childbirth News

Statement from Michele Deck, President of Lamaze International, in response to the NCHS report, “Trends in Home Births in the United States: 1990-2009”

How do you improve your odds of having a healthy and safe birth? One place to start is reducing the number of routine interventions. Join Just Us Women Productions and learn the skills you need to navigate yourself to a healthy and safe birth.

-Mothers Can Improve Their Chances of Having a Safe, Healthy Birth by Considering These Factors When Choosing a Birthplace-

Twin Cities Community Hospital NEW Birth & Baby Center Offers New Mothers Helpful Classes, Counseling and Support Groups

-Best Courses Teach Evidence-Based Practices to Improve Chances of Having Safe, Healthy Birth-

Mummy Darling are proud to announce the release of their Tayla Birthing and Maternity Dress. Available from stockists in the UK including the National Childcare Trust (NCT).

Expecting Mothers and Others are Invited to Sign up for the Saturday, August 13, 2011 Seminar

New book wraps pregnancy and birth essentials in humor & facts

Expecting Mothers and Others are Invited to Sign up for the Saturday, June 11, 2011 Seminar

Expecting Mothers and Others are Invited to Sign up for the Saturday, May 14, 2011 Seminar

Women ages 18 - 44 needed to participate in discussions about childbirth in the New York Hudson Valley Region.

Lamaze offers “red flags” expecting mothers should watch for

Research by a newly launched website designed to help women identify the best time to conceive or avoid pregnancy naturally has found that 23% of new parents weren’t intimate with each other during the first three months of pregnancy.

How do families choose the way to deliver their babies? Join women in your community for this very important discussion.

- Lamaze International examines the state of maternity care after 50 years of advocating for a safe, healthy and natural approach to childbirth -

New research by the UK’s leading baby product review site has discovered that just over a quarter of British women would rather have their mother as their birthing partner than the baby’s father.

Lizellen La Follette, MD, adds Emily E. Binkley, MD, as associate to provide enhanced physician attention to patients of all ages

Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) is a ‘silent epidemic’. It can masquerade as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), incontinence, constipation and a host of other female health conditions.

Perinatal Advisory Council Takes the Pulse of Labor & Delivery Nurses in Southern California

Join us celebrate local author G.M. Weger’s award-winning book East Garrison. The evening begins at 6:30 p.m. with a public reception with the author, cash bar, and nibbles. At 7:00 p.m. join us in the Salinas Room for a discussion of the book.

North Fulton Hospital childbirth choices are designed to fit our patients.

Despite research, many pregnant women continue to be denied food and drink during labor

June 21 - 25, 2010 Lesly Federici RN and Professional childbirth educator will host the “Birth Voices Festival” Teleseminar for pregnant women.

Spiritual beliefs may have a place in the clinical assessment for women having babies.

The pioneering work of Denver Colorado Hypnotherapist Lynsi Eastman is helping once infertile women become pregnant. How Lynsi developed her successful program is revealed in her recent interview with Stephen Gruber of www.ask-the-hypnotist.com.

Babies in Bloom will host the store’s Birthday Celebration on Saturday February 20, 2010, from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm. The celebration will include a sing-along concert with Hullabaloo, beginning at 1:00pm.

The Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington is offering a series of free Lamaze classes.

Having a baby is not rocket science, however, many women feel clueless about what they should know and where they should begin. All Things Birth provides childbirth education classes that put mother's back in charge of birthing their baby.

Childbirth organizations celebrate 50th anniversaries in 2010 at Mega Conference in Milwaukee

"Birth", written by childbirth advocate Karen Brody, captures the truth about our childbirth crisis today: that it is failing most low-risk pregnant women. A brilliant local cast brings this play to life. November 1, 2009 `Iao Theater 3pm $20adv/$25

The Midwives Alliance presents its 27th annual midwifery conference with the theme “Rising Tide: Women, Midwives and the Future”. Hundreds of midwives and health care professionals with gather in Monterey, California on October 22-25, 2009.

BirthWays teams up with local area businesses to promote a healthy start to parenting.

Marlene Pardo BS CHt and Julia Benitez CHt announce the commencement of their five week Childbirth with Hypnosis classes. Discover the beauty of having the birthing experience nature intended.

Herbal tea is not only a safe caffeine replacement, but also provides a rich array of compounds, minerals and vitamins that reduce pregnancy risks and complications while nourishing baby.

A new series of childbirth preparation classes are being offered uptown in Harlem. The classes put an emphasis on out of hospital births and encourage hands on learning.

Mama Mtoto-Swahili for mama of a child. In many indigenous cultures mother and baby are not viewed as separate people, but are a mother-baby dyad, their lives forever intertwined.The Mama Mtoto Birth Circle is a group for pregnant and new mothers.

Childbirth is a healthy and normal part of a woman's lifespan. What society needs is more places for women to get the support they need to overcome the fear and stress associated with labor and birth.

The last in a series of free childbirth classes will be held at the New Rochelle Public Library. These classes are sponsored by the March of Dimes through a community award. All women are welcome regardless of due date.

BOLD's Red Tent event concept is simple: gather women under a "red tent" to listen to mothers' birth stories and then record their stories. When: January 17 2009 TIme: 5:30 PM doors open Where: Vinings Lake Church, 75 Cooper Lake Rd.

The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) and the A.C.N.M. Foundation, Inc., call on women to support midwifery as an effective way to improve access, quality and value that women and their babies receive during pregnancy and childbirth.

To make informed decisions, expectant parents need evidence-based information. November 8, a historic group of birth professional will meet to counter recent non-research based proclamations.

When: September 27th, 2008 Time: 4:00 PM till 7:00 PM Place: Will be held in the Greater, N. Atlanta area of GA (RSVP for address) Host: N. Atlanta Homebirth Meetup Bold Red Tent.... A red tent…mothers voices…intimacy…truth.

This free weekly e-mail, entitled Lamaze...Building Confidence Week by Week, features information, tips and inspirational stories to help guide women and families.

The story of eight women, Birth, a play by Karen Brody, delivers a theatrical experience that melds the unbridled hilarity, the unexpected poignancy, and the tragic truth about power in maternity care.