Kimmelin Hull,Kristen S Montgomery,Pamela Vireday et al.
Kimmelin Hull et al.
This column features excerpts from a recent series of articles from the Lamaze International research blog, Science & Sensibility. The eight-part series examined the issue of maternal obesity from various perspectives, incorporating writing...
Barbara A Hotelling
Barbara A Hotelling
Our mandate, as Lamaze International childbirth educators, is to assist women in making healthy pregnancy, birth, and parenting choices. Being mindful of health promotion theory and using learning tasks and dialogue education to provide inf...
Prenatal parenthood [0.03%]
孕前父母状态
Joann O&#x;Leary,Jane Warland,Lynnda Parker
Joann O&#x;Leary
In this article, we discuss the intuitive knowledge mothers have of their unborn baby. We propose a shift in focus from caregivers' merely providing information to first listening to pregnant mothers as they share their intuitive knowledge ...
Voices Along the Journey: Midwives' Perceptions of Implementing the CenteringPregnancy Model of Prenatal Care [0.03%]
一路走来的声音：助产士实施中心孕产妇护理模式的感知
Karen Baldwin,Gail Phillips
Karen Baldwin
The purpose of this study was to describe the reported perceptions of six midwife participants at different stages of their engagement in a multiphase process of adopting a new model of prenatal care. Midwives were interviewed at five diffe...
Carolynn Darrell Cheng,Anthony A Volk,Zopito A Marini
Carolynn Darrell Cheng
Fathers may feel dissatisfied with their ability to form a close attachment with their infants in the early postpartum period, which, in turn, may increase their parent-related stress. Our study sought to determine if an infant massage inte...
Predicting breastfeeding duration related to maternal attitudes in a taiwanese sample [0.03%]
台湾地区关于影响母乳喂养持续时间的因素的研究：基于母亲态度的角度
Yen-Ju Ho,Jacqueline M McGrath
Yen-Ju Ho
The purpose of this study was to examine maternal attitudes and sociodemographic variables associated with Taiwanese mothers' continuation of breastfeeding at 6 weeks postpartum. A sample of 140 in-hospital breastfeeding mothers was recruit...
Many women and providers are unprepared for an evidence-based, educated conversation about birth [0.03%]
许多女性和医疗提供者都没有为基于证据的、有见地的分娩讨论做好准备
Michael C Klein
Michael C Klein
Findings from recent Canadian studies on the knowledge and beliefs about birth practices among first-time pregnant women and among obstetricians and other birth providers indicate that many women are inadequately informed and many providers...
Louisa's Birth [0.03%]
路易莎的出生
Rachel Mann
Rachel Mann
In this column, Rachel Mann shares the story of the birth of her third daughter, Louisa. After a previous pregnancy loss, Mann chose to give birth to her third baby in a hospital with attending care from an obstetrician. In spite of the hig...
Pain, suffering, and trauma in labor and prevention of subsequent posttraumatic stress disorder [0.03%]
疼痛、分娩苦难以及创伤与预防产后 PTSD
Penny Simkin
Penny Simkin
In this column, Kimmelin Hull, community manager of Science & Sensibility, Lamaze International's research blog, reprints and discusses a recent blog post series by acclaimed writer, lecturer, doula, and normal birth advocate Penny Simkin. ...
Barbara A Hotelling
Barbara A Hotelling
Teaching Lamaze International classes in a patient-centered medical home allows the childbirth educator the best environment for giving evidence-based information and empowering parents to give birth their way. Patient-centered medical home...