Women in Labor Can’t Hold In Their Babies. Nurses Tell Them To Do It Anyway
Mothers who are in labor are often asked to accommodate the doctor’s schedule. However, this can have drastic consequences on the mother’s and baby’s health, because in most circumstances, it is nearly impossible to hold in a baby. Many women around...
Home births ‘safe option’ for low-risk women, major study authors say
Australian researchers gathered data on the safety of home births, for low-risk women in a major study. Data was collected on over a million women, and found that home births had the highest rate of births without intervention needed. This was a significant amount...
Are doulas a trend? Doula-to-the-stars Domino Kirke dishes on why more people are seeking support while giving birth
Domino Kirke is a doula to multiple celebrities, and has a decade-long practice providing her services. She believes that doulas are vital to the birthing process. Domino thinks a doula fulfills roles traditionally held by mothers, grandmothers, and are sometimes...
Don’t Push the River, It Flows by Itself
Contrary to popular belief, forced pushing during the final moments of labor is both unneeded and unwanted for a woman giving birth. Nancy Tatje-Broussard, after hearing an anecdote of a woman who gave birth while unconscious, reasoned that while one is conscious one... The effect of nuchal cord on perinatal mortality and long-term offspring morbidity
Scientists created a study to determine the effects of nuchal cord on infant mortality from cardiovascular and respiratory causes. The study was a broad population study, with over two hundred thousand infants studied. Multiple scientific models and procedures were...