Your weekly one-stop for highlights from the birth blogosphere. Visit weekly for the latest on childbirth, especially related to cesarean prevention, recovery, and VBAC. To nominate a blog post to be featured here, email me at blog@ican-online.org.
Of course, the birth blogs lit up this week with news of new VBAC guidelines. Birthing Beautiful Ideas posted [...]
Archive of posts tagged video
Best of the Birth Blogs – Week Ending July 25th
Best of the Birth Blogs – Week Ending July 11th
Your weekly one-stop for highlights from the birth blogosphere. Visit weekly for the latest on childbirth, especially related to cesarean prevention, recovery, and VBAC. To nominate a blog post to be featured here, email me at blog@ican-online.org.
The blogosphere lit up this week with reaction and analysis of the much-hyped American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology [...]
Video: Avoiding C-sections in Stalled Childbirth
Dr. Aaron Caughey (OB/GYN) breaks down the research on the topic of cesareans for “stalled” labor and offers advice for women in discussing the issue with care providers. Bottom line: waiting for 2-4 hours after “stall” leads to better outcomes for mothers and similar outcomes for babies as cesarean.
Informative Birth Videos
Three new, thought-provoking videos related to childbirth are available online.
This video compares the cesarean experience with VBAC for both mom and baby:
Cesarean vs. VBAC: A Dramatic Difference from Alexandra Orchard on Vimeo.
The video below discusses infant mortality, especially among communities of color, and highlights the role of reducing unnecessary obstetrical interventions in improving outcomes.
Reducing [...]
