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MS Friends of Midwives on the radio

Kathy wrote 2 years ago: We were able to get a phone-in interview on a state-wide MS talk show, the Paul Gallo Show, on the S … more →

Tags: certified professional midwife, CPM, CPM legislation, midwife, Midwifery, Midwives, Mississippi, MS, Paul Gallo

A flawed study published in "a second-tier journal"3 comments

Kathy wrote 2 years ago: That was the conclusion of Dr. Nicholas Fogelson about the much-publicized recent meta-analysis on h … more →

Tags: Home Birth, homebirth, Midwives, midwife, certified nurse midwife, Big Push, birth study, birth studies, childbirth study

Kegels don't do squat?1 comment

Kathy wrote 2 years ago: If there is one mantra, dogma, or axiomatic belief among women “in the know” when it com … more →

Tags: pubic pain, Postpartum, Baby, Pregnant, Pregnancy, Birth, Squatting, Squat, Incontinence

Hope for pregnant women with heart disease3 comments

Kathy wrote 2 years ago: I just read this article and thought it was amazing. Often, women with pulmonary hypertension are ad … more →

Tags: Abortion, Baby, Pregnant, Pregnancy, Birth, pulmonary hypertension, Heart Disease

Why not to have an ultrasound15 comments

Kathy wrote 3 years ago: Some things serendipitously fall into my lap. I had been thinking about writing a post like this for … more →

Tags: Ultrasound, Baby, Birth, Childbirth, Club Foot, Pregnancy, Pregnant, Prenatal, Prenatal Testing

Maternal Mortality in NYC1 comment

Kathy wrote 3 years ago: I can scarcely get my thoughts together after reading this article: In 2008, black women in New York … more →

Tags: Baby, Pregnant, Pregnancy, Childbirth, Maternal Mortality, New York City, Birth, NYC, African-American

CBC Radio Program on Breech Birth7 comments

Kathy wrote 3 years ago: Rixa transcribed the radio interview of a couple of Canadian doctors who are learning how to attend … more →

Tags: breech, Baby, Pregnant, Pregnancy, Childbirth, breech birth, Birth

World Maternal Mortality Declining!

Kathy wrote 3 years ago: Now this is wonderful news!! Full article here. From a study posted in the Lancet, a number of reaso … more →

Tags: Baby, Pregnant, Pregnancy, Childbirth, Maternal Mortality, Birth, HIV, AIDS

Amazing Vernix2 comments

Kathy wrote 3 years ago: I just had to share this link — the “summary” would be (drum roll, please) that th … more →

Tags: Pregnancy, Postpartum, Baby, Pregnant, newborn, Childbirth, Birth, amniotic fluid, vernix

"You're not instilling a lot of confidence into me, Doc!"

Kathy wrote 3 years ago: Thus said Marty McFly in Back to the Future. The scene was Doc Brown simulating the lightning bolt t … more →

Tags: Research, celebrex, back to the future, Marty McFly, dr. reuban, Scott Reuben, Integrity

Abortion and Maternal Mortality9 comments

Kathy wrote 3 years ago: In response to my previous post about feminism, someone wrote (in part) why she supports abortion: A … more →

Tags: Abortion, Safe Motherhood, Pregnant, Pregnancy, Maternal Mortality, Chile, Bolivia, El Salvador, Argentina

Cool prenatal videos3 comments

Kathy wrote 3 years ago: This was a really neat site, and I’d like to buy the whole video, because it looks so neat. Th … more →

Tags: Pregnancy, Ultrasound, Baby, Pregnant, Prenatal, fetus, Embryo, fetal development, Birth

$2,700,0001 comment

Kathy wrote 3 years ago: That’s the cost savings from midwife-attended birth in Washington State. The Medicaid savings … more →

Tags: Baby, Pregnant, Pregnancy, Childbirth, Midwives, midwife, Midwifery, Birth, Medicaid

Don't just do something -- stand there!2 comments

Kathy wrote 3 years ago: We’re used to the saying, “Don’t just stand there — do something!” and … more →

Tags: Baby, Pregnant, Pregnancy, Labor, Childbirth, C-section, Cesarean section, induction, Maternal Mortality

Saliva test for risk of preterm birth2 comments

Kathy wrote 3 years ago: This was an interesting article in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. (If you can … more →

Tags: Pregnancy, Baby, Pregnant, premie, premature labor, Premature birth, Birth, preemie

Men vs. Women3 comments

Kathy wrote 3 years ago: First up — sleeping men can’t hear a baby cry, but sleeping women can. I know, I know … more →

Tags: Baby, Labor, Childbirth, Mother, Pain, Women, Birth, Men, Men vs. Women

Nurses Top "Honesty/Ethics in Professions" Poll3 comments

Kathy wrote 3 years ago: A recent political article mentioned Gallup’s “Honesty/Ethics in Professions” poll … more →

Tags: Childbirth, Nursing, Nurse, nurses, ethics, honesty, gallup poll, honesty/ethics in professions

Winter Solstice

Kathy wrote 3 years ago: Today is the winter solstice (in the Northern Hemisphere; it’s the summer solstice below the e … more →

Tags: Baby, Pregnant, Pregnancy, C-section, Cesarean section, Birth, Race, diabetes, Vitamin D

H1N1 Primer3 comments

Kathy wrote 3 years ago: There has been a lot of information — much of it directly contradictory — about H1N1 ( … more →

Tags: Pregnancy, Baby, Pregnant, Miscarriage, h1n1, swine flu, flu, Influenza


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