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Home Births in the United States, 1990–2009 by Marian F. MacDorman, Ph.D.; T.J. Mathews, M.S.; and Eugene Declercq, Ph.D. The authors found that home birth is on the rise in the US.
Categories: For Midwives
In Washington, natural birth is big business! This article in the Washington City Paper describes the resounding success of a new midwifery practice at George Washington University Hospital under its director, Whitney Pinger, CNM. According to the article, "after running programs at Washington Hospital Center and Georgetown University Hospital, she came to GW last year, arriving like the LeBron of the up-market natural childbirth community." Click on the title to link to the article.
Categories: For Parents
Judith Rooks' article on the Safety & Risks of Nitrous Oxide Labor Analgesia will be published in the next edition of the Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health (JMWH). It has been published online ahead of the online publication of the journal issue. Click on the title to read the citation and abstract.
Categories: Pain Relief
A systematic review to be published in the September/October 2011 issue of Nursing Economic$ reports that care provided by certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) is associated with comparable or better outcomes than care managed exclusively by physicians.
Categories: For Midwives
LONDON (Reuters) Jun 20 - More investment in midwifery could save many of the millions of babies and hundreds of thousands of women who still die every year because of a lack of skilled healthcare during childbirth, the United Nations said on Monday.
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Objectives—This report presents preliminary data for 2009 on births in the United States. U.S. data on births are shown by age, live-birth order, race, and Hispanic origin of mother. Data on marital status, cesarean delivery, preterm births, and low birthweight are also presented.
A journalist discusses the increasing number of midwife-attended births and the controversy around this as maternal mortality increases in the United States.
The Netherlands has a system of pregnancy and birth care that is unique in the Western world. The majority of Dutch midwives work independently from obstetricians, are the sole care providers for low risk women and are primarily responsible for the system of risk selection. Almost 30% of women choose to give birth at home.
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The Boston Women's Health Book Collective, publisher of Our Bodies, Ourselves and many related books on women's health, has an excellent blog site. Visit it, hear what others say, and voice your own opinion!
Categories: Reproductive Health
Each and every one of you CAN take action to put birth centers on the Congressional radar. The birth community must take the lead on this--Congress won't take any action for us unless it hears from its constituents. AABC's lobbyist Karen Fennell is busy making Congressional visits, but they are saying they have not heard from you--so it must not be important . . .
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