Antepartum Bedrest: Helpful or Harmful?
Each year approximately 750,000 women in the United States are prescribed antepartum bed rest (ABR) for a portion of their pregnancy due to (but not limited to) preterm labor contractions, incompetent...
View ArticleOn Our Radar: Latest Cochrane Review on Doula Care, New AWHONN Staffing...
Superior support in labor is the theme here and two major organizations have focused yet again on this important issue: The research powerhouse Cochrane Collaboration has just released a systematic...
View ArticleNew Systematic Review of the “Admission Strip”
On February 15th, the Cochrane Library published a new review comparing cardiotocography (CTG) to intermittent auscultation of fetal heart rate on admission to the labor ward for assessment of fetal...
View ArticleHow Long Can Labor Safely Be?
How Long Can Labor Safely Be? By regular contributor, Henci Goer A few weeks ago Kathy Morelli wrote an S&S blog post about a study comparing labor patterns in the 1960s with labor patterns today....
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Science And Sensibility; Words To Live By
Science is simply common sense at its best. ~Thomas Huxley Science. Sensibility. Science and sensibility are good words. I gravitate to these words naturally. These words offer me security,...
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What is the Evidence for Induction for Low Amniotic Fluid in a Healthy...
By Rebecca L. Dekker, PhD, RN, APRN Today’s post on the Evidence for Induction for Low Amniotic Fluid in a Healthy Pregnancy is a guest post by blogger Rebecca Dekker, owner of the fairly new blog in...
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Book Review: Optimal Care in Childbirth: The Case for a Physiologic Approach...
I had waited excitedly for the release of Henci Goer and Amy Romano’s new book for a long time and was delighted to receive it after it was published in May 2012. Optimal Care in Childbirth: The Case...
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Happy 20th Anniversary to the Cochrane Collaboration!
As I wrote about in my January 3rd, 2012 post on the top 10 reasons to join Lamaze International, one of the great benefits of being a Lamaze member is complete access to the Cochrane Collaboration....
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Epidural Analgesia: To Delay or Not to Delay, That Is the Question
By Henci Goer Unless you have been “off the grid” on a solitary trek, surely you have read and heard the recent flurry of discussion surrounding the just released study making the claim that the timing...
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World Health Organization: Provide Cesareans for Women in Need, Don’t Focus...
© Patti Ramos Photography As we have mentioned earlier this month, when Jen Kamel discussed placenta accreta as a downstream risk factor of the increasing cesarean rate, April is Cesarean Awareness...
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The Start of the Lamaze/ICEA 2015 Conference – 10 Reasons This Will Be an...
I just arrived in Las Vegas at the conference hotel earlier today, after a relatively short travel day from my home in Seattle, WA. I am very excited for the conference to begin. I remember attending...
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Conference Wrap-Up and Save the Date for Lamaze International 2016 Conference!
Late Sunday night, I arrived home after attending the Lamaze International/ICEA Joint 2015 Conference in Las Vegas, NV. I am both exhausted and deeply satisfied. I enjoyed networking with other...
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Sharon Muza – Community Manager for Science & Sensibility Receives Lamaze...
By Cara Terreri, CD(DONA), LCCESharon Muza & Cara Terreri receive Lamaze International 2015 Media AwardOne of the highlights of the recent Lamaze International/ICEA 2015 Joint Conference in Las...
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The Top Ten Safety Messages to Share with New Parents – September is Baby...
By Jenny Burris Harvey, BA, CPSTSeptember is Baby Safety Month, and before the month entirely slips away, I wanted to acknowledge this and share some resources with childbirth educators that they can...
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Brilliant Activities for Birth Educators – An Anatomy Ice Breaker
© Sharon MuzaThis month’s “Brilliant Activities for Birth Educators” is one of my old standbys. I use it frequently at the beginning of a series class. Last week I started a new seven week series and...
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Interview with Alice Callahan about Science of Mom: A Research-Based Guide to...
In an earlier post on Science and Sensibility, regular contributor Anne Estes, PhD reviewed Science of Mom: A Research-Based Guide to Your Baby’s First Year, a new evidence-based book focused on...
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Series: Building Your Birth Business: Blog for a Business Boost!
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...
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The Numbers Are In – Good News on Key Birth Statistics, But Work Still to Be...
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...
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Honoring Henry Dean: A Mother Shares Her Journey after the Stillbirth of Her Son
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...
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Breast Pump Recycling Programs – Good for Families, Good for the Earth!
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...
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