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One of the most common concerns I hear from expectant parents is, “What if my pelvis is too small to birth my baby?
I am going to go out on a limb and say: “I strongly believe the
I often encourage my students and doula clients to take some time to figure out
In the movies and on TV the onset of labor is often depicted with the
My very good friend, Liz, recently told me she is pregnant with her third child.
I am often asked about the usefulness of perineal massage for expectant mothers. To be
Many women think that the abdominal region is off limits during pregnancy, when in fact
Take a moment to read this article about External Fetal Monitoring from yesterday’s New York
One of my fellow chidlbirth advocates turned me onto an article about the correlation of
I just received my copy of New York Magazine yesterday and noticed that it was
FACT: The United States ranks 42nd in the WORLD for maternal mortality rates FACT: The
Last night I was teaching a refresher childbirth education class to a couple. The father
I love when childbirth related articles fall into mainstream media. The Sunday, LA Times published
I was really struck by a quote from Diana Korte and Roberta Scaer, authors of
A recent article from BBC News, Home Births “as safe as Hospital”, highlights the largest
Part of my job as a doula is to hold a prenatal meeting with the
The pelvis is greatly affected during pregnancy, and it is not uncommon for the expectant
Over the last week or so, many childbirth education blogs and articles have focused on
I wanted to share some questions with you that I am asked on a regular
Just the other day at the end of class several students were discussing their doctors’
I just recently came across a wonderfully informative article, Early C-Section Carries Risks, Study Finds
Inspired by what I saw on my bike trip through Vietnam, since returning I have
Four years ago I was traveling through India when I came face to face (as
I love when a study comes out that supports normal, healthy birth. This fall’s edition
A birth ball, that is! I often find myself teaching postnatal yoga while sitting on
There was a flurry of e-mails in my inbox earlier this week as the teacher
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