Archives for Pregnancy - Page 5
Dateline Story Highlights Safety Concerns For Birthing Women In Hospitals
On June 4, 2006, the Dateline NBC television news program aired a segment on the death of a birthing woman at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, DC. (more…)
Exercising during Pregnancy
Exercising regularly under normal conditions can be confusing enough, so what about when you become pregnant? An original article by Carolyne Anthony, founder of the Center for Women's Fitness in…
Herbs in Pregnancy
A good general rule during pregnancy is not to use anything other than simple foods and nutritive herbs unless the action of the substance on the uterus and fetus is known. (more…)
The Dreaded Persistent Occiput Posterior
J Whitridge Williams, Obstetrics, 1923 Laboring women, midwives, nurses and doulas all have reasons to hate the dreaded persistent OP position of the fetal head. (more…)
Results of a Symposium on the Nature and Management of Labor Pain
A woman's confidence in her ability to cope appears to influence her experience of labor pain more than any other factor. Published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology,…
Having a Baby? Ten Questions to Ask
Have you decided where and with whom to have your baby? The choice is yours! There are many appropriate ways of caring for a mother and her baby during labor and birth,…
Childbirth using Hypnosis
Hypnosis has played a part in obstetrics since around the 1930's. It is not used only with the labor and the birth but also for many problems in the pregnancy such as morning…
Acupuncture for Ruptured Membranes
Acupuncture may be a good alternative or complement to pharmacological methods in the effort to facilitate birth and provide normal delivery for women with prelabor rupture of membranes. (more…)
What is the optimal maternal position in the second stage of labor?
Upright labor positions deliver better outcomes. (more…)