Research and resources for perinatal professionals.
July 05, 2009 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
Theres a new study out in the current issue of Birth that bolsters the already remarkable body of evidence favoring skin-to-skin care (rather than placing the baby on a warmer or swaddling it) right after birth. Russian researchers exposed mothers and their babies to some skin-to-skin time in the
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July 04, 2009 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
From Rixa Freeze, PhD, of the Stand & Deliver Blog. If you gave birth to a breech baby, or if your baby was breech at some point during pregnancy, we would like to invite you to participate in a research study. Please share this announcement with others who might be interested in participating.
June 27, 2009 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
If youve been paying any attention to the health care reform conversation in this country, youve probably heard of a certain New Yorker article, in which physician Atul Gawande pays a visit to McAllen, TX, the town now infamous for having the most expensive health care in America.
June 22, 2009 | by: Henci Goer, BA
The June 2009 issue of Birth contains the results of a pilot study gauging the effects of modifying the labor room to encourage mobility, reduce stress and anxiety, and discourage routine medical intervention. Investigators randomly allocated 62 healthy women in spontaneous labor to either
June 17, 2009 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
The media is reporting that the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) no longer recommends routine cesarean when the baby is presenting breech at term. The new clinical practice guideline entitled "Vaginal Delivery of Breech Presentation" concludes that "vaginal delivery
June 13, 2009 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
Reality TV fans (not me) and readers of the Celebrity Baby Blog (OK, that's me) may have heard that Kendra Wilkinson of The Girls Next Door "fame" is expecting her first baby this winter. In addition to the news that Kendra's ex, Hugh Hefner, will be the baby's Godfather (ick!), CBB readers were
June 04, 2009 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
When the FDA isnt busy rebutting the health claims of Cheerios, it sounds like these days they have their hands full with medical device approvals for modern enhancements to continuous electronic fetal monitoring (EFM). One supposedly noninvasive device in the approval pipeline features 32
June 02, 2009 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
Amid a rash of controversial pieces in the mass media about the intersection of breastfeeding, motherhood, and feminism, a new study in the Journal of Perinatal Education reveals an uneasy relationship between professional lactation consultants (LCs) and breast pumps. The piece gives us
May 26, 2009 | by: Amy M. Romano, RN,CNM
The BBC is reporting on a new study about the effects of childbirth education classes that emphasize breathing and relaxation techniques. The headline, Natural birth classes questioned stands to fuel an already troubling trend that has more women skipping childbirth classes altogether.
May 21, 2009 | by: Henci Goer, BA
I was reading a Los Angeles Times article on the overuse of cesarean surgery when one quote leapt off the page at me. Said Dr. Elliot Main, chief of obstetrics of a California hospital chain, 'Cesarean birth ends up being a profit center in hospitals, so there's not a lot of incentive to reduce them
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