Infant CST?

[Amy]

Primary C-section means first time C-sections. WHen many hospitals came under heavy criticism for having C-section rates that were far too high - 200 times the generous "recommended" level they stopped tracking TOTAL C-sections and started counting only PRIMARY or FIRST TIME C-sections.

Not to mention that many states don't report cesarean sections for multiples, breech and high-risk pregnancies (IVF pregnancies are considered "high-risk" in some parts :shock

Even though a mother who delivers via C-section is three times more likely to die than a mother delivering vaginally and a baby born via C-section is DRASTICALLY more likely to end up needing time in the NICU and twice as likely to die as a vaginally birthed counter part. Those numbers come from studies that compare only low risk, healthy mothers with healthy babies.....takes out and accounts for any sick or unhealthy mothers. So yeah.....

And now it is up to four times more likely to die from a cesarean.

The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS) has launched a website called The Birth Survey, which allows mothers to give feedback on their care provider and place of birth. A great resource for those of you who have clientele that are pregnant or have very young children. And very soon they will offer a searchable database of birth places and care providers across the United States that have been "reviewed" by actual women that have given birth in the last three years!

As for CST for kids - I've seen excellent results for babies and toddlers! I highly recommend the CST work, especially if labor was difficult for mom and baby or when development issues arise. Is there a directory of these practitioners that specialize in CST for pediatrics? That would be a wonderful resource for parents (and doulas!).

 

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And now it is up to four times more likely to die from a cesarean.



The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS) has launched a website called The Birth Survey, which allows mothers to give feedback on their care provider and place of birth. A great resource for those of you who have clientele that are pregnant or have very young children. And very soon they will offer a searchable database of birth places and care providers across the United States that have been "reviewed" by actual women that have given birth in the last three years!



As for CST for kids - I've seen excellent results for babies and toddlers! I highly recommend the CST work, especially if labor was difficult for mom and baby or when development issues arise. Is there a directory of these practitioners that specialize in CST for pediatrics? That would be a wonderful resource for parents (and doulas!).

Dragonflies - Yes...in part because of the increasing rate of post-operative infections in hospitals. Acrtually - infections in hospitals PERIOD. I jsut read an article in..New York Times? Ledger? A national publicatin that was talking about for every 12 hours you stay in the hospital your risk of infection increases another 6% or something? That's crazy scary!

CIMS - AWESOME resource. If you know anyone who is expecting you owe it to them to pass it along.

CST - I'm not sure about a specific directory like that but I would guess chiros and CST practitioners in your area might be able to get you a referral to someone.

Incidentally - I took a doula training in August and already have my first two clients lined up.

Angela








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AngEngland wrote:CST - I'm not sure about a specific directory like that but I would guess chiros and CST practitioners in your area might be able to get you a referral to someone. Oh, I've got practitioners that I already refer to, I was asking in general if any of the CST practitioners know of such a resource.AngEngland wrote:Incidentally - I took a doula training in August and already have my first two clients lined up.
That's awesome! I can still remember the first birth I ever attended (I was a few months shy of my ninth birthday)! It stays with you forever.

[quote="AngEngland"]CST - I'm not sure about a specific directory like that but I would guess chiros and CST practitioners in your area might be able to get you a referral to someone. [/quote]Oh, I've got practitioners that I already refer to, I was asking in general if any of the CST practitioners know of such a resource.[quote="AngEngland"]Incidentally - I took a doula training in August and already have my first two clients lined up. [/quote]
That's awesome! I can still remember the first birth I ever attended (I was a few months shy of my ninth birthday)! It stays with you forever. 8)











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Dragonflies wrote:And now it is up to four times more likely to die from a cesarean. The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS) has launched a website called The Birth Survey, which allows mothers to give feedback on their care provider and place of birth. A great resource for those of you who have clientele that are pregnant or have very young children. And very soon they will offer a searchable database of birth places and care providers across the United States that have been "reviewed" by actual women that have given birth in the last three years!As for CST for kids - I've seen excellent results for babies and toddlers! I highly recommend the CST work, especially if labor was difficult for mom and baby or when development issues arise. Is there a directory of these practitioners that specialize in CST for pediatrics? That would be a wonderful resource for parents (and doulas!).

Dragonflies - Yes...in part because of the increasing rate of post-operative infections in hospitals. Acrtually - infections in hospitals PERIOD. I jsut read an article in..New York Times? Ledger? A national publicatin that was talking about for every 12 hours you stay in the hospital your risk of infection increases another 6% or something? That's crazy scary!

CIMS - AWESOME resource. If you know anyone who is expecting you owe it to them to pass it along. :-)

CST - I'm not sure about a specific directory like that but I would guess chiros and CST practitioners in your area might be able to get you a referral to someone.

Incidentally - I took a doula training in August and already have my first two clients lined up.

Angela

 

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CST - I'm not sure about a specific directory like that but I would guess chiros and CST practitioners in your area might be able to get you a referral to someone.

Oh, I've got practitioners that I already refer to, I was asking in general if any of the CST practitioners know of such a resource.

Incidentally - I took a doula training in August and already have my first two clients lined up.

That's awesome! I can still remember the first birth I ever attended (I was a few months shy of my ninth birthday)! It stays with you forever. 8)