We only started using this at 3 months, but the first night we did, we got at least 6 hours of sleep...yummy. I'm a huge fan.
www.miracleblanket.com
Friday, July 24, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Duggar
I saw Michelle Duggar use this to breastfeed her baby while standing on a float during a parade amongst her 17 other kids. I THINK that's a pretty good sign that this thing is pretty useful, even if the name is a little weird.
My Brest Friend
www.mybrestfriend.com
My Brest Friend
www.mybrestfriend.com
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Cochrane
I JUST glimpsed this amazing website and I am in love.
www.cochrane.com
Its all about evidence-based medicine and health care.
"Evidence-based health care is the conscientious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients or the delivery of health services. Current best evidence is up-to-date information from relevant, valid research about the effects of different forms of health care, the potential for harm from exposure to particular agents, the accuracy of diagnostic tests, and the predictive power of prognostic factors. Evidence-based clinical practice is an approach to decision-making in which the clinician uses the best evidence available, in consultation with the patient, to decide upon the option which suits that patient best. Evidence-based medicine is the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients. The practice of evidence-based medicine means integrating individual clinical expertise with the best available external clinical evidence from systematic research."
It is chilling how much of birthing decisions are based on "what has always been done" rather than evidence-based information.
I can't wait to review this entire site further.
www.cochrane.com
Its all about evidence-based medicine and health care.
"Evidence-based health care is the conscientious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients or the delivery of health services. Current best evidence is up-to-date information from relevant, valid research about the effects of different forms of health care, the potential for harm from exposure to particular agents, the accuracy of diagnostic tests, and the predictive power of prognostic factors. Evidence-based clinical practice is an approach to decision-making in which the clinician uses the best evidence available, in consultation with the patient, to decide upon the option which suits that patient best. Evidence-based medicine is the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients. The practice of evidence-based medicine means integrating individual clinical expertise with the best available external clinical evidence from systematic research."
It is chilling how much of birthing decisions are based on "what has always been done" rather than evidence-based information.
I can't wait to review this entire site further.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Mother-Friendly
This may sound like a *touchy-feely* term. Well, it is.
I think we all need to be more touchy-feely when it comes to birth and supporting a birthing mother. My new favorite author and activist this week is Penny Simkin. Through her website I found this, Ten Steps of Mother-Friendly Care, as compiled by the Coalition for Improvement of Maternity Services, www.motherfriendly.com
This is easy stuff people.
1. Offers all birthing mothers with unrestricted access to birth companions, labor support, and midwifery care.
2. Provides accurate, descriptive statistical information about birth care practices.
3. Provides culturally competent care.
4. Provides birthing mother with the freedom to walk, move, assume positions of her choice.
5. Has clearly defined policies, procedures for collaboration, consultation, links to community resources.
6. Does not routinely employ practices, procedures unsupported by scientific evidence.
7. Educated staff in non-drug methods of pain relief and does not promote use of analgesic, anesthetic drugs.
8. Encourages all mothers, families to touch, hold, breastfeed, care for their babies.
9. Discourages non-religious circumcision of the newborn.
10. Strives for the WHO/UNICEF Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative to promote successful breastfeeding.
I think we all need to be more touchy-feely when it comes to birth and supporting a birthing mother. My new favorite author and activist this week is Penny Simkin. Through her website I found this, Ten Steps of Mother-Friendly Care, as compiled by the Coalition for Improvement of Maternity Services, www.motherfriendly.com
This is easy stuff people.
1. Offers all birthing mothers with unrestricted access to birth companions, labor support, and midwifery care.
2. Provides accurate, descriptive statistical information about birth care practices.
3. Provides culturally competent care.
4. Provides birthing mother with the freedom to walk, move, assume positions of her choice.
5. Has clearly defined policies, procedures for collaboration, consultation, links to community resources.
6. Does not routinely employ practices, procedures unsupported by scientific evidence.
7. Educated staff in non-drug methods of pain relief and does not promote use of analgesic, anesthetic drugs.
8. Encourages all mothers, families to touch, hold, breastfeed, care for their babies.
9. Discourages non-religious circumcision of the newborn.
10. Strives for the WHO/UNICEF Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative to promote successful breastfeeding.
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