Sentences with phrase «trained midwives»

What many people don't realize is how well - equipped and well - trained midwives are in Canada, where the practice of midwifery is provincially regulated.

I felt this was a wonderful complement to my practice as a Naturopathic Doctor and I became one of only a handful of naturopathically trained midwives in Canada.

Intervention 1 (n = 301): 4 structured home visits from trained midwives at 1, 3 and 7 days and 4 weeks after the birth.

I've met a few who described their birth experience as amazing (most of them were homebirths or in birth centers — which are a fringe practice here too, but at least with real, medically trained midwives), but I wasn't there so I can't say how much of that was reality vs. glossing over it, and how the birth REALLY went safety-wise.

The study's author noted (and anti-home-birth advocates are quick to point out) that the outcomes were a result of «a good risk - selection system, good transport in place, and well - trained midwives,» factors that are no doubt influenced by the collaboration of Dutch doctors and midwives and a national health system that support home births as a viable choice for women.

The midwives that they use in Europe and Canada are univeristy trained midwives, similar to CNM's in the US that practice both in hospital and out - of - hospital and have appropriate risk out criteria and have extensive medical training before becoming licensed.

1) rickets from vitamin D deficiency causing pelvic deformity 2) unskilled help during birth (most trained midwives stayed in the «Old Country» and weren't among the immigrants in our great - grandparents generation).

«A Dutch study of more than 500,000 women reported that planning a home birth does not increase the risks of perinatal mortality and severe perinatal morbidity among low risk women provided they were supported by well trained midwives and a good transportation and referral system» (quote article 24).

Foreign - trained midwives complete the International Midwifery Pre-registration Program at Ryerson University.

Home birth in the UK and the Netherlands is practiced by university trained midwives who are required to be educated a certain way (no PEP process or distance learning) and licensed.

My own concern is fetishing a natural birth and avoiding interventions on ideological grounds makes some trained midwives as potentially lethal as their amateur counterparts.

The role of non-nursing trained midwives in New Zealand is dogged by controversy such as the feature article in North and South Magazine in August 2011 «A failure to deliver» [9]

If you're male, and question the hegemony non-medically trained midwives assert over childbirth, or suggest that the homebirthing movement is a failed experiment you can expect nasty ad - hominem from the post-rational coterie who will do anything to avoid addressing the substance of the contention that natural birth and homebirthing have been empirically shown to be a failure, and should be abandoned.

However, it was my understanding that this type of care is very limited in the US and that there is great opposition by the obstetric community to fully integrate properly trained midwives.

But Professor Buitendijk said the study did have relevance for other countries like the UK with a highly developed health infrastructure and well - trained midwives.

This option involves the participation of trained midwives or nurse - midwives in cases of low - risk, healthy pregnancies.

Uk birthplace study «Homebirth in the UK for women who have had a previous completely uncomplicated pregnancy, whose current pregnancy has no risk factors of any kind, and who are being cared for by highly educated and highly trained midwives may be safe, so long as those midwives adhere to the very strict criteria in the study.

Homebirth in the UK for women * who have never had a baby * but whose current pregnancy has no risk factors of any kind and who are being cared for by highly educated and highly trained midwives increases the risk of perinatal death and brain damage.

The system of trained midwives doing homebirths in the UK and The Netherlands isn't all that good either.

I don't think all under trained midwives practice home birth midwifery primarily for the money.

And since after a few scary experiences or Near misses or fears of liability you don't want a gap to be left where all the trained midwives drop the home service and leave it wide open for traditional or untrained yahoo mock wives.

There was no evidence that planned home birth among low risk women leads to an increased risk of severe adverse maternal outcomes in a maternity care system with well trained midwives and a good referral and transportation system.

I absolutely believe that homebirth should be legal with only physicians or adequately trained midwives which currently in the USA seems to mean CNMs.

These highly trained midwives are certified by the AMCB, the American Midwifery Certification Board.

I was assuming you were in B.C. And I am intensely curious about this, because the integration of trained midwives in the system is lauded by so many people.

