The Heart Beat

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Experts urge first screen at 21, then once every 2 years or more, not annually By Kathleen Doheny HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- For the second time in a week, medical experts are revising the advice given women on cancer screenings. Now women are being told that they should get their first screening for cervical cancer -- including a Pap test -- at age 21. The recommendation appears in guidelines released Nov. 20 by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. And, rather than have an annual Pap test, most women need to be screened every other year or less, depending on their age, the guidelines say. The recommendations come on the heels of a similar advisory on breast cancer screening, issued Nov. 16 by a government panel of experts, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Those guidelines suggest that the average woman need not have a mammogram to screen for breast cancer until age 50 and, after that, should have the test every other y

Another beautiful baby girl graced our world early Saturday morning November 21, 2009. I cease to be amazed at how wonderful our momma's birth at the Center. Bessie's husband John called at 1100pm stating 5-1-1 had hit but when I talked with Bessie on the phone she didn't sound like she was in hard labor. She had been contracting regularly since 8am though and so an evaluation was due. Bessie walked in the door at 1130p a little wild looking stating they were now every 3 min and she felt like pushing! Well alrighty then! Sure enough she was 7-8cm, 100% effaced and the baby was oh so low.....to the tub she went. We ended up delivering on the bed just 40minutes later! Did I mention it was her first- Go Bessie! You are my hero! No three hour pushing like my first. Now, I share this with all of you not to put pressure on yourselves but to know it is possible. Too often we hear the horror stories and not the Blessings! Heart 2 Heart is proud of each and everyone of our client&

Lauren and Shane called saying that her water had broken, contractions were every few minutes and they were heading in. She was 8 centimeters when she got here (first baby) and wanted in the water. In the tub we go...then back out of the tub onto the birth stool. baby coming down fast, so let's get on the bed :). Minutes later (25 minute pushing stage, mind you!) here comes baby boy Declan. Cone head full of hair! Declan weighs in at 5.11. Welcome to the world Declan!

I feel like I am going to burst with this good news and I should probably wait until Kaleen makes the announcement herself, but I feel like a balloon about to burst!! Kaleen had a meeting with our back up OBGYN today and she is going to have privileges at South Seminole Hospital! What this means to our patients and to our practice is that if for some reason we have to go to the hospital, Kaleen will be overseeing that patients care unless it is something that the doctor himself has to do. For instance, if a lady's labor stalls and she needs pitocin to get contractions going harder or she needs pain management, Kaleen can order this!!! I am so proud of her and what she has accomplished and how much of a difference she can make for our patients. Kudos to Kaleen!

Kaleen: What an amazing birth this morning with a first time mom and dad! When they called last night at midnight I was a little skeptical because just 12 hours earlier I sent a first time couple home after contracting 5-1-1 for 3 hours. You can't lose trust or hope in birth though and when hubby said she was shakey and nauseas it definetely got my attention! They got hear at 1230am and she was definately working with each contraction, which were now coming every 2 minutes. Katie and I checked her over and WOW 5cm, completely effaced with a bulging bag of water! She couldn't sit still so we moved around with her to monitor baby. Twenty minutes later her water breaks during a squat! Twenty-five minutes later the baby is out!! Little Baby Girl Elizabeth 8lbs 6oz.....AMAZING! I feel so renewed in birth and a women's body to bring forth life. Let's do it again!! Many Blessings to Katherine and John!

This was quite a birth story that I am excited to share with all of you! Our patient called yesterday at 1:00 pm with her membranes ruptured. Nary a contraction in site. All was well, but no sign of labor. We tried enema, homeopathics, acupuncture (this is the first time I have ever seen acupuncture not work!!) castor oil, nipple stimulation and walking till she has sore feet! No real labor though just some mildly irritating contractions. At 18 hours I had to call the doctor...and what does he say??? Your mom is okay, your baby is okay, keep going and deliver a baby. So at 3:00 pm the castor oil finally kicks in (you know what this means, right?) and she starts having contractions. At 5:00 pm she is complete, and at 6:00 pm she has a baby in her arms!! I am so grateful to wonderful patient women who keep trying whatever we suggest to get them going (what a good trooper she was!) and thankful for a wonderful doctor who has faith in how labor and women's bodies work. Okay. I am tired

Welcome baby boy Emmitt to Aradria and Artie, Forest, Stella and Frank! What a lovely (and rapid) homebirth! Aradria's labor began around 2:00 pm and she had a baby in her arms at 4:29 pm. Emmitt weighed in at 8.0 and cooed and talked to his brothers and sister while Mama showered off. I imagine he is pretty excited about putting faces with the voices he has been listening to all this time!! Thanks guys for letting us attend you!

American College of Nurse-Midwives - Legislative Update Late Saturday evening, November 7, 2009, the full U.S. House of Representatives cast a historic vote to move comprehensive health care reform legislation one step closer to completion. On a vote of 220 to 215, the House voted to approve the "America's Affordable Health Choices Act" (H.R.3962), legislation that ACNM has been working hard on with the Congress for several months to ensure the concerns of midwives and the women they serve are included. A provision to provide CNMs equitable reimbursement was included in the bill along with provisions to recognize free standing birthcenters under Medicaid, require maternity services as a mimimum benefit of any health plan, and provide midwives and other primary care providers incentive payments under Medicare and Medicaid. Please go to ACNM's website for a detailed summary of the bill, which should be posted tomorrow, Monday, November 9th. Next, ACNM will be wor