Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
September 13, 2009 | by: Andrea D. Lythgoe, LCCE
[Editor's Note: I'm absolutely thrilled to announce our newest regular contributor, Andrea Lythgoe. Andrea is a DONA-certified doula, hospital-based Lamaze childbirth educator, and instructor at the Midwives College of Utah. She is the author of the website UnderstandingResearch.com where she aims
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September 08, 2009 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
Lamaze Internationals popular series, Research Summaries for Normal Birth, was discontinued in 2008 after four years of quarterly round-ups so that we could move to the blog format and launch Science & Sensibility. In order to bring all of our research resources together in one place, we are adding
August 29, 2009 | by: Mayri Sagady Leslie
[Editor's Note: I would like to give a warm welcome to Science & Sensibility's newest regular contributor, Mayri Sagady Leslie. Mayri has a brilliant mind for making sense of obstetric research and has over a decade of experience putting evidence-based principles into practice as a nurse-midwife
August 12, 2009 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
Earlier this year, I announced on this blog that, for the first time, bloggers would be eligible for Lamaze International's Annual Media Award. The Media Award is intended for individuals or organizations shaping the public discourse about natural, safe and healthy choices for childbirth. With blogs
August 11, 2009 | by: Ami Burns, LCCE, FACCE
[Editors Note: This is our second installment of guest posts from Lamaze Internationals 2009 Annual Conference speakers. You can read all of our conference previews by clicking on the Lamaze 2009 Annual Conference tag. We hope to see you October 1-4 in Orlando at the Lamaze International 2009
August 06, 2009 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
When a study compares one practice with another and reports no difference in outcomes, is that the end of the story? Not necessarily. No significant difference can mean any of these there really is no difference the study was too small to find the difference that really is there
July 29, 2009 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
Advocates for evidence based care feel our ears perk up when we hear about a new Cochrane systematic review. Cochrane Review = Evidence! Right? Indeed, systematic reviews represent the top of the "evidence pyramid" and Cochrane systematic reviews are the gold standard for their rigor and
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
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