Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
May 17, 2016 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
May is Preeclampsia Awareness Month and today on Science & Sensibility, Preeclampsia Foundation Director of Community Relations Laney Poye provides a look at four important things that childbirth educators and other birth professionals can share to educate families about preeclampsia.
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May 12, 2016 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Lamaze has shared, reviewed and discussed research articles on the topic of out of hospital birth. Use this compilation of S&S posts from experts, including researchers, midwives, doctors and others on the topic of home birth safety for your own use and to share with families.
May 10, 2016 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Lamaze International releases a fun, new animated video short that recognizes the role that Lamaze childbirth classes play for families who are seeking accurate information as they plan for a safe and healthy birth. "Life Lessons Begin Before Birth" thanks parents for choosing Lamaze.
May 05, 2016 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Happy International Day of the Midwife! Join us in honoring the successes of midwives and recognizing the importance of midwifery. Lamaze International and Science & Sensibility recognize the contributions that midwives make globally to to ensuring safe and healthy births for families everywhere.
May 03, 2016 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
It is extremely helpful to be able to demonstrate visually what safe bed-sharing looks like during the portion of the class where infant sleep is covered. Thankfully, there are now resources that educators and other professionals can turn to for examples of safe bed-sharing.
April 28, 2016 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
As April comes to a close, so does Cesarean Awareness Month. Science & Sensibility rounds up a plethora of Cesarean and VBAC resources for birth professionals to have handy at their fingertips for students and clients. Are you familiar with all of these useful sources for evidence based info?
April 26, 2016 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Our April Brilliant Activities for Birth Educators activity honors Cesarean Awareness Month which occurs annually. Lamaze Educator Katherine Steen shares an effective activity "Cesarean Pie" that educators can use to help families gain more knowledge about cesareans as they prepare for their birt
April 19, 2016 | by: Molly Giammarco
Today, Lamaze International released a report that captures the discussion from its 2015 Childbirth Education Roundtable as well as outlines some of Lamazes strategic initiatives for increasing access to childbirth education.
April 13, 2016 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Just in time for Cesarean Awareness month, Consumer Reports is releasing an investigation into cesarean section rates of more than 1,200 hospitals across the country. And the results are sobering.
April 11, 2016 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
As Lamaze International Board of Directors and staff prepare for the second annual Hill Day later this month, I sat down with Maria Brooks, Lamaze International President to talk about some of the results of that first Hill Day - the successful roundtable on childbirth education.
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