The gentlebirth.org website is provided courtesy of
Ronnie Falcao, LM MS,
a homebirth midwife in Mountain View, CA
The gentlebirth.org website is provided courtesy of
Ronnie Falcao, LM MS,
a homebirth midwife in Mountain View, CA
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I just had my mind expanded this morning by Laureen Hudson's hour long online session on how to use the internet to get a message out. Laureen's session “Creating an Online Presence," gave me a wealth of information in a short time and impressed me with how many people are out there who completely rely on the internet for their information. I needed that, and maybe you do, too. - Ina May Gaskin I just hung up the phone from doing the hour long session with
Laureen Hudson on “Creating an Online Presence”. Laureen’s know-how
and expertise were enough to wake up even the birth oldtimers like me and
Ina May to the many unused opportunities of the internet. Laureen’s
engaging and easygoing teaching style made even those scary (to me) terms
like “hypertext, streaming, wordpress, technorati, feedreader and trackback”
start to make sense. Her passion is to reach the generation of young
women who have not yet given birth BEFORE they fall into the black hole
of aggressive obstetrics. I came away from the class today with lots
of ways to improve my website and make it more modern, usable and interesting
for readers. This class will run again this coming Friday (August
22) and I heartily recommend it.
Cost: $35 per session Each session will be 60 minutes in length Creating An Online Presence
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Authors: Cohen-Addad N. Chatterjee M. Bautista A. Source: Journal of Perinatology. 7(2):111-3, 1987 Spring.Abstract
Intrapartum suctioning of the newborn's pharynx with a De Lee catheter
(DL) has reduced the incidence of meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) in
neonates born with meconium staining of the amniotic fluid. However, the
bulb syringe (BLB) is used more often for this purpose because of greater
technical convenience. In a prospective study, 60 offspring of such deliveries
received intrapartum pharyngeal suctioning either by BLB (29 cases) or
by DL (31 cases), according to random selection. The presence and amount
of meconium in the trachea, incidence and severity of MAS, and mortality
from the disease were similar between the two groups. This study suggests
that the BLB is as effective as the DL for intrapartum removal of nasopharyngeal
meconium in deliveries with meconium staining of the amniotic fluid. Since
the BLB is easier to use, less expensive and probably safer, our results
suggest that it may be the preferable method.
Authors: Hageman JR. Conley M. Francis K. Stenske J. Wolf I. Santi V. Farrell EE. Source: Journal of Perinatology. 8(2):127-31, 1988 Spring.Abstract
A 1-year prospective survey of obstetric and pediatric management of
meconium staining of the amniotic fluid in 464 patients was undertaken.
Pharyngeal suctioning before delivery was performed using bulb syringe
(N = 130), De Lee suction catheter (N = 186), or both (N = 98); endotracheal
intubation after delivery was also done in 413 instances. Using any of
the three suctioning techniques, no differences were seen in Apgar scores,
respiratory rates, presence or absence of meconium on or below the vocal
cords, or development of meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS). If meconium
was present on the vocal cords, it was present below the vocal cords in
76% of the cases. If no meconium was visualized, it was found below the
vocal cords in only 7% of the cases. Of the 142 infants with meconium below
the vocal cords, 10% developed MAS and all 14 survived.
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