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Category Archives: Organizations
Home Births Up 29% from 2004-2009
A new CDC report looks at the trends of home birth from 1990-2009. While home birth was relatively stable from 1990-2004, after that there was a 29% rise in the number of home births, though still a very low number. … Continue reading
Posted in Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Homebirth, Midwifery
Tagged CDC, home birth, homebirth, Midwifery
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Is induction right for you? (Free Webinar)
Lamaze International is hosting a free webinar on deciding if induction of labor is the right decision for you. This online webinar is geared towards moms. Be sure to pass this alone to your friends and family as well. This … Continue reading
Posted in Induction, Lamaze International
Tagged Induction, Lamaze International, webinar
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Epidural Use Tied to Length of Prenatal Care?
The National Center for Health Statistics just released a look at the epidural rate for 27 states form 2008. The study showed that according to birth certificate data, 61% of mothers who had a vaginal birth of one baby, had … Continue reading
US Gets a D in Prematurity
The preliminary data from 2008 says that the US rate of preterm births is 12.3%, down slightly from 12.8% in 2007. The report card is based on the following indicators: Preterm Birth Late Preterm Birth Uninsured Women Pregnant Women Smoking … Continue reading
Posted in activism, March of Dimes, Prematurity
Tagged late preterm birth, March of Dimes, Smoking in pregnancy, uninsured women
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National Prematurity Awareness Month
Many hospitals are enacting policies to prevent preterm deliveries by banning elective birth before 39 weeks. Some have policies, some have enforcement or recommendations and others just do education. Guess which works the best? What’s being done in your area? … Continue reading
Posted in Induction, March of Dimes, Prematurity
Tagged Induction, March of Dimes, National Prematurity Awareness Month, Prematurity
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Breastfeeding: Gratitude
Please take a moment to add a comment with the names and contact info (and stories if you want!) of breastfeeding-friendly professionals who helped you along the way. Continue reading
New VBAC Guidelines
So when I read that the ACOG was revising its policy I wanted to jump up and down in the streets. Finally, I would have people understand that VBAC really was a safe option! The press release stated how some cases that had previously been counter indicted for a Trial of Labor after a Cesarean (TOLAC) were now to be permitted. I was over the moon delighted. Continue reading
Posted in activism, American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology (ACOG), VBAC
Tagged cesarean, VBAC
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ACOG Issues NEW VBAC Guidelines
Here’s a link until I can get my hands on the whole set of guidelines…: ACOG Issue Less Restrictive VBAC Guidelines ICAN Responds to ACOG VBAC Guidelines
Posted in American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology (ACOG), VBAC
Tagged VBAC, vbac guidelines
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How do you find the right childbirth class?
This is a guest post from Doogie. She’s newly pregnant with her first and has agreed to give us some insights on what’s she’s thinking and how she’s finding info in her pregnancy. Just so we get this out of … Continue reading
Happy Cesarean Awareness Month
April is Cesarean Awareness Month! I am here to talk about my experience today, and why cesarean awareness is such an important subject for women to get involved with, even if you have not had one! When I was 22 … Continue reading