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It’s Been 5 Years: A Mom Processes Her Son’s Birth Story This morning, it snowed in Seattle.	This Birth Would’ve Been This Mom’s Worst Nightmare! It Didn’t Stop Her From Loving It My partner and I had asked all the big questions as we got ready for the birth of our son. We'd prepared ourselves both physically and spiritually for what we expected to be a smooth, beautiful childbirth assisted by our midwife.
An Ever-Changing Village: Why Parent Support is Crucial for Military Families One of the many reasons parents find their way to Nurturings is that they're seeking a community and Nurturings can connect them to local parenting groups.	Revised and Updated The Baby Book Coming December 6!
2022 November - December Training For The East Asia, Oceania And Americas Time Zones	Every Mother Has a Story with Every Mother Counts Every Mother Counts invites:
The Historical Significance of Doulas and Midwives This Black History Month, the National Museum of African American History and Culture recognizes the importance of Black Health and Wellness.	Follow your Instincts: An Ode to Attachment Parenting "I started reading books about Attachment parenting (Dr. Sears was my absolute favorite).
APtly Said - New Report: Racism creates disparities in child outcome, even before birth The data in the Yearbook is clear: The circumstances into which a baby is born makes an important difference in his or her life start and direction. On the surface, the data looks to favor some U.S. states over others.	Investing in midwife-led interventions could save 4.3 million lives per year, new study finds "About two-thirds of maternal deaths, newborn deaths and stillbirths could be prevented by 2035 if the current level of care by professional midwives educated and regulated to international standards was scaled up to provide universal access,... read more

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The Relation Between Early Mother-Infant Skin-to-Skin Contact and Later Maternal Sensitivity in South African Mothers of Low Birth Weight Infants

Bigelow, A. E., Littlejohn, M., Bergman, N., & McDonald, C. (2010). The relation between early mother-infant skin-to-skin contact and later maternal sensitivity in South African mothers of low birth weight infants. Infant Mental Health Journal, 31(3), 358-377.

Early mother-infant skin-to-skin contact predicted later maternal sensitivity.

Does Antenatal Education Affect Labour and Birth? A Structured Review of the Literature

Ferguson, S., Davis, D., & Browne, J. (2012). Does antenatal education affect labour and birth? A structured review of the literature, Women and Birth, 26(1), e5–e8

Childbirth classes encouraged partner involvement, less anxiety, and less false labor but led to more labor interventions such as induction and epidural use.