Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
November 10, 2015 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
We continue our current series on Cesarean Birth after Cesarean, written by Pamela Vireday, who is an occasional contributor to Science & Sensibility. In this series, Pamela examines the topic of women who experience a Cesarean Birth after a Cesarean.
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November 04, 2015 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
By Pamela Vireday "Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it." - Helen KellerI am delighted to share with you a three part series that begins today, written by Pam Vireday, who is an occasional contributor to Science & Sensib
October 28, 2015 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
By Stacie Bingham, LCCE, CD(DONA)October's Brilliant Activities for Birth Educators honors the Halloween holiday as educator Stacie Bingham takes us down the Halloween aisle for items you can use to make props for teaching families about baby's movement through the pelvis. Stacie is a creative
October 26, 2015 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Social media was all abuzz yesterday about information coming out of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) conference currently being held in San Diego, CA. Headlines everywhere screamed Eating During Labor May Not Be So Bad, Study Suggests, Light Meal During Labor May Be Safe for Most
October 21, 2015 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Most families have already chosen a health care provider by the time they find themselves in childbirth classes. The exception might be those educators who reach families at the beginning of their pregnancies by offering an early pregnancy class that includes this topic. Most families be
October 19, 2015 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
By Cara Terreri, CD(DONA), LCCEIf you are a childbirth educator, doula, lactation consultant, midwife or doctor who works with expectant families, one of the topics you may be discussing with them as their birth day draws near is the acquisition of a breast pump. You may make suggestions on which pu
October 14, 2015 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. Today, October 15th, is also a special day of remembrance. As a childbirth educator and a doula, I have worked with several families over the years who have experienced losses while taking a childbirth class with me, after the class e
October 12, 2015 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Last week, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), part of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released 2014 information from the National Vital Statistics System, which works collaboratively with the NCHS. This information comes from birth certificates and captures all births that
October 07, 2015 | by: Andrea D. Lythgoe, LCCE
Maintaining a blog as part of your website is an excellent way to keep your website content fresh, share useful information with clients (and potential clients!), and increase and maintain an excellent ranking in the search engines that crawl the web. In simplistic terms, a good SEO ranking me
October 05, 2015 | by: Anne Estes, PhD
In an earlier post on Science and Sensibility, regular contributor Anne Estes, PhD reviewed Science of Mom: A Research-Based Guide to Your Babys First Year, a new evidence-based book focused on answering questions on health, sleeping, and feeding for an infants first year. The book grew out of
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