Jennifer Vanderlaan In The News
Mirage News
Emory University School of Nursing assistant professor Priscilla Hall, PhD contributed to a recent meta-analysis study on water births that is gaining far-reaching recognition. The study shows that water births provide clear benefits for mothers and their babies, with fewer complications than standard care methods. The new research involving Hall is receiving significant attention from medical professionals and media sources such as 鈥淕ood Morning America.鈥
The Daily Beast
The term 鈥渨ater birth鈥 describes a range of practices, but all involve immersion in water during some stage of the labor and delivery process. Jennifer Vanderlaan, a maternal health researcher at the 性视界传媒 School of Nursing and a co-author of the new paper, said the practice is akin to sitting in a hot tub and is used for pain management.