Santa Barbara Birth Center http://www.sbbirthcenter.org Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:32:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Babies Are Needy – Psychology Today http://www.sbbirthcenter.org/babies-are-needy-psychology-today/ http://www.sbbirthcenter.org/babies-are-needy-psychology-today/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:31:36 +0000 Laurel http://www.sbbirthcenter.org/?p=1032 Babies Are Needy—Does That Bug You? Maybe get a dog instead of a baby

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/moral-landscapes/201204/babies-are-needy-does-bug-you

]]> http://www.sbbirthcenter.org/babies-are-needy-psychology-today/feed/ 0 Melissa Block response to study http://www.sbbirthcenter.org/melissa-block-response-to-study/ http://www.sbbirthcenter.org/melissa-block-response-to-study/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:07:55 +0000 Laurel http://www.sbbirthcenter.org/?p=161

Here is a very thoughtful response by Melissa Block, author of “Pushed” to a meta-analysis of homebirth by AJOG that is apparently quite flawed.

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]]> http://www.sbbirthcenter.org/acog-rethinks-vbac-policy/feed/ 0 Caesarean Sections still on the rise http://www.sbbirthcenter.org/caesarean-sections-still-on-the-rise/ http://www.sbbirthcenter.org/caesarean-sections-still-on-the-rise/#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:39:06 +0000 Laurel http://www.sbbirthcenter.org/?p=81 NY Times, 3/23/10 Caesarean Births at an All-Time High in US

]]> http://www.sbbirthcenter.org/caesarean-sections-still-on-the-rise/feed/ 0 VBAC news http://www.sbbirthcenter.org/vbac-news/ http://www.sbbirthcenter.org/vbac-news/#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:49:11 +0000 Laurel http://www.sbbirthcenter.org/?p=72 New recommendation by the National Institutes of Health supports VBAC, story in the LA Times.

Additional VBAC coverage highlighting a hospital on a Navajo reservation that keeps costs low and good outcomes up in the NY Times.

]]> http://www.sbbirthcenter.org/vbac-news/feed/ 0 Reducing Infant Mortality http://www.sbbirthcenter.org/hello-world/ http://www.sbbirthcenter.org/hello-world/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 01:38:49 +0000 Laurel http://www.sbbirthcenter.org//?p=1 Continue reading →]]> This is a succinct, extraordinary short film by local filmmaker Debby Takikawa that explores the reasons why the US has among the worst maternal/infant mortality rate among developed nations. We hear from obstetricians, family doctors, midwives and researchers about what can be done to decrease this appalling trend. The answer has a lot to do with midwives.
Check out their website for more information.

Reducing Infant Mortality from Debby Takikawa on Vimeo.

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