Special Delivery back issues from Tuesday, December 22:
A Study of Breastfeeding and HIV.
Dec 22, 1998; ... Clinical Problem: Advising the HIV-1 exposed or infected woman regarding the possibility of the HIV-1 virus being passed through breastmilk to her infant. This is of critical concern to mothers and their infants in this country and abroad. Women must be made aware of the risk of ...
Meatless Pregnancies.
Dec 22, 1998 ... Is it possible to have a healthy pregnancy and maintain vegetarian eating habits? Of course, as long as you monitor your intake of vitamin [B.sub.12], iron, calcium, and vitamin D. Eating a variety of foods helps to ensure proper nutrition for vegetarians, but including grains, legumes, ...
Tidbits.
Dec 22, 1998 ... * Most American babies are born on Tuesdays--twelve percent more than the "average" birth day. * The fewest American babies are born on Sundays--twenty-five percent less than ...
Freefall.
Dec 22, 1998; ... <Pre>Pregnancy is freefall.We know the point where we jumped,But we know not where we will land.We only sense thata two-point takeoffwill end in a three-point alighting. At first, the freefallwas nauseating and disorienting.Eventually, my body ...
Cord Blood Ads False?
Dec 22, 1998 ... According to a report issued by the the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO), commercial cord blood companies may be providing false and/or misleading information to parents, especially via the Internet. Although there have not been any published reports of autologous cord blood ...
A Daughter Comes of Age.
Dec 22, 1998; ... My 13-year-old daughter, Vivian, has come on many postpartum visits with me (I am a labor support doula). She works hard, has lots of friends, and stays very centered in difficult situations. When we were planning her Bat Mitzvah I began writing a speech to her that I'd planned to give ...
What the Third Baby Taught Me.
Dec 22, 1998; ... Every child teaches you something new. My first taught me patience and delight, confusion and coordination. My second taught me perseverance and depth, timing and priorities. But the third baby .... The third baby taught me that every baby is unique, that not everything comes ...
Glossary of Terms.
Dec 22, 1998 ... With so many ways for people to become parents nowadays, this list of terms may help to clarify things. * In vitro fertilization (IVF): In a petri dish, eggs, extracted from the ovaries, are mixed with sperm. Once fertilization has occured, the eggs are incubated for about two ...
Got Calcium?
Dec 22, 1998 ... Researchers from St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital in New York City say that there may be a simple solution to the premenstrual symptoms many women endure--both psychological and physiological. Increasing calcium intake may actually reduce the occurrence of cramping, bloating, food cravings, ...
Health Care Barriers.
Dec 22, 1998 ... Fear of discrimination when disclosing sexual orientation prevents many lesbian women from obtaining their yearly cervical cytology screening (Pap smears). Anonymous questionnaires, completed by 171 self-identified lesbian and bisexual women, provided the information for this ...
Multiple Sclerosis in Pregnancy.
Dec 22, 1998 ... Because multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease of the central nervous system, primarily affects young women, researchers studied its effects on pregnancy. The European Pregnancy in Multiple Sclerosis study researched MS relapse rates in 254 women during ...
From the Desk of ... Jessica Porter.(birth of Michelle Williams' daughter, Allison; addition of "Our Babies, Ourselves" to catalog)
Dec 22, 1998; ... Executive Director Great news! We have a new addition to the ALACE office! We have been very excited to welcome Allison Williams, the daughter of Michelle Williams, ALACE Member Coordinator, into the world and into the central office. Michelle has returned to work part-time and ...
Congratulations!(list of newly certified childbirth educators)
Dec 22, 1998 ... Provisional Certification as an ALACE Childbirth Educator: <Pre> Danielle Feica-Noll, Waterbury, CT Mary Beth Porreca, Rochester, NY Margaret DiCarlo, Barryville, NY Peggy Arcadi, Northport, NY Deborah Simone, San Francisco, CA ...
