| research.
jessica@prenatalkula.com
323-610-7558 In conjunction with the Chief
of Staff at OB/Gyn Kaiser Permanente Sunset, Jessica Jennings and created a program
together that offers Group OB Visits and Prenatal Yoga. In March, 2006, after
a highly successful pilot year in which preliminary questionnaires showed consistent
100% excellent results, the program received funding for a 2-year study. The research
will compare patient satisfaction between those who see an OB one-on-one in traditional
care, and those who stay with a group throughout their pregnancy, have discussions
and do prenatal yoga together. Jessica is excited to have
Shea Cunningham and Linda Eifer in the process of training as group facilitators
and prenatal yoga teachers. As the program begins to expand to other facilities
she will be needing more prenatal yoga teachers, so if you're interested, keep
watch for her Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training at City Yoga in the fall and spring. .
From Shape's Fit Pregnancy Magazine: Laboring
women who have received epidurals and who delay pushing may have easier deliveries,
according to two studies. When women wait to push - often for several hours -
instead of pushing as soon as they reach the 10-centimeter dilation mark, their
contractions help propel the baby into the pelvis. more The
top 12 most pesticide-laden foods when grown non-organically: 1.
Peaches 2. Strawberries 3. Apples 4. Spinach 5. Nectarines 6. Celery 7.
Pears 8. Cherries 9. Potatoes 10. Raspberries 11. Sweet bell peppers 12.
Grapes (imported) - From a study by the Environmental Working
Group, a nonprofit research organization Cord
Clamping: Research shows that routine clamping of the umbilical cord immediately
after birth, rather than waiting for the cord to stop pulsating, deprives the
baby of red blood cells and iron stores. A literature review in the Journal
of Midwifery and Women's Health looked at nine studies that had been done over
the past 20 years. more 7%
of births in the United States were attended by certified nurse-midwives in 2000,
up from 4% in 1990. -From Zero to Three Policy Center
Data
Doctors
used to think that newborns don't feel pain. Now they know better, but even
so, a study done in neonatal intensive-care units found that doctors provided
appropriate analgesia to only a third of the premature babies who were undergoing
painful procedures. The re-education of doctors about analgesia for infants is
ongoing. If your newborn must have procedures or tests, ask your child's doctor
about pain relief.
- M.J.H. from Archives of Pediatric
and Adolescent Medicine Labor that's
progressing slowly can be helped along if the woman is immersed in warm water,
according to a study of 99 first-time moms. The women who labored in birthing
pools delivered just as quickly as those who were given Pitocin, a drug used to
hasten labor. more 18%
of women giving birth at teaching hospitals get episiotomies, compared with
67% who have private docs. - From Obstretics & Gynecology | 
