Tag: pregnancy-birth-postpartum

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  BAMBI Bumps is 40

  To celebrate BAMBI’s birthday, a few past and current team members have shared what being a Bumps volunteer has meant to them. We also hear from some of the moms who attend Bumps & Babies sessions to find out a little about how being part of the BAMBI community has made a difference in their lives.
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  Love’s Labor’s Lost—An Examination of Prodromal Labor

  In a two-part series, midwife Emma McNerlin looks at the extremes of the labor experience. This month, she examines prodromal labor, where episodes of painful contractions are experienced for days or sometimes weeks before baby arrives.
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  Jaundice in the Newborn

  This month, Midwife Emma McNerlin examines the causes and treatment of jaundice, a common newborn condition, and gives practical, evidence-based advice for parents on signs to look for when taking their newborns home. By Emma McNerlinWhat is jaundice?Neonatal jaundice is a yellowing of the skin and eyes in newborns (NHS, 2018). In babies with darker skin […]
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  Musings of a Midwife: Planning for the Postpartum

  Last month’s issue looked at the taboo of postpartum dissatisfaction—the bewildering paradox of loving your baby but in some ways disliking what your life has become and the guilt that comes with it. This month, Midwife Emma looks at steps you can take to prepare yourself emotionally, physically, and practically for the early weeks as […]
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  Diastasis Recti: An Unknown But Common Condition

  39% of all women have diastasis recti six months after giving birth. What is it, and how do you know if you have it? Ingrid explains.By Ingrid HanifenWhat is diastasis recti? Simply put, it’s the thinning of the connective tissue that joins the abdominal muscles in the middle, or a separation of the abdominal muscles. […]
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  Gestational Diabetes

  This month, midwife Emma McNerlin explores the implications of a diagnosis of gestational diabetes in pregnancy for both mother and baby.By Emma McNerlinWhat is Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM)?Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is diabetes that first manifests or is diagnosed from the second trimester of pregnancy onwards. GDM pregnancy is categorized as high risk, requiring close […]