Midwife
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Hearing Baby's Heartbeat
About.com: Pregnancy & Childbirth What's Hot &bull Dec 14, 2011
One of the most frequent questions I get is how to hear your baby in between the visits to see your midwife or doctor. There are some quick and simple solutions that are safe for baby and mom. The easiest and less expensive route is the stethoscope… Full Story »
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Illness and Pregnancy
Families.com: Pregnancy Blog &bull Dec 14, 2011
It finally happened. After coming in contact with countless sick family, friends, and random people, my pregnant body had enough. Now I have a cold. Although I am not sure how or from whom I contracted the virus, I do… Full Story »
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Is light drinking during pregnancy safe?
Yahoo! News: Pregnancy Search &bull Dec 13, 2011
New data supports the occasional glass of wine for moms-to-be. Data from a controversial new study, the latest to examine the effects of drinking during pregnancy, suggests that consuming up to one to two drinks per week while pregnant shows… Full Story »
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Late Pregnancy Hemoglobin Levels and Diet Changes
Families.com: Pregnancy Blog &bull Dec 13, 2011
At my last prenatal visit I had my blood drawn to check my hemoglobin levels for the third time. With my initial battery of blood tests my hemoglobin levels were good. As my pregnancy progressed, my levels dropped off and… Full Story »
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Navigating Your Prenatal Care
Fit Pregnancy &bull Dec 12, 2011
Even if you have health insurance, you may have high deductibles or steep out-of-pocket maternity costs. To avoid unpleasant surprises, check early on with your insurance company for an estimate of what it will pay and to find out things… Full Story »
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8 Reasons to Call Your Doctor
About.com: Pregnancy & Childbirth What's Hot &bull Dec 11, 2011
Pain Sharp, one sided pain, or intense pain that does not go away with movement needs immediate attention. Minor aches and pains can wait until the morning or your next office visit. Contractions Before you are 37 weeks pregnant you… Full Story »
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Our Eleventh Prenatal Visit
Families.com: Pregnancy Blog &bull Dec 10, 2011
These weekly visit come and go in the blink of an eye. It is astounding how quickly time seems to be going now that I am nearing the end of my pregnancy.Our last prenatal visit began with an ultrasound to… Full Story »
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Home Births - Then And Now
Pregnancy News & Obstetrics News from Medical News Today &bull Dec 2, 2011
For instance, in the 1970s - as now - women opting to engage in home births tended to have higher levels of education. That's according to a 1978 survey by Home Oriented Maternity Experience (HOME) that was recently found by University of Cincinnati… Full Story »
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Our Ninth Prenatal Visit
Families.com: Pregnancy Blog &bull Nov 22, 2011
As we approach the holidays, I seem to get busier and busier. So to ensure that I could get my workout in, I awoke early, ate a Greek yogurt and did my prenatal pilates before our visit with the midwife.… Full Story »
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7-Imp's 7 Kicks #255: Featuring Dr. Seuss
Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast &bull Nov 13, 2011Then the Gritch started giving the come-along sign, / Inviting a GRICKLE to get in the line! Did you all know that one of our country's most devoted Seuss scholars is a dentist by day? Yes, his name is Dr. Charles D. Cohen, and he will tell you that his trove of Seussiana is likely the most comprehensive in the world. He brought readers this in 2004. Dr. Cohen has written the introduction to The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories, a collection of little-known tales by Ted Geisel that have for the first time been pulled into one collection… Full Story »
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Our Eighth Prenatal Visit
Families.com: Pregnancy Blog &bull Nov 11, 2011
Three weeks have come and gone once again. This is our last appointment with a three week interval. From now onward we will meet with our midwife in two weeks and then every week until the baby is born. This… Full Story »
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New pregnancy book takes controversial stand on alcohol
Yahoo! News: Pregnancy Search &bull Nov 8, 2011
Too posh to push? U.K. set... Births decrease on... Orangeville midwives in... Need help tracking your... High blood pressure in... The tragedy of teen suicide... Five couples win fertility... World welcomes '7 billionth... There's a lot to love about Jena Pincott's new book, Do Chocolate Lovers Have Sweeter Babies? The Surprising Science of Pregnancy (Free Press, 2011,… Full Story »
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Nifa, gurgle.com editor's November wishlist...
Gurgle &bull Nov 8, 2011
The clocks going back, firework night, Christmas getting closer November seems to have crept up on us without us noticing! I'm starting to think about Christmas (just starting) but I've noticed that lots of you are talking in our forums about having bought… Full Story »
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How To Become A Mumpreneur
The Baby Website &bull Nov 7, 2011
The newest edition of the Collins dictionary contains 70 new slang phrases that have managed to work their way into official English vocabulary.These include the usual pointless, bizarre terms such as 'mamil' a middle-aged man in Lycra and 'mankel' a man's bare ankle. But among them are a few sobering new labels adopted in recent years. The 'mumpreneur' stands out as the most inspirational of these, a… Full Story »
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Home Birth Summit Statement Released
About.com: Pregnancy & Childbirth Headlines &bull Nov 2, 2011
A few weeks ago some of the best minds came together to talk about home birth. These were midwives, consumers, doctors, lawyers, policy makers and others, all brought together to have some important conversations about how to make home birth… Full Story »
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A randomised controlled trial of caseload midwifery care: M@NGO (Midwives @ New Group practice Options).
BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth &bull Oct 26, 2011
Australia has an enviable record of safety for women in childbirth. There is nevertheless growing concern at the increasing level of intervention and consequent morbidity amongst childbearing women. Not only do interventions impact on the cost of services, they carry… Full Story »
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What is the Apgar Score?
The Baby Website &bull Oct 18, 2011
Once your baby has been born the midwife or doctor will carry out some checks to make sure that everything is ok with your baby.The Apgar score is a check which your midwife will do one minute after your baby… Full Story »
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Maternal and Foetal Outcomes among Pregnant Women Hospitalised due to Interpersonal Violence: A Population based study in Western Australia, 2002-2008.
BioMed Central: Pregnancy and Childbirth &bull Oct 12, 2011
Maternal and Foetal Outcomes among Pregnant Women Hospitalised due to Interpersonal Violence: A Population based study in Western Australia, 2002-2008. Interpersonal violence is responsible for more ill-health and premature death in women under the age of 45 than other preventable… Full Story »
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Providers' perspectives on the vaginal birth after cesarean guidelines in Florida, United States: a qualitative study
BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth &bull Oct 12, 2011
Women's access to vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) in the United States has declined steadily since the mid-1990s, with a current rate of 8.2%. In the State of Florida, less than 1% of women with a previous cesarean deliver vaginally.… Full Story »
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How to Become a Doula
About.com: Pregnancy & Childbirth What's Hot &bull Oct 9, 2011
Interested in how to become a doula, which is a labor of love, but how do you get started as a doula? Full Story »
