March 30, 2012
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Health Literacy: a well evidenced public health principle, asserting that more knowledge, more familiarity with the language of health care, and more critical thinking and truly informed decision making leads to health care empowerment and more positive health care experiences. Health … Continue reading
March 29, 2012
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Just for fun: Please don’t take the “and I pig out” lines too seriously. We can discuss that in a future post on nutrition!
March 28, 2012
by Amy
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Last night at dinner, during a fascinating conversation about what she was going to dress up as after the meal ended, my 4 year old asked me if I wanted to dress up as a boy. This is how the … Continue reading
March 26, 2012
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In North Carolina, there is now an inpatient unit for moms with postpartum depression (PPD). Wow! What an amazing resource for women. With 11-20% of new moms self-reporting that they suffer from PPD (surely an understimate), can you believe that … Continue reading
March 23, 2012
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Dystocia of labor: slowly progressing or difficult labor. Although only vaguely defined and lacking specific criteria for inclusion, dystocia is the primary diagnosis leading to several interventions in birth (including pitocin, electronic fetal monitoring, intrauterine catheters, IV fluids, and many … Continue reading
March 21, 2012
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Researchers Jeremy Neal and Nancy Lowe have designed a new labor-tracking tool, called a partograph, and are now preparing a pilot study to evaluate its effectiveness for reducing C-Sections in first time moms. While critics may assert that yet another … Continue reading
March 19, 2012
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Since I put the blog out there for everyone (or no one!) to read last Friday, I’ve been thinking a lot about transparency in my own writing. I’ve tried to clearly state my goals for this blog, but want to … Continue reading
March 16, 2012
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Welcome! This site has been in development for a long time (inside my head, of course). I have been working through different renditions of a birth education/maternity care blog for years, and I am so excited to finally be here. … Continue reading
March 16, 2012
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Let me explain. On Monday, in the car, I was listening to NPR’s Morning Edition and heard a story about the ‘halo’ effect and Socially Contagious Weight Loss. The piece discussed Morton’s recently published study about bariatric surgery and it’s weight … Continue reading
March 14, 2012
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My husband can’t stop talking about this story about a mother, who delivered a 13 lb, 14 oz baby boy via C-Section in California this week. Apparently, neither can anyone else. The primary cause for fetal macrosomia (babies greater than 4000 … Continue reading