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From the Momaroo Vault: U.S. Maternity Leave - Leaving Moms Behind

Editor's Note: Over the holiday weekend we'll be featuring one post a day from the Momaroo Vault (aka archives). by Nurse Jenna [Image Source]I was chatting with a patient of mine last week regarding her maternity leav…
Step Away from the Screaming Baby

by Nurse Jenna When I work with first-time moms in postpartum, sometimes they find themselves on the verge of pulling out their hair when they have what we call a “vigorously” crying baby who cannot be soothed by anythi…
C-Section Rates

by Nurse JennaThe C-Section rate in this country is a much debated topic. Here is something I just came across for work in a journal. This is based on the statistics provided by the World Health Organization.Here’s a…
Birth Wish Part II

by Nurse Jenna I wanted to follow back up on my original posting Birth Plan or Birth Wish? with some additional thoughts. Previously I discussed a few things that I said I did not think needed to be explicitly detailed…
Where There Is No Hospital

by Nurse JennaSeveral years ago I had the amazing opportunity to go to Costa Rica and Honduras as part of my training as a Nurse Practitioner where my focus was women’s health and obstetrics. Between the two locations I…
Maternal Mortality Rates in the U.S.

by Nurse JennaThe high rate of maternal mortality during childbirth and in the postpartum period in the U.S. is sadly high and was the topic of several comments during the discussion of the AMA resolution. Here is a re…
Birth Plan or Birth Wish?

by Nurse Jenna Many people come to the hospital with a “birth plan.” It is usually either a pre-made list from the hospital or something from the Internet, or customized requests outlining how a couple is “planning” for…
Alternative Viewpoint on AMA Resolution 205

by Nurse JennaI would like to present an alternative viewpoint, that is to say, in support of the American Medical Association’s belief that a hospital or a birth center is the safest place for mothers to give birth. Be…
A Heads Up!

by Nurse JennaAs I talked about before, there are Many Ways to Have a Baby. But what if you know what way you are having your baby… and it is a cesarean-section?! Though often c-sections are done because of fetal distre…
"Running" After the Kids

by Nurse JennaI have just been reading the comments on losing that baby weight. To all of you new moms, not only a big congratulations on the baby, but congrats on getting back to, or keeping that healthy lifestyle! Th…