«These new data are an important first step in determining the amount of weight gain (or loss) that is appropriate for women who enter pregnancy with obesity — data which are sorely needed
by obstetric providers to better serve their patients,» says Sharon Herring, MD, MPH, an expert in this area who is a member of The Obesity Society and Assistant Professor at Temple University.
Screening in home visit settings isn't going to solve the problem here in California or anywhere in the U.S.. All women deserve to be informed about the most common complication of pregnancy
by their obstetric provider (90 % of births are managed by Ob / Gyns, the other 10 % by family practice doctors or nurse midwives).
Not exact matches
«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
obstetric journals and the abandonment of the use of research evidence
by ACOG in their latest protocols, in order to justify continued use of this form of violence against women.
A woman's right to choose a full range of
providers and settings for pregnancy and birth was recently affirmed in a position statement on midwifery
by the Association of Women's Health,
Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN).
In response to the aforementioned study,
obstetric care
providers are now being encouraged
by reproductive and women's health experts to provide extra support for women who have undergone cesareans in their efforts to breastfeed.
Of the 2514 care
provider experiences reported, 68.5 % (n = 1723) related to midwifery care, 19.9 % (n = 500) to care provided
by family physicians, and 11.6 % (n = 291) to
obstetric care; 9.7 % (n = 243) care
provider experiences were submitted
by women who were pregnant at the time of data collection.
All obstetrician — gynecologists and other
obstetric care
providers should support women who have given birth to preterm and other vulnerable infants to establish a full supply of milk
by providing anticipatory guidance, support, and education for women.
All obstetrician — gynecologists and other
obstetric care
providers should support women who have given birth to preterm infants to establish a full supply of milk
by providing anticipatory guidance and working with hospital staff to facilitate early, frequent milk expression.
Also remember that women opting for a home birth are constantly screened and reassessed
by their care
provider and should anything unusual arise during the pregnancy labour birth or beyond the women will be transferred to
obstetric care.
Once labor has begun, a patient attempting TOLAC should be evaluated
by an obstetrician or other
obstetric care
provider.
After counseling, the ultimate decision to undergo TOLAC or a repeat cesarean delivery should be made
by the patient in consultation with her obstetrician or
obstetric care
provider.
The decision to offer and pursue TOLAC in a setting in which the option of emergency cesarean delivery is limited should be carefully considered
by patients and their obstetricians or other
obstetric care
providers.
Cheryl Beck wrote that, «Birth trauma lies in the eye of the beholder,» elaborating that what the mother perceives as a traumatic birth, may be seen as a routine delivery
by obstetric care
providers (Beck, 2004).
Breastfeeding Expert Work Group Mission Statement: ACOG's Breastfeeding Expert Work Group will assist ACOG, specifically the Committee on
Obstetric Practice and other committees as appropriate,
by providing expertise in breastfeeding medicine and use that expertise to develop and promote breastfeeding tools and initiatives for
providers and patients at all levels of the community.
Obstetricians and other
obstetric care
providers are trained to enhance adult learning
by avoiding didactic lectures and facilitating peer - to - peer learning through robust participation of women and their support partners.