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“I Want to Have a Vaginal Birth!”– A Childbirth Educator Meeting the Needs of...
Regular contributor, Jacqueline Levine, shares her experiences teaching Lamaze classes and ponders the responses to the question “Why have you come to this class?” The responses motivate her to...
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A Health Care Provider’s Guide to Newborn Screening
By Elizabeth Jones, APHL Today, Elizabeth Jones brings us up to date on the current research and information we need to know in order to be able to accurately discuss newborn screening and the...
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Newborn Screening from a Parent’s Point of View
Earlier this week, Elizabeth Jones, APHL, shared with us the current research and information on newborn screening. In today’s post, we’re sharing real stories from parents of children whose lives were...
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New Cochrane Review: Delayed Cord Clamping Likely Beneficial for Healthy Term...
By Mark Sloan, M.D. Last fall, Dr. Mark Sloan wrote an extremely well-received post on Science & Sensibility, Common Objections to Delayed Cord Clamping; What’s the Evidence Say? that both...
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Do Cesareans Cause Endometriosis? The Data Accumulate
Today on Science & Sensibility, regular contributor Henci Goer takes a look at a new retrospective study looking at the potential relationship between cesarean birth and endometriosis development...
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Supporting Families in Milk Sharing; What are the Responsibilities of the...
By Amber McCann, IBCLC Today’s post is written by Amber McCann, IBCLC. Amber is one of the two keynote speakers at the upcoming Lamaze International Annual Conference in New Orleans this October....
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The Complete Illustrated Birthing Companion: A Book Review
I recently had the opportunity to review a book published in January, 2013, written for birthing families. The Complete Illustrated Birthing Companion; A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating the Best...
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Lamaze International Releases Valuable Cesarean Infographic For You To Share!
Lamaze International has long been a leader in providing resources for both parents and birth professionals that promote safe and healthy birth for women and babies. Evidence based information,...
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Insta-gram or Insta-gasp? The Ethics of Sharing on Social Media for Birth...
Attorney and Lactation Consultant Liz Brooks, President of the International Lactation Consultant Association, takes a look at the issues that childbirth professionals might want to consider before...
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The Straight Scoop On Inductions – Lamaze International Releases New Infographic
Click image to see full size The health concerns that affect preterm babies are well documented and much is known about the impact of an early birth on the long term health of children. Some of these...
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A Tale of Two Cities from a Childbirth Educator’s Perspective
Today on Science & Sensibility, Laurie Levy, LMP, MA, CD(DONA, PALS), CBE, shares her experiences as a childbirth educator and doula recently relocated to a new state. Her exposures to a new birth...
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Home Birth In a Risk Society: A Commentary by Sociologist Barbara Katz Rothman
By Barbara Katz Rothman, PhD Today, I am delighted to share with you an essay on risk written by sociologist and author Barbara Katz Rothman, PhD. There has been much discussion and debate on two...
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Evidence for the Vitamin K Shot in Newborns – Exclusive Q&A with Rebecca...
© Elias Kass, ND, LM, CPM Evidence Based Birth , a popular blog written by occasional Science & Sensibility contributor Rebecca Dekker, PhD, RN, APRN, has just published a new article, “Evidence...
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Why Pediatricians Fear Waterbirth – Barbara Harper Reviews the Research on...
By Barbara Harper, RN, CLD, CCE, DEM, CKC, CCCE On March 20th, 2014, the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Fetus and Newborn and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists...
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The Best Practice Guidelines: Transfer from Home Birth to Hospital –...
By Lawrence Leeman, MD, MPH and Diane Holzer, LM, CPM, PA-C © http://www.mybirth.com.au/ On Tuesday, readers learned about the history and objectives of the Home Birth Consensus Summit, a collective...
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Evidence on Water Birth Safety – Exclusive Q&A with Rebecca Dekker on her New...
© Alberto Perra and Angela Giusti Evidence Based Birth , a popular blog written by occasional Science & Sensibility contributor Rebecca Dekker, PhD, RN, APRN, has just today published a new...
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Lamaze Releases Useful New Infographic: “No Food, No Drink During Labor? NO...
Today, Lamaze International releases their newest infographic “No Food, No Drink During Labor? NO WAY!” This useful infographic is available on both the Lamaze International for Professionals website...
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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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Birth By The Numbers Releases New Video – Myth and Reality Concerning US...
I have been a huge fan of Dr. Eugene Declercq and his team over at Birth by the Numbers ever since I watched the original Birth by the Numbers bonus segment that was found on the Orgasmic Birth DVD I...
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Exclusive Q&A with Rebecca Dekker – What Does the Evidence Say about...
Today on Evidence Based Birth, occasional contributor Rebecca Dekker, Phd, RN, APRN, provides a comprehensive research review – Induction for Going Past your Due Date: What does the Evidence Say? I...
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