Midwifery Burn Out
The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate of any high-income country and Indiana has the third worst rates of maternal...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Jun 95 min read
Evening Primrose Oil: Not this Midwife
Evening primrose oil is commonly used as an alternative therapy, popular among women's health providers and midwives, and it is rich in...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Jun 89 min read
Painful Menses in Our Youth: Dysmenorrhea
My oldest daughter, now 30 years-old, started her menses when she was crazy young. She was prepared though, not real bothered by it, nor...
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Dr. Penny Lane
May 2810 min read
Otitis Externa: Swimmer's Ear
Oh, I can't believe I haven't written about this before because this little nasty condition plagued my childhood. I remember crying late...
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Dr. Penny Lane
May 59 min read
Sleeping with Your Baby: A Parent's Guide to CoSleeping
James J. McKenna is the world-renown expert in bedsharing and cosleeping, and his book, published in 2009 by Platypus Media, is a great...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Apr 1711 min read
Anemia in Children
Worldwide, anemia in children is a significant concern, impacting nearly half of all children younger than five years of age (Wang,...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Apr 156 min read
Gravitational Insecurity in Children: Sensory Processing Dysfunction
When my youngest was very little, she would scream when she rode in the car seat. We had her evaluated by occupational therapy, as most...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Apr 811 min read
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding: Is This Normal?
It is sad to me how very little women actually understand about their bodies, and men, quite often, know even less. This creates...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Apr 47 min read
Direct Primary Care: What does that mean?
My beginnings in private practice were from having first been a Nurse-Midwife and if you're at all familiar with midwifery, you may know...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Mar 17 min read
Teaching My Daughter to Be Bad
My youngest daughter is seven. She's in first grade and very gentle-spirited. She likes to follow the rules and make other people happy;...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Feb 2111 min read
Homebirth Controversy
Ten years ago now, I completed my doctoral work surrounding one of the most controversial topics in #homebirth: neonatal outcomes....
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Dr. Penny Lane
Feb 147 min read
Breastfeeding Mommas? Are You Drowning Your Little Ones?
My first ten years as a lactation consultant in the hospital, my biggest challenges were obtaining an optimal latch in a baby much too...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Feb 136 min read
Breastfeeding in the First Few Weeks
Often I share that my practice is a blend of what we understand in today's science (as I am a full-fledge nerd in every way and...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Feb 1210 min read
Why I Love Caring for the Little Ones
As most of you know, my career started as a nurse in the Obstetrical Intensive Care Unit, and then I worked for a smidge in the Neonatal...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Jan 177 min read
Health Outcomes in the U.S.: Evidence the Patriarchy is Still Strong
Maternal mortality is a marker of national health and well-being. While far too many have the perception that our country offers...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Jan 115 min read
The Cashew Allergy: More Common Concern
One of the things I truly love about family practice is all that I get to learn from my clients. I can't think of a lot more awful than a...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Dec 3110 min read
Antibiotic Resistance is a Real Threat
Retail clinics are controversial in healthcare. Physicians want more control over an industry almost entirely dominated by nurse...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Dec 29, 20238 min read
Fever: Not an Illness
One-third of all pediatric outpatient visits in the United States is for compliant of #fever. Providers throughout primary care, as well...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Aug 11, 20237 min read
Childhood Memories: Understanding Our Resiliency
My memory, I am learning more and more, is not typical in that I can remember my childhood like it was last week. I don't have a few...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Jul 16, 20237 min read
Gender Fluidity
If understanding my position on #genderidentity issues is important to you, so you can decide if I am a good fit to care for your family,...
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