Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
January 11, 2018 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
We invite any educator to create a new teaching activity for a childbirth, breastfeeding, parenting or newborn caring class. The materials for this teaching activity must be purchased and not cost more than $20 US dollars. The activity should be creative, engaging and based on best practice.
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January 09, 2018 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
One of the valuable benefits for Lamaze International members is a subscription to Lamaze International's official journal - The Journal of Perinatal Childbirth Education, whose mission is to promote, support, and protect natural, safe, and healthy birth through education and advocacy.
January 02, 2018 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
As a birth professional creating (and maintaining) referral relationships for your birth business should be a critical part of your business plan. Here are some easy to implement ideas that you can apply to build up your referral stream.
December 29, 2017 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
This month's Brilliant Activities for Birth Educators' ideas are courtesy of contributor Stacie Bingham, LCCE, CD(DONA), CBS(LER). I consider Stacie to be an absolute genius with teaching props and she passed on these suggestions when I inquired what she likes to purchase at the Dollar Store.
December 26, 2017 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
As the gift-giving season comes to a close, thoughts turn to the new year and new plans. Before we say goodbye to this year, consider closing out your 2017 planned giving to organizations that ethically support maternal-infant health globally, and in your own community.
December 21, 2017 | by: Jordan Alam, LCCE
The results are in: I passed my exam! Though I was told that it would take several weeks to receive the results, the waiting felt longer than I expected. Particularly because I work closely with other birth professionals who periodically asked: did you get your results yet?
December 19, 2017 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Researchers from the BetterBirth Program out of Ariadne Labs hypothesized that facilities located in low-resource countries could improve the mortality & morbidity of birthing people & newborns by implementing the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist along with coaching programs to support birth attendants
December 12, 2017 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Many pregnant or nursing people are struggling to get solid evidence-based information from their doctors and midwives about the safety of taking specific medications during pregnancy. Where can they go for this info?
December 07, 2017 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
A new study - "A Randomized Trial of Text Messaging for Smoking Cessation in Pregnant Women" examined the impact of enrolling in Quit4Baby, a text-based smoking cessation program for pregnant people. were already participating in the Text4Baby program.
December 05, 2017 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
One of my favorite ways to stay in the loop is to sign up for the newsletters of organizations that I want to stay connected with and who I feel are the shakers and the movers in the field of maternal-infant health. Here are nine you need to sign up for now.
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