Birth Announcement.(birth of Allison Stewart Williams to Michelle Williams)
Dec 22, 1998; ... An ALACE baby arrives .... Allison Stewart Williams was born on the morning of July 29, 1998 at a freestanding birth center in Cambridge, MA. She was healthy and beautiful, weighing 7 pounds, 7 ounces and measuring 19 1/2 inches long. My partner David and I would have loved to ...
From the Desk of ... Mayri Sagady.(update on labor assistant training program)
Dec 22, 1998; ... Director of Labor Assistant Training Are you one of the several people in my life asking "What happened to Mayri Sagady?" or maybe you're just asking "Who is Mayri Sagady?"? In either case I thought I should take the time to give an update on my whereabouts and on the work of ...
From the Desk of ... Karen Pestlin.(childbirth book list)
Dec 22, 1998; ... Director of Teacher Training Whew! What a summer. Gardens, swimming, baseball, graduation, vacation, and a real treat .... A trip to the International DONA conference in Clearwater, FL. Here in Western New York, the trick is to pack as much punch as you can into the summer ...
From the Desk of ... Karen Salt.(on empowerment of others without overcommitment of the self)
Dec 22, 1998; ... Coordinator for Diversity CCE, Doula, Perinatal Health Educator, Sociology Instructor Evolution at What Price? I am an opinionated, empowered female who has reached full adulthood in the 1990s. I am married, with three children and a loving husband. My ...
Quote of the Quarter.(on affirmation of new ideas)
Dec 22, 1998; ... Some ideas are not really new but, keep having to be affirmed from the ground up. ...
Advocating for My Client.(after a difficult birth)
Dec 22, 1998; ... After reading the summer issue of Special Delivery I A thought, again, of a difficult birth I attended and how I dealt with it. The following is the letter I sent to the hospital and a report of the subsequent confrontational meeting I had with the Nurse Manager and Obstetrical Manager of ...
Book Excerpt: The VBAC Companion: The Expectant Mother's Guide to Vaginal Birth After Cesarean.(Excerpt)
Dec 22, 1998; ... How to Manage Your VBAC Fears Not all women who have had cesareans have VBAC fears when they're pregnant again, but many do. Maybe that describes you. Once you recognize your own VBAC worries, you'll need some strategies to help you cope with your concerns so that you remain ...
Book Review: The VBAC Companion: The Expectant Mother's Guide to Vaginal Birth After Cesarean.(Review)
Dec 22, 1998; ... Book Review: The VBAC Companion: The Expectant Mother's Guide to Vaginal Birth After Cesarean by Diana Korte 1997, $12.95 U.S. Available from Harvard Common Press, 535 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118 A Good Birth, A Safe Birth by Diana Korte and Roberta Scaer has always been on ...
Video Review: The Timeless Way A History of Birth from Ancient to Modern Times.(Review)
Dec 22, 1998; ... Video Review: The Timeless Way A History of Birth from Ancient to Modern Times 20 minutes, InJoy Videos, 1998 $79.95 What is "natural" childbirth? What is "natural" parenting? Anthropology can help to answer these questions by exploring birth and parenting crossculturally and ...
Book Review: Our Babies, Ourselves How Biology and Culture Shape the Way We Parent.(Review)
Dec 22, 1998; ... Book Review: Our Babies, Ourselves How Biology and Culture Shape the Way We Parent by Meredith F. Small 232 pages, Anchor Books, 1998 $24.95 What is "natural" childbirth? What is "natural" parenting? Anthropology can help to answer these questions by exploring birth and ...
Book Review: Unassisted Homebirth An Act of Love.(Review)
Dec 22, 1998; ... Book Review: Unassisted Homebirth An Act of Love by Lynn Griesemer 376 pages, Terra Publishing, 1998, $16.95 Lynn Griesemer's Unassisted Homebirth: An Act of Love is a good resource for anyone determined to have a DIY birth (Do-it-Yourself birth). Additionally, labor support ...