MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'birth center'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:00:34 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3786987&cid=t_172998_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Farticle-boasts-new-birth-centers-luxury-hotel-amenities%2F2010.07.25 Here’s the Minneapolis Star Tribune headline: “Buffalo birthing center has the latest amenities.” And here’s an excerpt: Starting in August, new mothers will have a chance to multi-task in style in Buffalo, Minn. The local hospital is unveiling its new birth center, where every patient room will be equipped with an iPod docking station, a flat-screen TV and DVD player, a soaking tub, rocking chair and refrigerator — oh, and a place for the baby to sleep, too. Buffalo Hospital has spent $7.1 million to turn its old labor and delivery unit into a state-of-the-art facility to appeal to a new generation of patients. At maternity wards around the country, that increasingly means catering to patients and families as if they’re at “a luxury hotel,” ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3786987 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:00:31 +0100 3786987 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1701407&cid=t_172998_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2Fbk3eQWY6Atg%2F Please do not take this list of advantages of a home birth to mean that I think every woman ought to give birth at home. Each woman should choose as she pleases and as is appropriate for her situation, and I know there are advantages to a birth center birth or a hospital birth (room service comes to mind!) These are just some advantages of a home birth that I appreciated. 1. Never having to get in the car during labor or soon after the birth. 2. Getting to (being encouraged to!) eat and drink during labor. 3. Being able to open the windows for fresh air. 4. Resting completely undisturbed after the birth. No one woke me or the baby to check vital signs or for any other reason. 5. The baby was never separated from me (as my other children had been for a bath, a blood test, or a hearing scree... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1701407 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:08:55 +0100 1701407 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2879574&cid=t_172998_123_f&fid=39035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.liddlekidzblog.com%2F2008%2F06%2Fbreast-fed-babies-enjoy-health.html This may be news to some, but for mothers who breastfeed their babies you may have already recognized these advanatages.In a new study where the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducted its first-ever review of practices by hospitals and specialty birth centers in terms of promoting breast-feeding - Birth Centers WON! Hospitals in many parts of the U.S. are actually discouraging breastfeeding by providing formula before discharge from the hospital facility. Health experts strongly encourage women to breast-feed their babies rather than give them bottles of formula, saying breast milk provides a range of health benefits to the infant.CDC epidemiologist Dr. Deborah Dee, who led the study, said she was surprised so many facilities do things that may undermine breast-feeding.F... Liddle Kidz Infant and Pediatric Massage Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2879574 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:09:00 +0100 2879574 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1289340&cid=t_172998_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2F248423617%2F I am not even 20 weeks along in this pregnancy and already I am focused on the birth. After two unsatisfying hospital births, this time I am working with a midwife toward a home birth. I am curious about your thoughts on birth choices and whether or not they affect breastfeeding success rates. Do you think birth center and home births are more conducive to breastfeeding success? Do breastfeeding women tend to choose birth center or home births even if they gave birth at a hospital the first time? How successful do you think hospital lactation support is? Do the free formula giveaways sabotage breastfeeding? Leave a comment! For your most recent child, where did you give birth? Hospital Birth center Home ... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1289340 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 17:15:30 +0100 1289340