In recent weeks, through midwifery meetings, webinars, or films, I’ve been exposed to some new and interesting things. Here are a few of them to share and think about! I’ve been working hard on the 2nd draft of my upcoming book Confessions of a Childbirth Educator, so I’m taking advantage of the blog to not […]
Adapted from author Gila Zarbiv CNM with a master’s in women’s health and a PhD candidate at Ben-Gurion University, specializing in Global Health Systems Management. As a doctoral fellow at the Israel Implementation Science and Policy Engagement Centre (IS-PEC), her work bridges research and policy to transform maternal health systems globally. The original article focused
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People of all ages and professions come to my Supported Birth classes having been exposed to nothing in their lives about birth but Hollywood images. This is so non-beneficial and destructive. We usually don’t realize how much the media effects our minds and beliefs, in this case, causing completely unrealistic fears from exaggerated images. Our
Here are more excerpts from my upcoming book CONFESSIONS OF A CHILDBIRTH EDUCATOR from chapter on What Mothers want Women to Know Before Giving Birth. These are some segments on Birth Center and Home Birth experiences: JL: There is no reason why you cannot birth outside of a hospital setting. I gave birth to my
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Here are more excerpts from my upcoming book CONFESSIONS OF A CHILDBIRTH EDUCATOR from Chapter 4: What Mothers want Women to Know Before Giving Birth. These are some segments on Labor & Delivery: JP: I know it’s been said, and many women are posting on Instagram all the time now, but I strongly believe one
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I recently held a private doula training in person for one particular doula trainee. It was, of course, different from teaching a group of women, and much like private childbirth class sessions, I tailor-made it for her. In birthing classes I am always aware of how different each woman (and couple) is – their hopes,
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Here are excerpts from my upcoming book CONFESSIONS OF A CHILDBIRTH EDUCATOR from Chapter 4: What Mothers want Women to Know Before Giving Birth. These are some segments on Postpartum. As for postpartum, it’s not talked about enough. I feel like women feel ashamed to admit they’re struggling with postpartum anxiety, depression, PTSD, rage, etc.
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Edited from article by Deb Puterbaugh, Midwifery Today Sept 2022 We have a problem! Labor induction in the United States has more than tripled since 1990. The rate of induction of labor in the US has risen from 9.6% in 1990 to 31.4% in 2021, including 41.7% of first-time births. Induction of labor (IOL) is
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Since 2018, unfortunate misinterpretation of the Arrive Trial has led to the routine protocol of induction of labor at 40 weeks or up to 40+5 weeks gestation, disregarding the 2 week margin of error in EDDs (estimated due dates) and all other evidence against induction of a healthy pregnancy. The results have been so profound
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Please attribute to a British midwife, whose name I no longer recall. She was writing her PhD dissertation on this topic at the time of the lecture. It was Aristotle who first said that pregnancy was 10 lunar months, which was taken to mean 280 days. From Aristotle’s observation, Franz Karl Naegele created a rule
