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NICHD Seeking Beta Testers for PregSource Data Collection Tool
Lamaze International frequently collaborates with stakeholders, researchers and other organizations who share an interest in maternal child health and improving maternity care for families both in the...
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“Keep Calm and Labor On” – Lamaze International Releases New Early Labor...
I appreciate Lamaze International for many reasons, and one reason is that they continually provide useful new material for childbirth educators to integrate and adapt for their classes and...
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Science & Sensibility Wants You to Join Our Community of Contributors/Writers
January 2015 saw the birth of a new series on Science & Sensibility – “Brilliant Activities for Birth Educators.” The purpose of the monthly series has been to offer fun, interactive, creative...
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Lamaze International Press Release on Research on New Cesarean Rate Guidelines
Last week, professionals, including childbirth educators, involved in the maternal infant health field read with great interest a just released paper that examines the “optimal” cesarean rate that...
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Series: Building Your Birth Business – Using Google Alerts
At times, the internet can feel like a very large place. The amount of information available to us at any one time almost seems too much and too big to handle. As a birth professional who writes and...
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Lamaze International Brings Maternal-Child Health Stakeholders Together to...
On Monday, December 7th, Lamaze International convened 13 representatives from government and healthcare organizations to its Roundtable in Washington, D.C. to discuss the role that evidence based...
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Interview with Neel Shah, MD, MPP – Co-Author of the Just Released Cesarean...
A recent research paper, Relationship Between Cesarean Rate and Maternal and Neonatal Mortality was published on December 1, 2015 in the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA). This new study...
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Dueling Cesarean Statistics: What Should the Cesarean Rate Be? – Henci Goer...
New research came out on December 1 that challenged the established assumption from the World Health Organization that a 10-15% cesarean rate was the “sweet” spot beyond which more harm was done than...
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Waiting for a Baby – A Poem to Share with Those Anxious to Meet Their Newborn
At this time of year, waiting for a baby can be extra challenging and often comes with a lot of pressure from friends, family and health care providers to interfere with the natural timing that comes...
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Series: Brilliant Activities for Birth Educators: Let Them Eat…Cookie Uteri!
By Lakisa Muhammad, LCCE, CD(DONA)Science & Sensibility runs a monthly column, Brilliant Activities for Birth Educators, that offers a fun, exciting, creative and engaging activity for childbirth...
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Support these Organizations with your Tax-Deductible Gift before Ringing in...
As you get ready to say goodbye to 2015 and welcome in a new year, in whatever fashion feels good to you (I prefer a quiet night at home, probably asleep by 10 PM, living the on-call doula life)...
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Dueling Statistics: Is Out-of-Hospital Birth Safe?
By Henci Goer“[T]he best evidence in answer to the wrong question is useless.” Menticoglou & Hall 2002Last week, a new study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine titled “Planned...
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Understanding Recent Home Birth Research: Guidance for Birth Professionals...
In the past month, two new studies have been released – one in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), the other in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) – comparing out-of-hospital birth...
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New Issue Brief – “Overdue: Medicaid & Private Insurance Coverage of Doula...
Last week, Childbirth Connection, a program of the National Partnership for Women & Families, and Choices in Childbirth released an informative and useful issue brief: Overdue: Medicaid and Private...
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Visiting The Dittrick Museum: A Fascinating Peek into the History of...
Contributor Deena Blumenfeld takes a field trip to a history museum that fills the cup of those that love medical anthropology and the lore of the practice of midwifery and obstetrics in the recent...
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Understanding Recent Home Birth Research: An Interview with Lead Author Dr....
By Jeanette McCullochIn the past month, two new studies have been released – one in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), the other in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) – comparing...
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Pinterest Boards for Childbirth Educators
By Robin Elise Weiss, PhD, MPH, CPH, ICCE-CPE, ICPFE, CLC, AdvCD(DONA), BDT(DONA), LCCE, FACCEIf you’re like me, you love to learn from other childbirth educators. Pinterest has been a place that has...
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Dueling Statistics: Is Out-of-Hospital Birth Safe?
By Henci Goer“[T]he best evidence in answer to the wrong question is useless.” Menticoglou & Hall 2002Last week, a new study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine titled “Planned...
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Understanding Recent Home Birth Research: Guidance for Birth Professionals...
In the past month, two new studies have been released – one in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), the other in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) – comparing out-of-hospital birth...
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New Issue Brief – “Overdue: Medicaid & Private Insurance Coverage of Doula...
Last week, Childbirth Connection, a program of the National Partnership for Women & Families, and Choices in Childbirth released an informative and useful issue brief: Overdue: Medicaid and Private...
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