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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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Undisclosed Risk
Posted on April 24, 2013 by Betsy in Parenting, Research.Although difficult to believe that parents would not be informed of risks associated with this government-financed study, this is exactly the case. There were 1300 infants who participated, with 23 academic institutions involved. I encourage you to read the New york Times article, which reference the study on oxygen levels for premature babies. I find [...]
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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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Paid Maternity Leave?
Posted on February 27, 2013 by Betsy in Breastfeeding, Parenting, pregnancy, Research.Giving Children a Chance is a new report released by the World Analysis Policy Center. The study looked at laws and public policies of 191 countries that have to do with healthy development of children. One of the areas of research was on maternity leave around the globe. The United States and three other tiny [...]
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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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