Category Archives: Birthing Options

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  Listening to Mothers III

  Posted on May 20, 2013 by Betsy in Birth Center, Birthing Options, Breastfeeding, Cesarean Birth, Childbirth Education, Homebirth, Hospital, Parenting, pregnancy, Research.

  The Listening to Mothers III survey is out. The results are really no surprise to those of us who have been following trends in maternity care in the last decade or more. You can down load the full survey, or you can check out the data briefs for a quicker overview of the statistics  about [...]

  
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• Shared Decision Making

  Posted on March 18, 2013 by Betsy in Birthing Options, Cesarean Birth, Childbirth Education, pregnancy, Research.

  When it comes to health care it seems that we often surrender to our medical providers no questions asked.  It makes better sense for us to work in conjunction with our providers; to learn what we don’t know and be able to make informed decisions about our health care.  Birth is in the category of [...]

  
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• Procedures to Avoid While Pregnant

  Posted on March 5, 2013 by Betsy in Birth Center, Birthing Options, Breastfeeding, Cesarean Birth, Childbirth Education, Homebirth, Hospital, Parenting, pregnancy, Research.

  We look to Consumer Reports for the best T.V., the best phone, the best washing machine. Why not look at this article about how to shop for a better birth?  The United States ranks behind 41 other nations, in preventing mothers from dying during childbirth.  We have the best technology, yet the outcomes could be [...]

  
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• Cesarean Section in the News

  Posted on March 5, 2013 by Betsy in Birthing Options, Cesarean Birth, pregnancy, Research.

  Cesarean section is the number one performed surgery in the United States. Some hospitals have a rate of 7%, while others have a rate of 70%. These results are from a study conducted in 2009.  The answer to the question of why the rates are so varied is not clear.  The professor who conducted the [...]

  
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• Hepatits B Vaccine

  Posted on February 16, 2013 by Betsy in Birthing Options, Parenting, Research, Vaccines.

  I will let you read this story and decide for yourself.  The problem is that the hepatitis B vaccine, given to infants only moments old, is riskier than contracting Hepatitis B.

  
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• Obstetric Violence

  Posted on February 14, 2013 by Betsy in Birth Center, Birthing Options, Breastfeeding, Cesarean Birth, Childbirth Education, Homebirth, pregnancy.

  There seems to be a silent code in the world of obstetrics, one that if translated might say something like this: “It doesn’t matter what happens to the mother during labor and birth, as long as the baby is healthy.”  I say it does matter. It matters a lot. Every day women are being violated [...]

  
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• Benefits of Collaborative Care

  Posted on February 5, 2013 by Betsy in Birthing Options, pregnancy, Research.

  Watch for a new documentary (due in 2015) whose aim is to educate women about their birth options.  The film, The Mama Sherpas, follows several women from various U.S. communities.   A Sherpa refers to a member of a Tibetan people living on the high southern slopes of the Himalayas in eastern Nepal and known for [...]

  
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• Childbirth and Trauma

  Posted on February 1, 2013 by Betsy in Birthing Options, Breastfeeding, pregnancy, Research.

  I have read a lot about this topic and heard from women who have experienced traumatic birth.   Please take the time to read the full blog post at www.lactationmatters.org, the International Lactation Consultants Assoication’s official blog page.   Kathleen Kendall-Tackett has been researching this issue since 1990, when she could only find one study on the [...]

  
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• Birth Centers Study

  Posted on January 31, 2013 by Betsy in Birth Center, Birthing Options, pregnancy, Research.

  There is a new study out about Birth Centers.  Amy Romano, an author for Science and Sensibility, a Lamaze International blog had the opportunity to interview Cara Osborne,  co-author of the study,  National Birth Center Study II. Here is one of the quotes from the interview with Cara: “The take away messages from this study [...]

  
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• Organic Birth – A New Film

  Posted on January 27, 2013 by Betsy in Birth Center, Birthing Options, Breastfeeding, Cesarean Birth, Childbirth Education, Homebirth, Hospital, Parenting, pregnancy, Research.

  From the website for Organic Birth: “The perfect film for all who are pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant, Organic Birth: Birth is Natural! is a 52-minute film adapted and edited from the 85-minute award-winning documentary Orgasmic Birth: The Best-Kept Secret. The expanded midwifery section, more concise format, and added chapter navigation, will make this [...]

  
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