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Free Access to Journals and Research Articles in Support of World...
Several well known journals have stepped up to provide free public access during the entire month of August, 2013 in support of World Breastfeeding Week. If you do not already have access to these...
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A Look Beyond the Headlines: Induction, Augmentation and Autism
Today on Science & Sensibility, regular contributor Deena Blumenfeld takes a look at the recent study that examined a link between induction and augmentation of labor with an autism diagnosis in...
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Continuous Electronic Fetal Monitoring (Cardiotocography) in Labor: Should It...
Regular Science & Sensibility contributor and author Henci Goer takes a look at the recent Cochrane review “Continuous cardiotocography (CTG) as a form of electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) for...
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RX+DX= PPH Risk: What prescription dispensing data tells us about...
Regular contributor (and brand new PhD!) Walker Karraa shares a new study examining the relationship between antidepressant medication and postpartum hemorrhage. Walker questions the lead researchers...
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Does the Hospital “Admission Strip” Conducted on Women in Labor Work as Hoped?
The 20 minute electronic fetal monitoring strip is a “right of passage” for any woman being admitted to the hospital in labor. But is this automatic 20 minute strip evidence based? Regular Science...
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Lamaze Supports Learning for Professionals as Well as Parents
I wanted to use today’s blog post to share how grateful I am for all of the continuing education opportunities that Lamaze International offers both Lamaze members and non-members alike throughout the...
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Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA) Invites You to Research Home Birth!
This past weekend I attended the Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA) annual conference; Birthing Social Change in Portland, OR. The conference was attended by more than 300 midwives and their...
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Can Moxibustion Help Turn Breech Babies?
By Rebecca Dekker, PhD, RN, APRN Occasional Science & Sensibility contributor Rebecca Dekker of www.EvidenceBasedBirth.com examines the practice of Moxibustion to help turn breech babies head down....
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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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Safe at Home? New Home Vs. Hospital Birth Study Reviewed by Henci Goer
Regular contributor Henci Goer examines the most recent study on the safety of home birth in the United States. When taking a closer look at the data analysis done by the authors, there are concerns...
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How to Subscribe to or Follow Science & Sensibility and Your Favorite Blogs
About 18 months ago I wrote about the six blogs that I thought every childbirth educator and other birth professionals would benefit from reading. It might be time for an updated list or to add a few...
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Series: Building Your Birth Business – Free Website Content for Your Site...
Having a blog or articles of interest on your website that are available to your students, clients and potential customers is a win-win situation for a birth professional. A win for your clientele...
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ACOG & SMFM Standardize Levels of Maternal Care to Improve Maternal Morbidity...
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine released their second joint consensus statement on January 22nd, 2015. This consensus statement,...
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Care Model Innovations – Changing The Way Maternity Care Is Provided
© Serena O’Dwyer Amy Romano was the original community manager, editor and writer of Science & Sensibility back when this blog was first established by Lamaze International in 2009. After a...
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Book Review – Transformed by Postpartum Depression: Women’s Stories of Trauma...
By Cynthia Good Mojab, MS, LMHCA, IBCLC, RLC, CATSM Walker Karraa, PhD, a former contributor to Science & Sensibility, has authored a new book, Transformed by Postpartum Depression: Women’s...
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Book Review – Transformed by Postpartum Depression: Women’s Stories of Trauma...
By Cynthia Good Mojab, MS, LMHCA, IBCLC, RLC, CATSM Dr. Walker Karraa has written an insightful book examining depression as a transformative event in the lives of women who have experienced it after...
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“Transformed by Postpartum Depression: Women’s Stories of Trauma and Growth”,...
By Cynthia Good Mojab, MS, LMHCA, IBCLC, RLC, CATSM © Walker Karraa Last week, Cynthia Good Mojab provided Science & Sensibility readers with the first two parts of her three-part series on the...
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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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The Healthy Birth: Dyad or Triad? Exploring Birth and the Microbiome
By Anne Estes, PhD, Illustrated by Cara Gibson, PhD There has been much discussion and burgeoning research on how the mode of birth affects the microbiome of the infant (and later on the adult). It is...
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