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 9
- 5 min
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 8
- 9 min
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 28
- 10 min
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 6
- 9 min
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 17
- 11 min
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 16
- 6 min
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 8
- 11 min
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 4
- 7 min
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 1
- 7 min
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 21
- 11 min
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 14
- 7 min
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 13
- 6 min
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 12
- 10 min
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 17
- 7 min
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 11
- 5 min
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 31
- 10 min
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, 2023
- 8 min
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, 2023
- 7 min
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, 2023
- 7 min
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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