Repost: NICUs: If We Build It, They Will Come?
A doula friend of mine was telling me recently about the seemingly arbitrary variation she sees across the different hospitals where she attends births. “In one hospital they always turn the epidural...
View ArticleBuilding the Case for Transparency in Maternity Care: My Annotated Bibliography
I’ve given a talk called, “Transparency in Maternity Care: Bringing Birth Out of the Dark to Improve Quality” a number of times at conferences and as a webinar. (I will give it again as a webinar in...
View ArticleCan Consumer Survey Results from The Birth Survey Promote Evidence-Based...
At long last, The Birth Survey has given the public access to consumer ratings of maternity care providers and birth facilities. This is a major step toward increased transparency in maternity care....
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Upcoming Webinar! Transparency in Maternity Care: Bringing birth out of the...
On September 15 I will give my webinar, Transparency in Maternity Care: Bringing Birth Out of the Dark to Improve Quality. I’ve presented this talk many times before and the feedback is always great....
View ArticleWhy Transparency in Maternity Care Matters
I’m going to be on Momotics Blog Talk Radio tomorrow evening at 10pm EST discussing the issue of transparency in maternity care with Danielle from Momotics. You can listen here. For the occasion, I...
View ArticleReply Turned Post, “Lights, Camera, Unnecesarean*!” Style
The Today Show, not known for their excellence in birth journalism, showed a live cesarean on air earlier this week. The birth advocacy community has weighed in on the shoddy reporting and the...
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Putting the tools in the hands of women: Two new cesarean resources
Whether a woman is having her first baby or has already given birth, whether she is sitting in a prenatal appointment or in the midst of labor, if she is pregnant in the United States, there’s at least...
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Choosing a Pregnancy and Birth Health Care Provider – New Infographic from...
Most families have already chosen a health care provider by the time they find themselves in childbirth classes. The exception might be those educators who reach families at the beginning of their...
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Time for ACOG and ASA to Change Their Guidelines! Eating and Drinking in...
“…The problem for anesthesiologists is that our practice guidelines on obstetric anesthesia are strongly worded, and state that women can not eat during labor. We can’t ethically design a large enough...
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Series: Brilliant Activities for Birth Educators: Trick or Treat – Halloween...
By Stacie Bingham, LCCE, CD(DONA)October’s Brilliant Activities for Birth Educators honors the Halloween holiday as educator Stacie Bingham takes us down the Halloween aisle for items you can use to...
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Lamaze Parent Satisfaction Survey Will Benefit Families – Educators Play a...
Participation at in-person childbirth education classes has been on the decline in past years. There has not been much research on the benefits of taking a childbirth class, and with the plethora of...
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Series: Supporting Women When a VBAC Doesn’t Happen – Part One: A Unique Grief
By Pamela Vireday “Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.” –Helen KellerI am delighted to share with you a three part series that begins today, written by...
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Series: Supporting Women When a VBAC Doesn’t Happen – Part Two: The Forgotten...
By Pamela Vireday“CBAC mothers have powerful lessons to teach, if you are willing and able to hear us.” — Melek SperosWe continue our current series on Cesarean Birth after Cesarean, written by Pamela...
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Series: Supporting Women When a VBAC Doesn’t Happen – Part Three: Supporting...
By Pamela Vireday“Remember, no effort that we make to attain something beautiful is ever lost.” – Helen KellerToday we conclude our three part series on Cesarean Birth after Cesarean, written by Pamela...
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Meet Maria Brooks – New President of Lamaze International
“A Lamaze educator is able to anticipate a need that you may have before you experience it. She can tailor your class to help you navigate obstacles that are unique to your health and choice of birth...
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Series: Brilliant Activities for Birth Educators – Events of Late Pregnancy...
November is Prematurity Awareness Month and November 17th was World Prematurity Awareness Day. This month’s Brilliant Activities for Birth Educators post is about preventing prematurity, the events of...
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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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