Birth - KellyMom.com https://kellymom.com/tag/birth/ Breastfeeding and Parenting Tue, 21 Nov 2023 15:48:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.6 https://kellymom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/kellymom_badge128-65x65.jpg Birth - KellyMom.com https://kellymom.com/tag/birth/ 32 32 NYTimes: Limiting c-sections on Staten Island https://kellymom.com/blog-post/nytimes-limiting-c-sections-on-staten-island/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nytimes-limiting-c-sections-on-staten-island Tue, 20 Apr 2010 22:05:46 +0000 http://kellymom.com/blog/?p=554 In Effort to Limit C-Sections, Two Methods Yield Different Results on Staten Island.

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]]> Better Births, Lower Costs https://kellymom.com/blog-post/better-births-lower-costs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=better-births-lower-costs https://kellymom.com/blog-post/better-births-lower-costs/#respond Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:02:09 +0000 http://kellymom.com/blog/?p=528 Better Births, Lower Costs Safer, less expensive maternity care is slowly taking hold. America spends a larger percentage of its gross domestic product on health care than any other industrialized nation, yet its citizens aren’t healthier for it. This is especially true when it comes to childbirth… …United Healthcare found that 48 percent of newborns […]

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]]> https://kellymom.com/blog-post/better-births-lower-costs/feed/ 0 AAP Policy Statement—Hospital Stay for Healthy Term Newborns https://kellymom.com/blog-post/aap-policy-statement-hospital-stay-for-healthy-term-newborns/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aap-policy-statement-hospital-stay-for-healthy-term-newborns https://kellymom.com/blog-post/aap-policy-statement-hospital-stay-for-healthy-term-newborns/#respond Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:53:34 +0000 http://kellymom.com/blog/?p=517 From February, in case you haven’t seen it… AAP Policy Statement—Hospital Stay for Healthy Term Newborns (PDF file; Feb 2010) …all efforts should be made to keep mothers and infants together to promote simultaneous discharge… …the breastfeeding mother and infant should be assessed by trained staff regarding breastfeeding position, latch-on, and adequacy of swallowing)…

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]]> https://kellymom.com/blog-post/aap-policy-statement-hospital-stay-for-healthy-term-newborns/feed/ 0 New Doula Film https://kellymom.com/blog-post/new-doula-film/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-doula-film https://kellymom.com/blog-post/new-doula-film/#respond Thu, 15 Apr 2010 04:11:47 +0000 http://kellymom.com/blog/?p=478 Have you used a doula? Tell us about it. Doula! The Ultimate Birth Companion doulafilm.com A DOULA (n:pronounced doo-luh) is a professional birth companion, an experienced woman who supports you before, during and after your birth. Like having your mum, sister or best friend with you when you have your baby.

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]]> https://kellymom.com/blog-post/new-doula-film/feed/ 0 Avoiding the first c-section: 5 essential questions https://kellymom.com/blog-post/avoiding-the-first-c-section-5-essential-questions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=avoiding-the-first-c-section-5-essential-questions https://kellymom.com/blog-post/avoiding-the-first-c-section-5-essential-questions/#respond Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:22:40 +0000 http://kellymom.com/blog/?p=452 Avoiding the first c-section: 5 essential questions In recognition of International Cesarean Awareness Month, sponsored by the International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN), I wanted to discuss a problem I feel contributes significantly to the high rate of primary c-sections in the United States.  It is critical that we look at what can be done to […]

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]]> https://kellymom.com/blog-post/avoiding-the-first-c-section-5-essential-questions/feed/ 0 A powerful birth story of a mom falling in love with her baby after an unexpected Down Syndrome diagnosis. https://kellymom.com/blog-post/a-powerful-birth-story-of-a-mom-falling-in-love-with-her-baby-after-an-unexpected-down-syndrome-diagnosis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-powerful-birth-story-of-a-mom-falling-in-love-with-her-baby-after-an-unexpected-down-syndrome-diagnosis https://kellymom.com/blog-post/a-powerful-birth-story-of-a-mom-falling-in-love-with-her-baby-after-an-unexpected-down-syndrome-diagnosis/#respond Sat, 10 Apr 2010 21:58:59 +0000 http://kellymom.com/blog/?p=437 Nella Cordelia: A Birth Story www.kellehampton.com This is probably the hardest thing I’ve ever had to write in my entire life. The hardest and yet the most beautiful. As I even just begin to type here, late, in the dark in my room alone with my girls sleeping next to me, their little faces barely […]

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]]> https://kellymom.com/blog-post/a-powerful-birth-story-of-a-mom-falling-in-love-with-her-baby-after-an-unexpected-down-syndrome-diagnosis/feed/ 0 Living happily ever after https://kellymom.com/blog-post/living-happily-ever-after/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=living-happily-ever-after https://kellymom.com/blog-post/living-happily-ever-after/#respond Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:30:43 +0000 http://kellymom.com/blog/?p=420 What would have helped you to prepare you for the realities of parenthood? Living happily ever after by Norma Ritter, IBCLC, RLC, LLLL In many ways, pregnancy is like a fairy tale. It is very common for pregnant women to believe that they need to prepare only for the actual birth of their babies, and […]

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]]> https://kellymom.com/blog-post/living-happily-ever-after/feed/ 0 2 birth items: breech birth, delayed pushing https://kellymom.com/blog-post/2-birth-items-breech-birth-delayed-pushing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2-birth-items-breech-birth-delayed-pushing https://kellymom.com/blog-post/2-birth-items-breech-birth-delayed-pushing/#respond Fri, 09 Apr 2010 06:10:34 +0000 http://kellymom.com/blog/?p=393 Vaginal Birth Better for Breech Babies Says Canadian Doctors ecochildsplay.com The Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada has announced that c-sections are no longer recommended for breech babies! This is contrary to common practice in North America, in which very few doctors or midwives will attempt a vaginal delivery on a breech baby. Another […]

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]]> https://kellymom.com/blog-post/2-birth-items-breech-birth-delayed-pushing/feed/ 0 Such a lovely cartoon: Into My Hands https://kellymom.com/blog-post/such-a-lovely-cartoon-into-my-hands/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=such-a-lovely-cartoon-into-my-hands https://kellymom.com/blog-post/such-a-lovely-cartoon-into-my-hands/#respond Tue, 06 Apr 2010 04:40:06 +0000 http://kellymom.com/blog/?p=351 It hasn’t been very long since we had a first birthday at our house. This is beautiful! Into My Hands | Mama is…

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]]> https://kellymom.com/blog-post/such-a-lovely-cartoon-into-my-hands/feed/ 0 Natural Birth Post-Cesareans https://kellymom.com/blog-post/natural-birth-post-cesareans/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=natural-birth-post-cesareans https://kellymom.com/blog-post/natural-birth-post-cesareans/#respond Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:24:00 +0000 http://kellymomblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/natural-birth-post-cesareans Natural Birth Post Cesareans: Why Docs Lag Science www.newsweek.com More women want to be able to have a baby naturally, even if they’ve had Caesareans. Research backs them up—so why won’t doctors?

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