People often relate Anabolic Steroids and Corticosteroids because they both contain the word Steroid in them but they do not relate to each other at all. Corticosteroids such as prednisone…
Help us tell the story of what maternity care is really like for women across New York State! Share your experience by taking our online survey about childbirth care experiences,…
We are excited to announce that Choices in Childbirth has been awarded a grant in the amount of $204,000 by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to provide childbirth education to expecting,…
This Mother’s Day, I’m grateful to Choices in Childbirth, an organization that helped guide me to where I am today, and one that I know firsthand never stops fighting to…
Can a midwife administer pain medications during labor? Midwives who attend births in hospitals are able to order pain medication for clients in labor. What types of pain relief are…
Why don’t we hear more about the pelvic floor during pregnancy and birth? This is a great question that I hear primarily from two groups of women: my peers, physical…
“How can I avoid an episiotomy during birth?” Today an episiotomy is no longer a routine procedure – thank goodness – but is performed for the cause. Some reasons include…
This blog post comes from Ilham Zoughi, Founder and CEO of Duette Foodshed, and mom of two little ones. She recently participated as a panelist for our February 11 All…
“What kinds of preparations can I take for breastfeeding while I’m still pregnant?” Congratulations on your plan to breastfeed your child! This will probably be one of your most special…
Michele Giordano and Nan Strauss wrote an op-ed in today’s amNY about the push to increase the number of birth centers in New York. “Birth centers have not been able…
