This list was compiled by new Supported Birth moms who experienced special challenges or had advice to give, and their concerns were addressed by Certified Lactation Consultant Jane Mycroft, former Supported Birth Doula. THE MOST IMPORTANT MESSAGE IS TO CONSULT WITH A LACTATION CONSULTANT BEFORE BIRTH AS WELL AS AFTERWARDS IMMEDIATELY UPON ANY PROBLEMS. REMEMBER, […]
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Someday I will write a book “Confessions of a Childbirth Educator.” I plan for it to be well-organized and based in accurate research combined with personal emotion. In this blog, however, I give myself permission to describe random thoughts and observations of late. Induction. Again. The past few years have really been bad (not mentioned
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This article describes many helpful ways to utilize positions while laboring with an epidural. We usually think that if you have an epidural, you can’t move. The optimal physiology for birth is when women are up and moving about, following their bodies’ signals, and helping their babies navigate their way through the pelvis. When women
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Edited from June 2021 Interview of CNM Stephanie Tillman https://evidencebasedbirth.com/ Founder Rebecca Dekker, PhD, RN and Henci Goer, Researcher, Childbirth U. Since the 2018 ARRIVE study, many care providers and the media are telling women that 39-40 week induction is better than waiting for labor to begin on its own, that it improves outcomes and
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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 preparation class. I get calls from women who are confused and unsure what “type” of childbirth education class they should take or want
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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 with the “due date” women are given. The weight tells us more about the readiness of the baby. Look at
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 guide. The global landscape for maternity services, pregnancy classes, and birthing classes has changed considerably since that guidance was issued.
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 the position of the infant in utero, and how to get the infant into a more optimal fetal position during
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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 most of them. Postpartum depression and anxiety are not “one-size-fits-all” illnesses. Your experience may include just a few of the
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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 any doctor from using that drug for any indication, in any dose, for any patient he or she chooses. Since
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