Giving Birth with Confidence — Giving Birth with Confidence http://givingbirthwithconfidence.org Real women supporting each other. Powered by Lamaze Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:00:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A Woman’s Guide to VBAC: Navigating the NIH Consensus Recommendations

In June 2010, a National Institutes of Health (NIH) panel published a Consensus Development Conference Statement on vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC).

In addition to examining the current evidence related to VBAC and offering recommendations for future research on this topic, the NIH panel concluded that VBAC was a “reasonable option” for most women with a previous cesarean section.

In the context of a current birth climate that can be somewhat hostile toward… Read more

]]> http://givingbirthwithconfidence.org/2010/09/a-womans-guide-to-vbac-navigating-the-nih-consensus-recommendations/ A First Timer’s Experience with Childbirth Class Today’s post is a guest post interview with Ann Romero, a new mom and staff member at Lamaze International. She shares her experience with taking a Lamaze childbirth education class as a new mom-to-be.

Why did you decide to attend a childbirth education class?

As a first-time mom, I didn’t know what to expect. I wanted to take a class to help prepare my husband and myself. The last thing I wanted to feel was anxious or nervous – I just wanted… Read more

]]> http://givingbirthwithconfidence.org/2010/09/a-first-timers-experience-with-childbirth-class/ Coming Soon on the Blog: A Woman’s Guide to VBAC Even with all of the information that is included in the recent National Institutes of Health (NIH) statement on VBAC, which says that VBAC is a “reasonable option” for most women with a previous cesarean section, it might be difficult for many of us to wade through the information and figure out what it means for us and our particular birth options and unique circumstances.

To address these concerns, Lamaze along with a team of midwives, obstetric research experts,… Read more

]]> http://givingbirthwithconfidence.org/2010/08/coming-soon-on-the-blog-a-womans-guide-to-vbac/ Practices that Promote Healthy Birth – Get Upright & Follow Your Urge to Push “Ok, ready to push? Bear down, hold your breath: One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, and Ten!”

We’ve seen this a million times in movies and on TV. A woman lies on her back in a hospital L&D ward in the pushing stage of labor and is bearing down, chin-to-chest and being directed to push for 10 seconds while her partner or care provider (or both) coach her through the process. Well,… Read more

]]> http://givingbirthwithconfidence.org/2010/08/practices-that-promote-healthy-birth-get-upright-follow-your-urge-to-push/ Have You Taken The Birth Survey? Have you heard about The Birth Survey? It’s an ongoing, online maternity care survey that provides a place for women to give feedback about their birth experiences with specific doctors, midwives, hospitals and birth centers. The feedback is then made available in a searchable online database that provides resources to help other women and families to make more informed choices when choosing maternity care providers and birth settings.

 

The main… Read more

]]> http://givingbirthwithconfidence.org/2010/08/have-you-taken-the-birth-survey/ A Birth Story: Lauren & Baby Naomi On Monday, June 14, I went to work just to do patient phone calls and desk work. The nurses I work with hadn’t let me hardly touch a patient for days so I knew I could get a few hours at work and not over exert myself. I worked about a half day and then went to the chiropractor for a routine visit. My midwife recommended chiropractic care to help with the baby’s… Read more

]]> http://givingbirthwithconfidence.org/2010/08/a-birth-story-lauren-baby-naomi/ Great Expectations: Liz @ 18 Weeks “Feels like a foot!” It’s amazing how four little words can totally change things. Up until a few days ago, I spent a portion of every day worrying about the well-being of this little nugget and fearing that we would lose our baby once again.  As much as I didn’t want to, I couldn’t help it, and it was starting to weigh on my mind. As I’m nearing the half-way point of my pregnancy, I… Read more

]]> http://givingbirthwithconfidence.org/2010/08/great-expectations-liz-18-weeks/ Lamaze Blogger Attends BlogHer 2010 Thanks to the help of a few gracious sponsors, I was fortunate enough to attend BlogHer 2010. While the event encompassed a variety of experiences related to blogging, there were a couple of great moments that really focused on healthy birth. As a blogger ambassador for Lamaze, I provided a couple of pregnant bloggers with Lamaze Mom-to-Be Skin Care sets and talked about why I work with Lamaze, which was especially exciting after my Passion for Birth… Read more

]]> http://givingbirthwithconfidence.org/2010/08/lamaze-blogger-attends-blogher-2010/ Week of Giveaway Winners! .
Thank you to everyone who participated in Giving Birth with Confidence’s first-ever Week of Giveaways! And thanks even more to our generous giveaways sponsors:

Learning Curve, Belle Baby Carriers, Maternitique and Ecopiggy!
.

Without further adoe, I present to your our lucky winners:

Baby Toys & Teether Bundle from Learning Curve by Lamaze

 Ashley S: “i love these toys – i would like Octotunes.”

Amber: “My favorite is

… Read more

]]> http://givingbirthwithconfidence.org/2010/08/week-of-giveaway-winners/ Week of Giveaways: $25 Gift Card & Teether from Ecopiggy This giveaway is now closed.

Welcome to day six — the final day of the Giving Birth with Confidence Week of Giveaways. If you’re just joining us, visit Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday’s posts for more chances to win great items!

For our final giveaway, we are giving away two $25 gift cards + a RiNGLEY Natural Teether (an additional $16 value) from Ecopiggy, a national distributor of natural children’s products, from reusable lunch bags, to… Read more

]]> http://givingbirthwithconfidence.org/2010/08/week-of-giveaways-25-gift-card-teether-from-ecopiggy/