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.
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 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.
March 29, 2016 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Rebecca Dekker, PhD of Evidence Based Birth released a new article today The Evidence for Advanced Maternal Age which examines and summarizes the current research available on the topic of pregnancy and birth at the age of 35 years old or beyond. The age at which people are having their first ch
February 03, 2016 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Lamaze International has created a very extensive selection of online classes for expecting families. Currently there are eight classes in the online catalogue, from a free early pregnancy class-Prepared for Pregnancy: Start Off Right to parenting classes, breastfeeding instruction and even a VBAC
January 31, 2016 | by: Anne Estes, PhD
By Anne M. Estes, PhD, Illustrations by Cara Gibson, PhDIn recent years, there has been much discussion about the impact of our high cesarean rate and downstream affects on the baby, short and long and term. Dr. Maria Dominguez-Bello and her colleagues have been leading the way in attemp
January 27, 2016 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
Today on Science & Sensibility, blogger and researcher Christina Gebel submits an Op-Ed piece in response to a recent Slate article written by Elissa Strauss. Strauss wrote a strong piece exploring licensing and/or national certification of doulas. While there are many facets that still need to be
January 18, 2016 | by: Sharon Muza, BS, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), CLE
By Jeanette McCullochIn the past month, two new studies have been released - one in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), the other in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) - comparing out-of-hospital birth outcomes to hospital birth outcomes. These studies join a growing body of lit
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