by Debby | Jan 22, 2019 | General
In a study recently published by JAMA Network Open, researchers used U.S. birth certificate data for over 2 1/2 million women who labored in 2015 to analyze the use of neuraxial analgesia during labor in 49 states plus the District of Columbia. (The study authors did... 
by Debby | Aug 13, 2018 | General
The long-awaited ARRIVE Trial was published in the August 9, 2018 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) issued a joint press release with the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) on August... 
by Debby | Jul 26, 2017 | General
It has been about a year since a study out of Australia about childbirth education generated news reports around the world. In a randomized controlled trial (RCT), researchers at Western Sydney University compared outcomes of women who attended usual hospital... 
by Debby | Jun 21, 2015 | Book Review
What an incredible treat to read A Passion for Birth, Sheila Kitzinger’s autobiography. It brought back so many memories of reading and devouring her books and of hearing her speak as a young childbirth educator in the 80s. Although she didn’t like being called a... by Debby | Sep 18, 2014 | General
For sure, the highlight for me was getting to meet (Dr.) Sarah Buckley. She presented three general sessions on her game-changing new report, Hormonal Physiology of Childbearing: Evidence and Implications for Women, Babies and Maternity Care to be published next month...