10 Tips for Avoiding a First-Time Cesarean July 27, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment By Jessica English, CD(DONA), LCCE More and more women in the United States (and around the world) are having cesarean births. A recent study from the Yale University of Medicine showed two main reasons for the rise: more c-sections in first-time moms and lower…

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Total planned home births:   1835                                                                              Total  transports:                                                                                        148      [ 8% ]                         Mothers transported in labor:                                 104                               Cesareans                                      56   [ 3% ]                               Forceps/Vacuum                              9                         Mothers transported within 24 hours postpartum:       25                         Babies transported within 24 hours after home birth:   19 Counties:  Benzie  2      Kent 14    Lake  20    Manistee  54    Mason  216    Mecosta  141   Montcalm  15     Muskegon  409  Oceana   269    Ottawa  135   Newaygo  406   Osceola  81   plus 73 births attended in Allegan, Clare, Eaton, Grand Traverse, Gratiot, Ingham, Isabella, Kalamazoo, Midland, Missaukee, Shiawassee, Wayne & Wexford. Oldest mom     47,         Youngest mom     16…

Two new studies to be published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in August 2007 look at mineral supplementation and the prevention of specific conditions during pregnancy. In the first study, researchers examined the effect of magnesium supplementation and the development of hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) in babies. HIE is the reduction of oxygen supply…

VITAMIN D It seems that breastmilk does not contain much vitamin D, but it does have a little. We must assume this is as nature intended not a mistake of evolution. In fact, breastmilk is one of the few natural foods that does contain some vitamin D. Salmon and tuna contain a fair amount of…

Why is Newborn Screening (NBS) important to Public Health?  Each year around four million babies are born in the United States. Some of these babies are born with conditions which, left untreated, can rapidly result in death or permanent disability. NBS can catch some of these disorders in time for them to be effectively treated….