Parto Moderno Lamaze, PR

25/03/2026

La Liga de la Leche invita a EMBARAZADAS y madres amamantando, a la reunión mensual donde discutimos cómo tener un mejor comienzo en su parto y lactancia. Para participar te registras en www.lalechepr.org/events o por WhatsApp (787)360-7749

24/03/2026

According to the Australian Placental Transfusion Study (APTS), a large international, multicenter randomized clinical trial published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health in 2021, delaying umbilical cord clamping for at least 60 seconds in very preterm infants (born before 30 weeks of pregnancy) significantly improved survival and developmental outcomes

The study followed more than 1,500 preterm babies across 25 hospitals in seven countries and compared delayed cord clamping (60 seconds or more) with immediate clamping (within 10 seconds). At the two-year follow-up, researchers found that delaying cord clamping reduced the relative risk of death or major disability in early childhood by 17%. Most notably, mortality before the age of two was reduced by 30% in the delayed group. In addition, 15% fewer infants required blood transfusions after birth. The findings demonstrate that allowing an extra minute before clamping the cord can provide measurable, long-term survival benefits for very premature babies

19/03/2026

Midwives work in teams as the main healthcare provider for women & babies during:

🤰🏻 pregnancy
🤱🏻 childbirth
👩‍👧‍👦 the postnatal period

We thank ALL midwives for the vital lifesaving care they provide to mums & babies around the world—each step of the way.

15/03/2026

14/03/2026

🔥 THE UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTH ABOUT NEWBORN EYE OINTMENT 👁️💥

Most parents have NO IDEA why their newborn is getting antibiotic eye ointment after birth — and that lack of knowledge is exactly why informed consent matters.

Here’s what most people think:
➡️ “This protects my baby’s eyes from infections and blindness.”

Here’s the actual history and evidence (straight from evidence‑based research):

📌 This ointment was invented in the late 1800s specifically to prevent eye damage from gonorrhea — an STI that used to blind many babies when mom’s infection went untreated. Over time, gonorrhea ophthalmia neonatorum became rare thanks to prenatal care and STI treatment. In the U.S. today, it occurs at an estimated 0.2–1.6 cases per 100,000 live births. That’s really rare.

📌 Chlamydia — the more common STI — now accounts for most cases of newborn conjunctivitis, and erythromycin ointment probably doesn’t prevent chlamydial eye infection effectively. Some pediatric experts say it doesn’t prevent it at all.

📌 A lot of newborn pink eye is caused by non‑STI bacteria or normal birth exposure, and there’s little solid evidence that routine antibiotic ointment for all newborns meaningfully prevents those cases.

Yes, major medical bodies like the USPSTF still recommend it for universal prophylaxis, but that recommendation is based on very old evidence and a historical rationale, not modern risk‑based care.

Here’s the REAL shift so many parents don’t hear:
✔️ Prenatal STI screening and treatment drastically lowers the risk.
✔️ If mom doesn’t have gonorrhea, the specific reason for this ointment doesn’t really apply.
✔️ Some countries and societies do not use it routinely anymore.

😳 So let me ask you this:
👉 Why is every baby getting an antibiotic for something only a tiny percentage of newborns are actually at risk for?
👉 Why are parents not told that this is targeted to STI exposure, not general protection?

💬 Moms deserve true informed consent — not “just trust us, this is good.”

Should parents have a choice with real info, or should the routine practice continue?

13/03/2026

11/03/2026

For most of human history, childbirth happened in upright positions like standing, squatting, or kneeling. These positions worked with gravity, helping the baby move downward while allowing the pelvis to open more naturally during contractions.

In many Western hospitals today, about 80% of births take place with the mother lying flat on her back. Research shows this position can narrow the pelvic opening by around 30% and removes gravity’s assistance during labor. When gravity is no longer helping guide the baby, the body may need more effort to push, which can sometimes extend the first stage of labor by about two hours.

Medical historians say this position became common partly because it allowed doctors easier access during deliveries, even though other positions may better support the body’s natural mechanics.

10/03/2026

Homebirth sparks the evolution of mothers, fathers and children. And when families evolve, humanity evolves with them.

Just another day for the ordinarily extraordinary birth of baby number three at home. An hour after birth…
siblings swimming in the pool that Mum never ended up birthing in. Midwives washing the dishes and folding the washing. Dad clearing away the dirty laundry. Grandma quietly soaking up her exposure to a whole new world of birth.

And Mum…
sitting peacefully in the corner, feeding her brand new babe.

The quiet ordinariness of life continuing, while everything has just changed.

What a blessing it is to stand beside families like this. Families who have evolved from their first birth in hospital into two redemptive homebirths.

Witnessing the unfolding of a family remembering their power is one of the greatest privileges of my life.