16 Jan Squatting Births
Inspired by what I saw on my bike trip through Vietnam, since returning I have been obsessed with incorporating more squatting poses into my prenatal yoga classes. I have...
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09 Dec The Sphincter Law and Childbirth
Four years ago I was traveling through India when I came face to face (as it were) with the reality of the 'Sphincter Law'. First allow me to describe...
03 Dec New Study: Doula Care Lowers Cesarean Rate
I love when a study comes out that supports normal, healthy birth. This fall's edition of The Journal of Perinatal Education features the article "Doula Care For Middle-Class Women...
21 Nov Get On the Ball!
A birth ball, that is! I often find myself teaching postnatal yoga while sitting on a birth ball, balancing two babies on my knees. I joke that the ball was...
18 Nov Choice and Safety of Home Birth: An Ongoing Discussion
There was a flurry of e-mails in my inbox earlier this week as the teacher trainees were very excitedly passing on an article from the NY Times on home birth....
31 Oct Low Level of Amniotic Fluid – No Risk to Normal Birth
Last weekend I was walking home from the gym when I ran into one of my students. She told me that she was in early labor - 4 cm...
23 Oct 10 Helpful Hints for Pregnancy, Labor and Postpartum
Please enjoy this list of 10 healthful hints for pregnancy, labor and postpartum. Much of this information is gathered from friends, students, hands-on experience, mentors and teachers. I...
15 Sep Prenatal Yoga May Result in Less Labor Pain, Shorter Labor
For years I have been asked to substantiate with a clinical study the idea that prenatal yoga helps pregnant women during labor. So you can imagine my excitement when I...
08 Sep Where Does Dad Belong During Labor?
Last week I stumbled upon the article "A Top Obstetrician On Why Men Should NEVER Be At the Birth Of Their Child" by a very renowned obstetrician, Michel Odent, about...
07 Aug Hormonal Blueprint of Labor
I finally sat down to go through the many books that are stockpiled on my bookcase to give away to Housing Works. As I was tossing several of my...