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15 Minutes With: Jennie Joseph, LM, CPM, Talks Midwifery, Maternal Health and Maternal Mortality in the U.S.
Read More: 15 Minutes With: Jennie Joseph, LM, CPM, Talks Midwifery, Maternal Health and Maternal Mortality in the U.S.Most teenagers wrestle with what they want to do when they grow up — but not Jennie Joseph. “All my teachers and advisors were saying I should be a secretary or a teacher — and I said I’m going to be a midwife,” she recalled. “I barely knew what it was, but I knew it…
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FAQs About Delivery, Breastfeeding and Postpartum Care with Multiple Sclerosis
Read More: FAQs About Delivery, Breastfeeding and Postpartum Care with Multiple SclerosisPregnancy is an exciting time. But if you’re living with multiple sclerosis (MS) you probably have questions about how the chronic disease may impact your birthing plan, treatment plan and plans for breastfeeding. MS can be unpredictable and relapses can have a severe impact on your quality of life. So, it’s important to talk to…
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Postpartum Hemorrhage Is a Deadly Problem
Read More: Postpartum Hemorrhage Is a Deadly ProblemKim Ledgerwood felt her eyelids getting heavy. “I’ll just shut my eyes for a moment,” she thought. She’d just given birth. What’s one, tiny second? She wouldn’t miss a thing. Then a sharp sting across her face brought her back to the delivery room. “You have to stay awake, Kim!” Her OB-GYN was loud and…
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Access, Health care, Health disparities, Labor, Labor & delivery, Newborn, Postpartum, Pregnancy, Pregnancy & parenting
Can Living in the U.S. Increase Your Risk of Preterm Birth?
Read More: Can Living in the U.S. Increase Your Risk of Preterm Birth?If you’re a woman giving birth in the United States, you’re more likely to have a preterm delivery than women in most developed nations. If you’re Black or Native American, the chances of experiencing preterm birth are even higher, along with the risk of dying from pregnancy-related causes. In 2021, a little over one in…
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Hypertension Forced Me to Have My Baby Preterm. There Were No Warning Signs.
Read More: Hypertension Forced Me to Have My Baby Preterm. There Were No Warning Signs.As told to Nicole Audrey Spector As a maternal fetal medicine nurse, I’m used to running around from one patient to the next. But on that day in December 2012, the floor was unusually quiet. So I figured, “What the heck? May as well go have my fetal stress test done.” Just shy of 36…
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Delivery, Diabetes, High blood pressure, Labor, Miscarriage, Newborn, Pregnancy, Premature birth, smoking, Vaccines
Clinically Speaking: Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Provider About Preterm Birth
Read More: Clinically Speaking: Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Provider About Preterm BirthMedically reviewed by Dr. Zsakeba Henderson A baby is considered premature when born before 37 weeks of pregnancy. While researchers are trying to uncover insights into the causes and prevention of preterm birth, the United States is still facing a crisis, according to Dr. Zsakeba Henderson, deputy chief medical and health officer at the March…
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COVID-19, Labor, Postpartum, Pregnancy, Pregnancy & parenting, Premature birth, Racial disparities, Racism
Born Too Soon
Read More: Born Too SoonAs if finding out she was expecting in the midst of a global pandemic weren’t news enough, Merrick Smith said her surprise turned to shock last year when she later learned that she was carrying twins, due on Christmas Day. Her pregnancy started off pretty normal, and working from home, as many resorted to during…
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Access, Health disparities, Labor, Labor & delivery, Newborn, Pregnancy, Pregnancy & parenting, Racial disparities
Trying to Avoid Racist Health Care, Black Women Seek out Black Obstetricians
Read More: Trying to Avoid Racist Health Care, Black Women Seek out Black ObstetriciansIn South Florida, when people want to find a Black physician, they often contact Adrienne Hibbert through her website, Black Doctors of South Florida. “There are a lot of Black networks that are behind the scenes,” said Hibbert, who runs her own marketing firm. “I don’t want them to be behind the scenes, so I’m…
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Anxiety, Breastfeeding, Childcare, Delivery, Infant, Labor, mental health, Midlife pregnancy, Newborn, Parenting, Postpartum, Pregnancy, Pregnancy & parenting, Stress, Toddler
Pregnant Women’s Brains Show Troubling Signs of Stress – but Feeling Strong Social Support Can Break Those Patterns
Read More: Pregnant Women’s Brains Show Troubling Signs of Stress – but Feeling Strong Social Support Can Break Those PatternsBy Rebecca Brooker, Texas A&M University and Tristin Nyman, Texas A&M University Even before the pandemic, there was plenty for expectant mothers to worry about. Pregnant women must withstand a barrage of arguably well-intentioned, but often hyperbolic, warnings about their health and what’s to come, including concerns about everything from what to eat, to what…
