Interesting graphic on spontaneous labor

FULL CIRCLE MIDWIFERY STATISTICS January 1, 1984  through  December 31,  2022 Total planned home births:                                                                                    1791 Total  transports:                                                                                     141  [ 7.6 % ]                         Mothers transported in labor:                                   99                               Cesareans                                      55   [ 3% ]                               Forceps/Vacuum                              9                         Mothers transported within 24 hours postpartum:       25                         Babies transported within 24 hours after home birth:   17 Counties:  Benzie  2      Kent 14    Lake  20    Manistee  53     Mason  214    Mecosta  139    Montcalm  15     Muskegon  388    Oceana   266     Ottawa  131   Newaygo  398    Osceola  78    plus 73 births attended in Allegan, Clare, Eaton, Grand Traverse, Gratiot, Ingham, Isabella, Kalamazoo, Midland,…

Folate Use, Not Maternal Concentrations, Linked to Fewer Autistic Traits in Offspring August 27, 2014 By Rob Goodier NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A new study confirms that children of women who take prenatal folic acid supplements have fewer autistic traits. But the link isn’t explained by maternal folate concentrations, at least not at 13…

October 31, 2018, Rutgers University Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello, a professor in Rutgers University-New Brunswick’s Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology and Department of Anthropology. Credit: Jeff Heckman Infants born at home have more diverse bacteria in their guts and feces, which may affect their developing immunity and metabolism, according to a study in Scientific Reports. Understanding…

MAR 20 2012, 8:06 AM ET 60 If you look at scientific literature, you find over and over again that many interventions increase risk to mother and child instead of decreasing it. Kenishirotie/Shutterstock When I ask my medical students to describe their image of a woman who elects to birth with a midwife rather than with…

B=What are the Benefits of the proposed intervention, test, medication? What Benefits do you expect for me from this intervention, test or medication? R= What are the Risks of the proposed intervention, test, or medication? What Risks would be of concern in my case? A=What Alternatives would be available to try? N=What happens if I…