Even in a system with highly - trained midwives who are integrated into the establishment, unless everyone is legally required to maintain registers, do frequent refresher courses, and KNOW that they will be subject to supervision and if found to be non-compliant with regulations will be deprived of the opportunity to practice, even some of the most «highly trained» will try to get around the letter of any laws on the books.

However, the text as written makes no mention of [1] inadequately trained midwives who [2] accept high risk patients and [3] have no emergency fallback whatsoever.

The World Health Organization and Unicef estimated the average maternal mortality ratios for 1990 as 27 per 100 000 live births in the more developed countries compared with 480 per 100 000 live births in less developed countries, with ratios as high as 1000 per 100 000 live births for eastern and western Africa.4 The WHO has estimated that almost 15 % of all women develop complications serious enough to require rapid and skilled intervention if they are to survive without lifelong disabilities.5 This means that women need access not only to trained midwives but also to medical services if complications arise.

this is a great example of how competent, well - trained midwives are able to deal (at home) with many «issues» that ppl often assume can only be dealt with in the hospital.

We have good sanitation, trained midwives and yada, yada, yada, excuses, excuses.

Honestly, she wasn't thrilled, but after I assured her we would have highly trained midwives to attend the birth, she said, «Well, I am not encouraging it.

She has trained over five - hundred doulas nationally and has trained midwives in Columbia and Sierra Leone.

Homebirth increases the risk of perinatal death and brain damage in the lowest risk women receiving care from highly trained midwives (often two) and liberal access to transfer.

It is not right to compare the Dutch system, where highly - trained midwives lead the majority of birth care, with the US, where most births are attended by obstetricians, and untrained midwives able to practice.

Quote from the midwife site:» There was no evidence that planned home birth among low risk women leads to an increased risk of severe adverse maternal outcomes in a maternity care system with well trained midwives and a good referral and transportation system.»

Evidently, they have failed to grasp the central lesson of both studies: homebirth can only be safe when practiced by highly educated, highly trained midwives under rigorously controlled conditions.

Properly trained midwives work to keep their moms healthy and maintain low - risk pregnancies by ensuring they're getting enough nutrients and getting to the root of problems (more often than not, it's caused by diet and lifestyle), rather than masking them with medication (but again, recognizing when medication is needed).

We're planning the birth of our second at home because modern well trained midwives and nurse - midwives carry all of the emergency equipment that birth centers have.

If properly trained midwives exclude higher risk patients in advance, then why is their death rate acceptable only in a study that has much stricter criteria for inclusion than real life?

I find your line about «properly trained midwives» to be particularly disingenuous.

Recently, it is being advocated by eminent paediatric surgeons and lactation consultants who see a role for trained midwives, nurses and lactation consultants in using this simple and effective method of releasing a tight frenum that is inhibiting breastfeeding in neonates.

While some folks who birth at home do so assisted by professionals, they usually call their births «unassisted» or «independent,» so when I talk about home births in this piece, I'm talking about the kinds attended by trained midwives.

Home Birth Home Birth is rapidly gaining popularity as parents learn that it is a safe and reasonable option for low risk pregnancies with trained midwives.

As a healthy, able - bodied mama living in a safe home that's close to a nearby emergency room if it was needed, birthing at home with trained midwives was a great option for me.

In addition to a woman's program with sewing, beading, and cooking classes, they also run an incredible maternity centre with fully trained midwives, pre and post-natal education classes, vitamins, and lactation consultancy.

Our solution, at Midwife International, is to train midwives who are equipped to work in resource - constrained regions where maternal and child mortality is high and the need for professional midwives is greatest.

Personally I'd * prefer * women to have a train midwife / ob attending, but I don't get to make decisions for all women.

Without knowing other specifics of the birth, it would be unjust and presumptious to say or imply that a trained midwife or a hospital birth would have made any difference to the outcome.

For the record, ALL births were «freebirths» until the 40s or 50s, before then, midwifery was not regulated, no one gave birth with a trained midwife.

People are getting confused, unassisted birth refers to a birth not attended by a trained midwife or OB.