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A journalist discusses the increasing number of midwife-attended births and the controversy around this as maternal mortality increases in the United States.
Categories: About MIdwives
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April 19, 2010 Contact: Angela Bradbery (202) 588-7741
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Press Conference: New York Is Performing Many Unnecessary Cesarean Sections, Public Citizen Report Finds
Bed sharing is a practice in which an infant shares the same sleep surface with another person, including the parents or siblings; it is often used interchangeably with co-sleeping. Co-sleeping is also used to mean having the infant sleep in a bassinet or crib that is directly next to the parents’ bed or in the same room.
Categories: For Parents
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.
Categories: For Midwives
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
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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 . . .
Categories: For Parents
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pregnant women who have a cesarean delivery appear to be more likely to suffer a stroke during the following year than women who give birth normally, researchers in Taiwan have shown.
As reported in an article by Gardiner Harris in the New York Times, "about 77 percent of new mothers breast-feed their infants at least briefly, the highest rate seen in the United States in more than a decade, according to a government survey released on Wednesday."
Categories: For Parents, Breastfeeding
The Canadian government has banned polycarbonate infant bottles, the most popular variety on the market, after it officially declared one of their chemical ingredients toxic.
Categories: For Parents
This is the question posed by Judith Rooks, CNM, MS, MPH, a well-known midwifery author, epidemiologist, and researcher.
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