[Cohain JS. Mars Attack. Midwifery Today 2008:88:24, 66-7. Copyright Midwifery Today. Reprinted with the explicit permission of the author]
Abstract: "Mars Attack" is new term coined to describe unjustified violation of women by care providers at the time of birth, as well as the purposeful abandonment of the peer review system by major obste...
[Reprinted with the explicit permission of the author, Cohain JS. In-links added by GreenMedInfo.com. The Epidural Trip. Midwifery Today 2010:95:21-4, 65. © 2010 Midwifery Today]
Abstract: Two million American women will take an epidural trip this year during childbirth. In most cases, they'll be ill-informed as to possible side effect...
Summary: To date, bioeffects studies in humans do not substantiate a causal relationship between diagnostic ultrasound exposure during pregnancy and adverse biological effects to the fetus. However, all epidemiologic studies were conducted with commercially available devices predating 1992, having outputs not exceeding 94 mW/cm2, whereas since...
How often does Amniotomy cause Cord Prolapse after 36 weeks?
Judy Slome Cohain, CNM
Abstract
Of the 33 English-language studies evaluating risk factors for cord prolapse, close to 80% evaluate every possible factor other than artificial rupturing of the membranes (amniotomy). Of the 7 studies which evaluate amniotomy, 2 obser...
Abstract: A recently coined term, unneCesareans, describes the mode of delivery for 25% of low-risk first births in most Western countries. Evaluation of Cesarean Delivery, published by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) showed a lack of evidence of improved medical outcomes with the widespread use of cesareans for ...
Originally Titled: Digitally Engineered Disease: The Content of Discontent
A Not-So-Hidden Health Threat
There is an already pervasive and rapidly expanding force of disease that no doubt affects you on a daily basis. It is a potentially harmful force that many people, quite frankly, cannot resist and may actively seek exposure to like...
It's hard to compete with 20 billion years of evolutionary selection, but the current medical management of the birth of the fetus and the placenta attempts to do just that, albeit rather unsuccessfully. For eons, all animals including humans passed on genes and habits that ensured delivering a live healthy newborn without bleeding excessively or...
Valentine's Day, the holiday traditionally associated with love, is most notably celebrated with chocolate. Considered by some to be an aphrodisiac, by others to be an antidepressant, chocolate is a food that people feel passionate about -- a passion that often goes well beyond merely a love of sweets. For the true chocoholic, just thinking about...
Vaccinating pregnant women "halves the risk of pertussis in infants' first four months" ~ A critique by Dr Suzanne Humphries
The latest propaganda hitting the provaccine press today involves the results of a retrospective study conducted through channels at the University of Sydney, NSW Australia. Click to see the conference poster HERE.
The he...
Although unexplained intrauterine growth retardation is related to smoking, drugs and alcohol, missing nutrients or micronutrients and/or stress, that is not where obstetrics looks to improve outcomes. Instead of refusing care to heavy smokers or using frequent visits to enforce life style changes in nutrition and exercise...