes to understand normal labor from a physiological standpoint. She hopes that her students will
July 21, 2014 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Today, Lamaze International releases their newest infographic "No Food, No Drink During Labor? NO WAY!" This useful infographic is available on both the Lamaze International for Professionals website and the Lamaze Parents website. The most recent Listening to Mothers III survey indicated that 60%
July 17, 2014 | by: Henci Goer, BA
Today, contributor Henci Goer reviews a recently published study in the journal Birth, that compared the outcomes of births in women who received non pharmacological pain management techniques with women who received the usual care treatment.
July 02, 2014 | by: Mindy A. Cockeram, LCCE
By Mindy Cockeram, LCCEToday's blog post is written by Mindy Cockeram, LCCE. Mindy explores the "mystical" red/purple line that has been observed to provide information about cervical dilation without the need for a vaginal exam. - SMWhen couples in my classes are learning techniques for copin
May 28, 2014 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
By Nasima Pfaffl, President, Citizens for Midwifery © Richard Kimbrough Childbirth education students are typically attending classes in the last trimester of their pregnancy. Most likely, they have established care with a health care provider months ago. Families may receive care from obstetrician
May 14, 2014 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
May is International Doula Month and I am delighted to recognize and celebrate this important member of the birth team today on Science & Sensibility. A birth doula is a trained person (both men and women can be and are doulas) who supports a birthing person and their family during labor and birth
April 28, 2014 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
© Andrea Lythgoe As Cesarean Awareness Month (April 2014) comes to a close, I wanted to share ten things that childbirth educators can do in their childbirth classes to support families to avoid unneeded cesareans, help families to have a cesarean birth that is respectful and family centered and su
April 23, 2014 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Critical Congenital Heart Defect screening can help identify and save the lives of newborns born with previously undetected but serious malformations of the heart that can significantly impact them as they transition to life on the outside. Families can learn about the simple screening procedure in
April 21, 2014 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
April is Cesarean Awareness Month (CAM). In a post earlier this month, I shared my favorite websites for birth professionals to learn and share with students and clients about cesarean prevention, recovery, vaginal birth after cesarean along with a fun quiz to test your knowledge about cesarean
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