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		<title>Are Women Making Bigger Babies?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The answer is NO, and I am actually quite surprised by this conclusion! I thought that the upward trend in adult weight gain, type 2 diabetes, and processed food consumption in this country would be accompanied by an average increase in fetal weight. However, research from Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute&#8217;s Department of Population Medicine [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/are-women-making-bigger-babies/</link>
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		<title>Understanding Low Amniotic Fluid In Late Pregnancy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My last two doula clients were both induced due to a diagnosis of Oligohydramnios - low amniotic fluid. I have heard many of my students report that they were induced for the same reason, or that it was a very big concern for their care provider. I decided it was time to really understand the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/understanding-low-amniotic-fluid-in-late-pregnancy/</link>
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		<title>Labor and Birth With An Epidural</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Statistics show that 70% of birthing women will take an epidural during the labor and delivery process. That being the case, it is important to discuss how to be pro-active and assure a good chance at a successful vaginal delivery with an epidural.  
In a recent blog entry, I outlined the pros and cons [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/labor-and-birth-with-an-epidural/</link>
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		<title>Epidurals: The Pros and The Cons</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Whether to opt for pain medication during labor and delivery is a personal choice.  In making these choices, it may be helpful to understand the pros and cons of epidural anesthesia. It is not my job as a teacher to lead you in one direction or another, but to simply present factual information and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/epidurals-the-pros-and-the-cons/</link>
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		<title>Group B Strep: Guidelines for Pregnancy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This blog entry was recently given to me from a New York City Midwife.  The topic of Group B Strep is often confusing to people and not usually explained very well.  I invite you to read about what Group B Strep is and how you can prevent it.
I hope you enjoy!

What is GBS?
Group [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/group-b-strep-guidelines-for-pregnancy/</link>
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		<title>Medical Indications for Cesarean Sections, Fact vs Myth</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last Sunday I took a workshop with Jessie Levey, Certified Childbirth Educator (CCE) through the Childbirth Education Association of Metropolitan New York (CEA/MNY) on Cesarean Birth and Prevention. Workshops likes these always get me driven to share what I learn. I figure if some of these statistics are new and shocking to me, a gal [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/medical-indications-for-cesarean-sections-fact-vs-myth/</link>
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		<title>Nutritional Preparations to Help With Labor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The other day I was reading through some blogs and came across a story about the correlation between Vitamin D deficiency and an increased risk of C-sections.  The article, Vitamin D deficiency ups risk of C-section deliveries, study says, is featured in Scientific America. Funnily enough, that same day, one of my students came [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/nutritional-preparations-to-help-with-labor/</link>
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		<title>Cervical Dilation and Effacement</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“Cervical dilation” and “effacement” are terms that you will hear your care provider talk about toward the end of your pregnancy and throughout your labor. These terms refer to the opening and thinning of the cervix. Dilation is measured in centimeters, from 0-10cm, and being at 10 cm means that you are fully dilated and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/cervical-dilation-and-effacement/</link>
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		<title>Estimate Fetal Birth Weight and Shoulder Dystocia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the past week I have heard two rather disturbing stories from my students.  One student came back and told me the unlikely unfolding of her birth story: the mother hit her due date, and the doctor predicted she was going to have a baby weighing nearly 10 pounds.  Because of this &#8220;guestimation&#8221; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/estimate-fetal-birth-weight-and-shoulder-dystocia/</link>
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		<title>The Birth - Insurance Relationship and Ways to Avoid a C-section</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Before I became involved in the prenatal yoga and childbirth education world, I associated childbirth with a cute cuddly baby, happy parents and fuzzy teddy bears.  Now, I think technology, defensive medicine and insurance issues. Hmm&#8230;I don&#8217;t really like that shift, but it does ring true to reality.  
Our national cesarean rate has [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/the-birth-insurance-relationship-and-ways-to-avoid-a-c-section/</link>
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		<title>Breathing for Labor, A Yogic Point of View</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am going to go out on a limb and say: &#8220;I strongly believe the best breathing for labor is deep-belly breathing!&#8221; There, I said it. This may upset some, or contradict what others believe and what some childbirth educators are teaching. However, from my experience as a labor support doula, this is what I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/breathing-for-labor-a-yogic-point-of-view/</link>
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		<title>Dispelling a Myth About the Umbilical Cord</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My friend and future midwife, Jocelyn, passed this article on to me.  I thought it was a great piece to post on the blog since I often hear women say, &#8220;Thank goodness I had a cesarean!  The cord was wrapped around the baby&#8217;s neck and was choking the baby!&#8221;  I completely understand [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/dispelling-a-myth-about-the-umbilical-cord/</link>
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		<title>Birth Plan vs Hospital Protocol</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I often encourage my students and doula clients to take some time to figure out how they foresee their birth. This is, of course, with the understanding that nothing - especially birth - can ever truly follow a plan; however, at least one might hash out some preferences and desires toward the manner in which [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/birth-plan-vs-hospital-protocol/</link>
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		<title>PROM: Premature Rupture of the Membranes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the movies and on TV the onset of labor is often depicted with the expectant mother experiencing a big gush of water and immediately thrust into active labor. As exciting as it may be, that scenario very rarely happens.  For 90% of women, the onset of contractions will happen first, and then at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/prom-premature-rupture-of-the-membranes/</link>
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		<title>Study: Home Birth With Midwife As Safe As Hospital Birth</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My very good friend, Liz, recently told me she is pregnant with her third child. I had the thrill and privilege to be her doula for the first two births and was so excited when she invited me back for the third (and final!) one. Liz&#8217;s story is really quite interesting. We met when Liz [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/study-home-birth-with-midwife-as-safe-as-hospital-birth/</link>
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		<title>Perineal Massage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am often asked about the usefulness of perineal massage for expectant mothers.  To be completely honest, I haven&#8217;t heard much feedback about it either way. I decided to investigate the question a bit more and see if there was any hard data on it.  
Let&#8217;s start at the very beginning to get [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/perineal-massage/</link>
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		<title>Video: Reducing Infant Mortality</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This new video by Debby Takikawa has recently been released.  It is definitely worth the time to watch!

Reducing Infant Mortality from Debby Takikawa on Vimeo.
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		<link>http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/video-reducing-infant-mortality/</link>
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		<title>The MUST Have Talk Before Labor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Published in International Doula, Volume 17, Issue 4 2009
Recently I was at a couple&#8217;s apartment doing a private childbirth education class.  We went through quite a bit of information that covered everything from pain management techniques to understanding the different stages of labor to how the mom’s partner can support her through the variations [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/the-must-have-talk-before-labor/</link>
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		<title>Your Abdominal Muscles Can Help You Push Your Baby Out</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many women think that the abdominal region is off limits during pregnancy, when in fact it is even more important to maintain strength and stability in the core to help support the exaggerated curves of the spine and the weight of the growing fetus.  Also, proper abdominal strengthening will decrease the chances for the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/your-abdominal-muscles-can-help-you-push-your-baby-out/</link>
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		<title>Updating a Standard: Fetal Monitoring</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Take a moment to read this article about External Fetal Monitoring from yesterday&#8217;s New York Times.  It has become a real issue and a routine practice in so many hospitals.  
July 7, 2009
New York Times
By JANE E. BRODY
Electronic fetal monitoring during labor and delivery was introduced into obstetrical practice in the early 1970s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://prenatalyogacenter.com/blog/updating-a-standard-fetal-monitoring/</link>
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