There are suggestions that the practice of early cord clamping may have far-reaching detrimental effects on the infant, such as autism, infant anemia, childhood mental disorders and hypoxic ischemic brain damage.

How should childbearing women with a history of cesarean be counseled about the optimal mode of delivery with their current pregnancy?  

As many midwives have found, a doula can be an invaluable resource to a laboring woman and to a new mother.

Can sucking on a sugar solution ease your baby's pain during painful procedures?

A woman's confidence in her ability to cope appears to influence her experience of labor pain more than any other factor.

An in-depth review of the literature reveals strong support for redefining the second stage of labor and decreasing the duration of time pregnant women are instructed to push.

What is the optimal maternal position in the second stage of labor?

In 2003, I had the privilege of attending the Cochrane Colloquium in Lyon, France. This is the annual meeting of the Cochrane Collaboration, an international, non-profit organization which makes available up-to-date, reliable information about the effects of interventions used for prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation in health care.

Summary of a presentation by Leah Albers, CNM, DrPH ath the 46th ACNM Annual Meeting

The pregnancy test is just the first in a long line of tests that inhabit the world of pregnancy.