Monthly Archives: September 2009
New, improved KALI questionnaire
Here is the new, improved KALI (Knowledge and Attitudes of Labor Interventions) questionnaire. Thanks for all the input. I think everyone who gave suggestions will see them reflected in the questions. I included the demographics this time. I struggled a … Continue reading
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CIMS response to The Today Show
The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services has written a fantastic response (pdf) to the horrid hit job disguised as journalism that was the Today Show’s The Perils of Midwifery (link to video) . I am reposting it here: Sept. 23, … Continue reading
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Race, race, race
I have had some frustrating encounters regarding race lately. First of all, there was racist display at a store at the touristy beach near my house. No word back from the newspaper about my letter to the editor. I may … Continue reading
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IRB ups and downs
So, my research project got approved by expedited review yesterday by a representative of our Institutional Review Board (IRB). I am fond of this particular reviewer. He is an M.D./J.D., which is impressive in itself. He has a bronze star. … Continue reading
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I write letters, racism style
I wrote a letter to the editor of my local newspaper. (Click to embiggen the picture) It went a little something like this: Jimmy Carter was right; there is confident, overt racism in much of the opposition to Obama. It’s … Continue reading
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Reply rurned post, pet peeve style
I get really annoyed when someone posts about some research, like this great post on Alas, a Blog on race and low birth weight, among other things, and someone who has no clue about research says “oh, but what about … Continue reading
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The KALI questionnaire
This is the survey on labor interventions that will be my research project for my fellowship. Many of these are taken from other studies, position statements, practice bulletins, and meta-analysis conclusions. There is also a demographics and practice description portion … Continue reading
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Personhood bill in Florida
The radical anti-choice lobby has brought a so-called “Personhood” Bill to Florida. This would try to extend human rights to conceptus “at the beginning of biological development”. If the physiology of pregnancy (like, there is no biological test for conception, … Continue reading
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