Nancy Wainer, author of Silent Knife, and Open Season, writes about her years as a birth advocate and midwife and the thousands of women she has helped to process their birth experiences, either in the
In the United States, failure to progress is the top reason for unplanned primary cesarean (first c-s delivery). Failure to progress is a subjective diagnosis, pronounced when a healthcare provider thinks labor is taking longer
The profoundly wise and groundbreaking contributions of these pioneers in the field of childbirth have given women in the 20th and 21st century immeasurable wisdom about the challenges, realities, and deep truths of this experience.
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
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
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
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
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