What practices and policies best promote safe, healthy, satisfying labor and birth? What harms do routine or frequent use of tests, procedures, and restrictions introduce? What nonmedical factors drive the current maternity care system? Join Henci and Amy in a lively discussion about their new book, Optimal Care in Childbirth: The Case for a Physiologic […]
The FDA has released new warnings against use of the both the oral and injectable forms of the drug terbutaline for treatment of preterm labor. The drug should not be used in pregnant women for prevention or prolonged treatment of preterm labor in either the hospital or in outpatient settings because of the potential for […]
Here is a great video that encourages parents to learn about their choices in childbirth. “Accept your responsibility, find your truth, watch the birth movie.” Click Here to watch the video