Searching “Birthing Classes Los Angeles”? You are presented with dozens of options, similar-sounding descriptions, different tones, and promises. There are no homogeneous “Lamaze” classes anymore, but the term is often still used for any childbirth
Due Date Estimation Fallacies The following is a list of recent students’ baby’s birth weights alongside their arrival pre- or post- the EDD (“estimated due date”). These numbers validate the 2 week margin of error
Foreword It has been more than two decades since the World Health Organization (WHO) issued technical guidance dedicated to the care of healthy pregnant women and their babies – Care in normal birth: a practical
The U.S. current rate of cesaran section is around 31%. Labor & Delivery Nurse Ann Marie Gilligan’s Gilligan’s Guide teaches the importance of having an infant in the optimal position for birth, how to determine
As you read the two different symptoms lists for postpartum depression and for postpartum anxiety/OCD, please remember a few very important things: You may not be experiencing all of the symptoms listed below or even
Cervidil (FDA approved for vaginal use) Cytotec / Miso (On-label contra-indicated) Once a drug is approved by the FDA for a specific medical indication and put on the market, there is absolutely nothing to prevent
TO THE BRAND NEW MOTHER: 1. Nurse the baby in the LDR room or Recovery Room. 2. Keep baby close to ensure unsupplemented feedings every 2-3 hours for at least 20-30 minutes per feeding if
The Real Story of Twilight Sleep and How it Shaped Obstetrics and Hospital Birth The Glitch Francis Carmody was the first American woman after the McClures article to give birth in Freiburg, taking her OB
The Real Story of Twilight Sleep and How it Shaped Obstetrics and Hospital Birth How It Began In 1913 two female reporters from McClures Magazine in New York, Marguerite Tracy & Constance Leupp, went to
“Being clear about what it is that we fear is as important as determining the difference between reasonable risk and unreasonable risk….We must decide not only what we are frightened of but what the probability