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Tag Archives: labor and delivery
Home births rose almost 30% in US from 2004-2009
USA Today reports, “Births taking place outside of the traditional hospital setting increased 29 percent between 2004 and 2009, from 0.56 percent of all births to 0.72 percent – almost 30,000 births – according to a new report from the … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Health, Woman's Health
Tagged birth, childbirth, home birth, labor and delivery, pregnancy
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The Essential Role of the Father (and a Doula) in Childbirth — “Let my people go!”
In the 1990s, I published a number of papers in the medical and birthing literature to help birthing families design and experience safer and more satisfying birthing experiences. On of the articles I published was for a midwifery journal on … Continue reading
Should dads be in labor and delivery?
Ten years ago I published an article for a midwifery journal on the issue of whether the father of the baby should be in the delivery room or not (Larimore WL. The Role of the Father in Childbirth. Midwifery Today. … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting, Woman's Health
Tagged birth, birthing, fathering, fathers, keeping normal labor normal, labor, labor and delivery
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How to Keep Normal Labor Normal – Part 13 – Summary
This blog series is designed to help women who are developing a birth plan join together with like-minded birthing professionals so as to have a shorter and safer labor and birth. In past blogs we’ve looked at my 10 “P’s” … Continue reading
Posted in Woman's Health
Tagged birth, birthing, keeping normal labor normal, labor and delivery
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How to Keep Normal Labor Normal – Part 12 – Prayer
This blog series is designed to help women who are developing a birth plan join together with like-minded birthing professionals so as to have a shorter and safer labor and birth. Although written primarily for professional birth attendants, I hope … Continue reading
Posted in Woman's Health
Tagged birth, birthing, keeping normal labor normal, labor, labor and delivery, prayer, prayer in medicine, spirituality, spirituality in medicine
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How to Keep Normal Labor Normal – Part 11 – Payment
This blog series is designed to help women who are developing a birth plan join together with like-minded birthing professionals so as to have a shorter and safer labor and birth. Although written primarily for professional birth attendants, I hope … Continue reading
Posted in Woman's Health
Tagged birth, birthing, dysfunctional labor, keeping normal labor normal, labor, labor and delivery
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How to Keep Normal Labor Normal – Part 10 – Positions
This blog series is designed to help women who are developing a birth plan join together with like-minded birthing professionals so as to have a shorter and safer labor and birth. Although written primarily for professional birth attendants, I hope … Continue reading
Posted in General Health
Tagged birth, birthing, cesarean birth, fetal distress, keeping normal labor normal, labor, labor and delivery
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How to Keep Normal Labor Normal – Part 9 – Preparation
This blog series is designed to help women who are developing a birth plan join together with like-minded birthing professionals so as to have a shorter and safer labor and birth. Although written primarily for professional birth attendants, I hope … Continue reading
How to Keep Normal Labor Normal – Part 8 – Patience
This blog series is designed to help women who are developing a birth plan join together with like-minded birthing professionals so as to have a shorter and safer labor and birth. Although written primarily for professional birth attendants, I hope … Continue reading
Posted in General Health, Woman's Health
Tagged birth, birthing, keeping normal labor normal, labor, labor and delivery
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How to Keep Normal Labor Normal – Part 7 – Procedures
This blog series is designed to help women who are developing a birth plan join together with like-minded birthing professionals so as to have a shorter and safer labor and birth. Although written primarily for professional birth attendants, I hope … Continue reading
Posted in Medical Economics, Woman's Health
Tagged dysfunctional labor, EFM, electronic fetal monitoring, episiotomy, fetal monitoring, keeping normal labor normal, labor and delivery
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How to Keep Normal Labor Normal – Part 6 – Pain Control
This blog series is designed to help women who are developing a birth plan join together with like-minded birthing professionals so as to have a shorter and safer labor and birth. Although written primarily for professional birth attendants, I hope … Continue reading
Posted in Woman's Health
Tagged birth, birthing, epidural, keeping normal labor normal, labor and delivery
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How to Keep Normal Labor Normal – Part 5 – Professional Birth Attendants
This blog series is designed to help women who are developing a birth plan join together with like-minded birthing professionals so as to have a shorter and safer labor and birth. Although written primarily for professional birth attendants, I hope … Continue reading
Posted in Woman's Health
Tagged birth, birthing, keeping normal labor normal, labor, labor and delivery
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How to Keep Normal Labor Normal – Part 4 – Partners
This blog series is designed to help women who are developing a birth plan join together with like-minded birthing professionals so as to have a shorter and safer labor and birth. Today we’ll look at the second “P” of my … Continue reading
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Tagged birth, birthing, dysfunctional labor, keeping normal labor normal, labor, labor and delivery
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How to Keep Normal Labor Normal – Part 3 – Philosophy
This blog series is designed to help women who are developing a birth plan join together with like-minded birthing professionals so as to have a shorter and safer labor and birth. Today we’ll look at the costs of “birth philosophy.” … Continue reading
Posted in Woman's Health
Tagged birth, birthing, keeping normal labor normal, labor, labor and delivery
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How to Keep Normal Labor Normal – Part 2 – The Costs of Abnormal Labor
This blog series is designed to help women who are developing a birth plan join together with like-minded birthing professionals so as to have a shorter and safer labor and birth. Today we’ll look at the costs of “abnormal labor.” … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Health, Woman's Health
Tagged birth, birthing, cesarean birth, dysfunctional labor, dystocia, EFM, electronic fetal monitoring, fetal distress, fetal monitoring, keeping normal labor normal, labor and delivery
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How to Keep Normal Labor Normal – Part 1 – Introduction
This blog series is based upon an article I wrote, along with my friend, Matt Cline, MD, that appeared in the Primary Care Clinics of North America. In today’s blog I’ll present some introductory comments. I hope you’ll share this … Continue reading
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Tagged birth, birthing, keeping normal labor normal, labor and delivery
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A blast from the past – YouTube video shows Dr. Walt’s ‘groundbreaking’ web events of 1999
Speaking of memories (here on Memorial Day), I have fond memories of hosting a live, 5-night-a-week, cable TV show, “Ask the Family Doctor” on America’s Health Network and then Fox’s Health Network from 1995 – 2000. All-in-all, about 854 shows. … Continue reading
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Tagged birth, labor and delivery, television
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