18 Jan Epidurals: The Pros and The Cons
Whether or not 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...
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08 Jan Group B Strep: Guidelines for Pregnancy
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...
15 Dec Medical Indications for Cesarean Sections, Fact vs Myth
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...
30 Nov Nutritional Preparations to Help With Labor
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,...
19 Nov Cervical Dilation and Effacement
ÂCervical dilation and Âeffacement 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...
11 Nov Estimate Fetal Birth Weight and Shoulder Dystocia
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...
22 Oct The Birth – Insurance Relationship and Ways to Avoid a C-section
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...
13 Oct Breathing for Labor, A Yogic Point of View
I am going to go out on a limb and say: "I strongly believe the best breathing for labor is deep-belly breathing!" There, I said it. This may upset some,...
09 Oct Dispelling the Fear About the Umbilical Cord
My friend and midwife, Jocelyn, passed this article on to me. I thought it was an important piece to post on the blog since I often hear women express their...
24 Sep Birth Plan vs Hospital Protocol
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 -...