Maternity Care Providers
A Birth Plan: Obstetrician’s Disclosure Sent One Mom Running
A pregnant woman posted a document she received from her obstetrician to a forum on AllNurses.com prefaced with the following:
I’m 26 weeks with my 3rd (1st 2 were hospital births) and at my last appointment my OB folding a piece of paper in half and handed it to my husband. He told us it was [...]
Almost half of obstetricians back C-section by request
By Sharon Kirkey, Canwest News ServiceSeptember 21, 2009
Nearly half of obstetricians in Canada say a woman should have the right to choose a caesarean section when there is no medical reason to warrant one.
The finding comes from a nationwide survey of maternity care providers that found many obstetricians appear to support the wide use of [...]
Home birth with midwife safe as hospital
Last Updated: Monday, August 31, 2009 | 5:24 PM ET
Giving birth at home with a registered midwife can be as safe as a hospital birth for the infant and the mom, according to a Canadian study released Monday.
Midwives provide round-the-clock care for women during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum in hospitals, birthing centres and at the [...]
The key to changing C-section trend
Dated practices only drag out labour, specialists say. As Sharon Kirkey writes in the final part of her series, new ways of thinking are needed to cut the soaring number of surgical births in Canada
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Taking the fear and uncertainty out of childbirth
Toronto Community News
By MARIA TZAVARAS May 08, 2009 12:26 PM
Doulas provide around the clock support to expectant mothers
The prospect of giving birth can be a scary thing for first-time expectant mothers.There are so many changes and so many questions that go along with being pregnant that having a support group of women who have experienced [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Midwife home birth as safe as hospital, says study
Louise Hall April 17, 2009 , The Sydney Morning Herald
HOME birth assisted by a trained midwife is just as safe for low-risk mothers and their babies as a delivery led by a midwife in hospital, a study of more than half a million women has found.
Midwives and other home-birth advocates have seized on the research, [...]
First hands – Midwifery in BC
Ten years after becoming a legal profession and gaining cautious acceptance from doctors, midwives still face myths and misconceptions about their work
Barbara Murray, Special to Vancouver Courier
Published: Friday, January 16, 2009
Reverence. A single word to describe the moment of birth. And for Nicole Séguin, it’s the reason she became a midwife. “To be the first hands [...]
Doulas deliver help for birthing moms
The lights were dimmed, soft music was playing and a scented candle burned on the counter. In the center of it all was Julie Trotter — moaning through hard labor contractions. For more than six hours, Trotter, a 23-year-old from Duluth, Georgia, tried different techniques to ease the pain of natural childbirth. Not only was her husband offering encouragement, but so was her doula, Kai Martin Short…
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The Labor Market
…Cesareans are not without drawbacks however, and they begin the moment the last stitches are made in the stupefied patient’s lower belly. The WHO recommends that babies be breastfed within an hour of birth, because vital antibodies and protective proteins — in effect, the baby’s first immunizations — are delivered through those precious early drops of milk…
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Alberta ready to pay midwives: health minister
Only days after Alberta midwives and supporters rallied to call on the province to pay for midwifery services, the minister of health says he’s planning to do that as part of his health-care reforms…
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