In Sept. 2007, Citizens for Midwifery published a useful new fact sheet summarizing the evidence basis for the 10 Steps for Mother-Friendly Care. The fact sheet is two sided and packed with information. The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS) has a mission “to promote a wellness model of maternity care that will [...]
Archive for January, 2008
Evidence Based Care Fact Sheet (& Mother Friendly Care)
Posted in Resources, Tools, tagged birth, birth care, childbirth education, consumer issues, maternity care on January 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Why “Woman-Centered” Childbirth?
Posted in Birth Thoughts, definitions, tagged birth, birth classes, birth education, childbirth education, definitions on January 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I refer to my approach to childbirth education as “woman-centered.” Why? I believe woman-centered birth supports normal birth. The two are inextricably linked. According to the Association of Labor Assistants and Childbirth Educators, “woman-centered childbirth recognizes the primary role of the mother, and allows labor to progress according to the mother’s natural rhythms.” As an [...]
Pushing the issue of pushing in labor…
Posted in Birth Thoughts, Tools, tagged birth, birth education, birth plans, labor support on January 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Coping with the second stage (pushing) of labor can involve several different approaches. There are many benefits to pushing according to your own body’s urging and natural rhythms. Your uterus will actually push the baby out for you without any straining from you if you are in a gravity utilizing position–upright–and following your body’s spontaneous [...]
Suggested Reading
Posted in Resources, tagged birth, birth education, books, reading list on January 11, 2008 | 4 Comments »
There are a number of wonderful books available. Some of the ones I strongly suggest people read are:
The Birth Book by Dr. William Sears & Martha Sears. This book is a good, basic book to start with. The Sears’ present their material in a pretty balanced, supportive, and accepting way. They favor natural childbirth and [...]
What about fetal monitoring?
Posted in Birth Thoughts, tagged birth, evidence based care, maternity care on January 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Another area in which common practice or hospital policy often diverges from evidence based pratice. Women in hospitals commonly exprience electronic fetal monitoring as a matter of course, particularly an “admission strip” on the baby and then at least 15 minutes of monitoring throughout labor. ACOG itself has recommended that routine continuous fetal monitoring be [...]
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