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Fetal Monitoring Often Tips Scales Toward Cesarean

by faithgibson February 14, 2013

By Crystal Phend, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Prologue from website administrator (faith gibson 😉 After all the depressing reports on the routine use of continuous EFM (it doesn’t improve outcomes), it seems odd that this author is looking for strategies to optimize the benefits of electronic fetal monitoring. This report basically confirmed the 11 previous studies that […]

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The Obstetrical Escape Clause: explaining ‘when in doubt, cut it out’ & how it came about

by faithgibson February 5, 2013

Reposted from 1998 article on www.NormalBirth.org ~ the unintended consequences of promises that couldn’t be kept: ‘When in doubt, cut it out’ is a phrase coined and frequently used by contemporary obstetricians. As a policy, it is a hedge against litigation. It pairs the obstetrician’s safety to the performance of a cesarean. The expression describes […]

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The Measure of a Nation: How to Regain America’s Competitive Edge and Boost Our Global Standing

by faithgibson February 3, 2013

Excerpt from the book “Measure of a Nation” by Howard Steven Friedman A key goal in Measure of a Nation is to compare the United States to other wealthy countries, with the idea being to identify which countries are performing the best in each area of interest: health, safety, democracy, education and equality. In each of those […]

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New Study Shows CNM & CPM -Led Birth Centers Improve Outcomes, Lower Health Care Costs

by faithgibson January 31, 2013

http://www.birthcenters.org/content/new-study-shows-midwife-led-birth-centers-improve-outcomes-and-lower-health-care-costs I am delighted to post this link to the newly -published National Birth Center Study II, based upon prospective data collected by the American Association of Birth Centers.  A PDF of the study is linked to the press release.  The outcomes are excellent and include births where care was led by both types of […]

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Maternal Death in the United States: A Problem Solved or a Problem Ignored?

by faithgibson January 30, 2013

J Perinat Educ. 2008 Spring; 17(2): 9–13. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2409165/ Ina May Gaskin, CPM, MA doi: 10.1624/105812408X298336 PMCID: PMC2409165 Author information â–ș Copyright and License information â–ș Abstract The United States has a higher ratio of maternal deaths than at least 40 other countries, even though it spends more money per capita for maternity care than any other. The lack of a comprehensive, confidential system […]

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