Lower Surgical Threshold, Less Patience in Labor for "Obese" Women

Here is yet another study ( Ellekjear 2017 ) showing that labor is often managed differently in "obese" women, with a lower surgic...

Exercise During Pregnancy May Cut Labor Length in Women of Size

Image from Stocky Bodies Image Bank Here is the abstract of a recent study that found that exercise during pregnancy might be useful in redu...

Your Hospital Choice Significantly Influences Your Cesarean Risk

Image from Consumer Reports  Consumer Reports has a new report out for Cesarean Awareness Month, focusing on the variations in cesarean rat...

Exercise During Pregnancy May Cut Cesarean Risk

Image from World Obesity Federation Image Bank* I'm a big fan of being proactive in pregnancy. I think eating healthfully, getting enoug...

Most Babies Suspected to be Large Actually Aren't

So many mothers get the "big baby" fear card handed to them during pregnancy. This often leads to pressure for interventions such ...

Researchers' Goof: Transverse CS Incisions ARE Better in High BMI Women!

EXTRA, EXTRA!  Researchers messed up the conclusion of earlier cesarean incision study!  Transverse (side-to-side) incisions really are bett...

Supporting Women's Natural Pushing Instincts

Canadian First Nations Birth Sculpture Just a brief post this week to link to a spot-on wonderful article from Midwife Thinking on supportin...

Preventing Complications After Cesarean in All Sizes of Women

In the United States, about 1 in 3 pregnancies end in cesarean . In some areas , the rate is even higher . Many women who have their first b...