“Lay” Midwives and OB-GYN Collaboration

The May  issue of OBG Management online features an article that caught my eye:  Lay Midwives and the OB-GYN: Is collaboration risky? I decided to read further and see if ...

Heroic OB “Prevails” Over Difficult Delivery

Dear Birth Sense Friends, It’s been a long time since I’ve written regularly for this blog.  I’ve gone through a long period of discouragement and depression with the situations I have ...

What Science Cannot Measure

I recently read an article titled “Birth Simulator Reduces the Chance of Emergency C-sections“.   With the c-section rate in the US at an all-time high, I’m always excited about ...

When Doctor Doesn’t Know Best

I just received the most delightful email from a Birth Sense reader.  She had written to me some time ago asking for information about trying a vaginal birth after cesarean ...

The waiting is the hardest part: Evidence for patience in labor

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Pregnant women receive a wide range of information and advice from many sources.  Have you ever watched one of those birth reality shows?  You know, the ones where the laboring woman smiles from ...