Posted by Pat Sonnenstuhl on Jun 11, 2016 in Birth Priorities, Controversial Topics, Labor Issues, Parenting Strategies, Pregnancy Issues, Topics of Interest to Pregnant Families, Water Birth and Birth Options | Comments Off

Study Links Delayed Cord Clamping to Improved Social & Motor Development

Swedish researchers have associated delayed clamping of a newborn’s umbilical cord with higher social and fine-motor skills in preschool boys. The findings, published today in JAMA Pediatrics, are of particular interest to those in the autism community who have suspected premature cord clamping as causing or contributing to the condition. “This new study provides preliminary but interesting evidence that delaying cord clamping can improve aspects of child development, though it didn’t look specifically...

Posted by Pat Sonnenstuhl on Jun 11, 2016 in Birth Priorities, Controversial Topics, Pregnancy Issues, Topics of Interest to Pregnant Families, Water Birth and Birth Options | Comments Off

Effect of Delayed Cord Clamping on Neurodevelopment at 4 Years of Age

Importance Prevention of iron deficiency in infancy may promote neurodevelopment. Delayed umbilical cord clamping (CC) prevents iron deficiency at 4 to 6 months of age, but long-term effects after 12 months of age have not been reported. Objective To investigate the effects of delayed CC compared with early CC on neurodevelopment at 4 years of age. The Complete Article

Posted by Pat Sonnenstuhl on Jun 3, 2016 in Birth Priorities, Controversial Topics, Newborns, Postpartum Information, Pregnancy Issues, Water Birth and Birth Options | Comments Off

Here’s Why Experts Say You Shouldn’t Wash Your Baby After Birth

Mothers of teenagers, think back to the happy day when your son or daughter was born: Shortly after birth your infant was likely taken away from you. It was to be expected—after all, the baby needed to be cleaned up and washed off. But now, experts are saying there’s evidence that parents should wait a bit longer—at least 24 hours, or more—before bathing your little one. “It’s important to remember that babies aren’t born dirty,” explains Dr. Ira Jaffe, a board certified...

Posted by Pat Sonnenstuhl on Jun 1, 2016 in Birth Priorities, Midwifery Care, Newborns, Postpartum Information | Comments Off

The Birth Pause: Unhurrying the Moment of Meeting

If a ‘pregnant pause’ is a breath held in a story, a moment’s stillness where we linger between what has been told and what is yet to be told, then what we are calling a ‘birth pause’ might be thought of as a breath at the moment of birth: a place to linger, suspended briefly between what has just happened – the mighty work of birth, and what is to come – the unfolding of the new human life that has been placed in your care. When you pause at birth you are in a sense stopping to catch the moment...

Posted by Pat Sonnenstuhl on May 29, 2018 | Comments Off

Welcome Naomi

Naomi was born on May 10th at 9:49pm after a five-and-a-half-hour labor. My labor was intense right from the beginning. My initial contractions were only six minutes apart. Blissborn played a vital role in my ability to get through the contractions. I listened to disc 6 about two hours into my labor. My doula would later inform me that during this time it was difficult for her to tell when I was having a...

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Study Links Delayed Cord C...

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Effect of Delayed Cord Cla...

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11 Hospitals to Avoid If Y...

In many cases, a C-section birth is absolutely necessary. But often it is not: Researchers estimate that in almost half of the cesareans performed in the U.S, the babies could have been safely delivered vaginally instead. Performing a C-section when it isn’t necessary poses avoidable risks to the mother and her child and needlessly raises costs, according to the American Congress of Obstetricians and...

Posted by Pat Sonnenstuhl on Jun 10, 2016 | Comments Off

Kids born ‘late̵...

Reuters Health) – Children born in the 41st week of pregnancy – which is considered “late-term” – have better test scores and are more likely to be classified as gifted in elementary and middle school, compared with children born “full-term,” that is, at 39 or 40 weeks. “It has been well-established that late-term births are associated with higher levels of...

Posted by Pat Sonnenstuhl on Jun 3, 2016 | Comments Off