National League for Nursing to Co-Sponsor IOM Global...
February 6, 2012 - The National League for Nursing has announced its alliance with the Institute of Medicine's new Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education. Still in formation, the IOM global forum will consist of at least two dozen member-sponsors--professional organizations like the NLN, as well as foundations, government agencies, and allied health care corporations. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)

Study finds pregnant women with prior cesarean choose the delivery method preferred by their doctor
(Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine) In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in Dallas, Texas, researchers will report findings that women who have undergone one prior delivery via cesarean section appear to know little about the risks and benefits associated with undergoing either a second cesarean or trial of labor to attempt a vaginal delivery, and that the preference of their medical provider strongly affects their selection between the two options. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)