Spinning Babies on the top 100
A busy student radiologist has gifted Spinning Babies on her top 100. She calls her list, 100 Best Health Blogs for Soon-to-be Moms. Fun! See who L. Fabry has picked. From the familar to the unusual… Come visit the blog. Spinning Babies Blog. www.spinningbabies.com
More from John on Breast milk!
My husband’s son John is a published young scientist who recently presented at the American Society for Mass Spectrometry on his research team’s discoveries about human breast milk. I have no idea what phosphorylation is, but here’s some highlights. First, their title: Analysis by Microfluidic LC-MS/MS with Integrated Phosphopeptide Enrichment Reveals Dynamic Human Milk Protein […]
Breech Birth Coalition is having a conference
Breech Conference registration for October 15-16, 2009 in Ottawa, Canada …do whatever you can do to be here. “Let’s make some noise.” – Robin www.breechbirth.ca Denying vaginal breech birth is a human rights violation in that it forces a woman to consent to surgery in order to obtain medical care. The right to informed consent […]
Lamaze on Canada’s breech news
Amy Romano wrote a brief bit yesterday in her Lamaze Science and Sensibility blog about the history of Canada’s change to support vaginal breech birth from the Term Breech Trial to this month’s decision by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada. https://www.scienceandsensibility.org/?p=239. You can get a copy of the SOGC breech guidelines there. […]
The baby is born!
This beautiful family has just welcomed their baby girl. She was born alert and vigorous, (Apgars 9 and 9) welcomed by two smiling doctors, two wonderful, calm nurses and two doulas (me with the camera). The Dad was confident and this mother truly radiant, practical and about her work. Dr. Hartung welcomed this baby so […]
Canada recommends vaginal breech birth
The Society of Obstetricians and Gynecology Canadian has switched to supporting vaginal breech birth. The next step for Canada is to train their doctors to catch babies who come butt or feet first. Read Carla Wintersgill’s article “C-section not best option for breech birth The Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada will launch program […]