No Salt-N-Pepa’s “Push It”, but it does have Bowie’s “Under Pressure” Music streaming service Spotify released a “birthing playlist” on Thursday, which features songs in an order that is “scientifically-designed” to help alleviate the anxiety of women who are in labor. The app compiled the playlist with Jacques Moritz, New York City-based gynecologist and assistant […]
Spotify Releases ‘Birthing Playlist’ With Songs to Help Women in Labor
Home Birth Also Safer For ‘Higher Risk’ Women
(Hot on the heels of data from New Zealand, two more studies have evidenced the safety of home birth; this time from the UK (Li et al 2015) and Iceland Halfdansdottir et al 2015). The Icelandic study is a retrospective cohort study which compares the outcomes of the 307 women who planned home births in 2005-2009 […]
New Research On The Safety Of Using Midwives For Low-Risk Deliveries
Midwives For Low-Risk Deliveries According to a new study by Britain’s National Health Service, it’s safer for women with low risk pregnancies to deliver under the supervision of a midwife than in a hospital maternity ward. According to the study, mothers expected to have uncomplicated deliveries, and their babies, did better with midwives compared to […]
Crónica de un parto en la casa
Durante la larga y extenuante jornada la determinación de Aby fue puesta a prueba, y casi se rinde, pero triunfó. La decisión de parir en su casa la había tomado desde antes de enterarse que estaba embarazada. Su mayor preocupación era no alcanzar la concentración que necesitaba para enfrentar el proceso de manera que pudiera […]