Posts Tagged ‘fear’

The Pain Coping Scale: Penny Simkin’s new tweek to an old tool

Vonda / 28th August 2011 / No Comments »

Once again, Penny Simkin has created a practical and useful  tool for use in the labor room. The Pain Coping Scale evaluates not just pain, as pain is normal in the birth process. The Pain Coping Scale provides a tool ...

Your First Pregnancy

Vonda / 10th August 2011 / No Comments »

The news is exciting… you’re pregnant!  But with that first positive pregnancy test there are also questions and, maybe, doubts.  “Am I eating the right foods?” “Is the baby alright?” “Can I do this?” In years past, women were surrounded ...