Recently added articles from Special Delivery:
A Vermont homebirth.(Pregnancy and birth)(Reprint)
Jun 22, 2007; ... In the last weeks of my pregnancy I seemed to lose almost all ability for rational thought. Even though I knew that I could not possibly be pregnant forever, I began to believe that I would be. I felt consumed by my pregnancy; I could not do school work or housework. The only activities I ...
May, 2052.(Pregnancy and birth)(Short story)(Reprint)
Jun 22, 2007; ... "You're fortunate to be living in this era," says Nonna, brown eyes twinkling above the dimples in her wrinkled cheeks. Rachel sips at the red raspberry leaf tea, the cup clinking against the saucer as she sets it down to respond. Her grandmother is already talking again. "When ...
International breast milk project: donate excess breastmilk to the world's most vulnerable children.(Postpartum and Breastfeeding)(i Themba Lethu)
Jun 22, 2007 ... Like many breastfeeding mothers, in July 2006, Jill Youse found herself with a large surplus of breastmilk. Loath to dispose of her excess supply, and believing, as many of us do, that her milk was "liquid gold", she filled her freezer with the excess supply. As her freezer neared ...
New La Leche League Breastfeeding Helpline.(Postpartum and Breastfeeding)(Brief article)
Jun 22, 2007 ... As of June 1, 2007, the La Leche League Breastfeeding Helpline is fully operational in the United States! Call 1-877-4 LALECHE (1-877-452-5324) for 24-hour toll-free ...
Setting and keeping boundaries.(Labor Support And Childbirth Education)
Jun 22, 2007; ... New doulas are eager, dedicated people who often work for free or charge only nominal fees. Because of their love for their work, they can be prone to letting clients take over too much of their time or to letting their work take over their family or other commitments. Setting, maintaining ...
Groups for birth professionals.(Labor Support And Childbirth Education)(Directory)
Jun 22, 2007 ... This is a listing of local groups for childbirth professionals. These groups provide networking opportunities, continuing education, public awareness activities, or peer support for birth professionals. Call the contact person for information. If you know of a group that should ...
New certifications.(Go Ask ALACE)(Brief article)(List)
Jun 22, 2007 ... Certification as an ALACE Labor Assistant/Birth Doula Robbie Albert-Jones, Williamstown, NJ anel Blackburn, Buena Vista, CO Jeannie Brigger, Hamilton, OH Madeline Browning, Shrewsbury, MA Sheri Devan, Barksdale AFB, LA ...
From the desk of DeeDee Lafayette: the only constant thing is change. ....(Go Ask ALACE)(Association of Labor Assistants and Childbirth Educators)
Jun 22, 2007 ... As this issue of Special Delivery goes to press, we are preparing to say goodbye to Gina Forbes and welcome two new people to the staff. We're very excited about the new energy coming into the office, but very sad that Gina won't be here as ALACE continues to grow. Gina joined ...
Use the Internet? Support ALACE!.(Go Ask ALACE)(Association of Labor Assistants and Childbirth Educators)(Brief article)
Jun 22, 2007 ... What if ALACE earned a penny every time you searched the Internet? Well, now we can! GoodSearch.com is a new search engine that donates half its revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. You use it just as you would any search engine, and it's ...
From the desk of Gina Forbes Workshop coordinator/doula/student midwife.(Association of Labor Assistants and Childbirth Educators)
Jun 22, 2007; ... I took the ALACE Labor Assistant Training as a nervous but excited 21 year old college student without any idea of the impact it would have in my life. I was attracted to birth and midwifery, but my path was not clear yet. ALACE seemed like a great place to get started. After those three ...
Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born.(Brief article)
Jun 22, 2007; ... Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born. By Tina Cassidy The other day I found myself at the edge of a bed, applying counter pressure to my client's lower back as she moaned through the waves of another contraction. She and her partner are both history buffs and after ...
Calendar of events.(Brief article)(Calendar)
Jun 22, 2007 ... International Childbirth Education Association (ICEA) Annual Conference, September 13-16, 2007. St. Charles, IL. (952) 854-8660 or www.icea.org. Midwifery Today International Conference: The Heart and Science of Midwifery, September 12-16, 2007. Oslo, Norway. (800) 743-0974 or ...
My breech challenge.
Dec 22, 2006; ... My uncle was born breech. My grandmother has little recollection of the experience. "In them days," as she would say, "the doctors knocked you out with drugs." She does recall "it was quite an ordeal," and says she almost died. Little did I know that 57 years later I would be faced with ...
A new perspective on an old problem.
Dec 22, 2006; ... For as long as I have been involved in birth, the link between back pain in labor and a baby in an occiput posterior (OP) position has been assumed. We have talked with our students and clients about the challenges of laboring with a baby in this position: dysfunctional labor patterns, ...
Managing back pain in labor.
Dec 22, 2006 ... Approximately 20--25% of women will experience back pain in labor, either during contractions or constantly. Back pain can occur when the baby's head is not well positioned in the pelvis, when the baby's head is low in the pelvis, or as a woman's normal experience of labor. Often, back ...
Birthing with intensity.
Dec 22, 2006; ... After a few hours of regularly spaced practice contractions during the afternoon of May 28th, I woke at 12:45 a.m. finally having some real feeling contractions. I had tons of practice contractions throughout my pregnancy with Zander (including four different episodes earlier in May that ...
Pregnant in America: a nation's miscarriage.(documentary movie)(Brief article)
Dec 22, 2006 ... A documentary film examining the current state of birth in America, Pregnant in America, will be released some time in 2007. Pregnant in America examines the betrayal of humanity's greatest gift--birth--by the greed of U.S. corporations. Hospitals, insurance companies, and other ...
Cesarean birth rate rises--again....(Brief article)
Dec 22, 2006 ... Reporting on the rising cesarean rate feels like playing a broken record--that's because it is the tenth year in a row that the National Center for Health Statistics has reported an increase in the cesarean rate. The cesarean section rate rose 4% from 2004 to 2005, with 30.2% of all births ...
Risk factors for anal tears.(Brief article)
Dec 22, 2006 ... Researchers have identified a number of obstetric interventions that significantly increase a woman's risk of suffering anal sphincter tears during birth. The study examined data from 797 first time mothers: 407 with an anal sphincter tear and 390 without. Analyses revealed ...
Routine birth interventions found dangerous.(Brief article)
Dec 22, 2006 ... The Winter 2007 supplement to the Journal of Perinatal Education describes the history of the Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS) as part of a global effort to promote "normal birth" (as established by universal guidelines for the routine care of women during uncomplicated ...