29 Sep Tuesday Tip: Body Work!
In conjunction with a exercise, healthy diet and good prenatal care during pregnancy, body work can really add to a woman’s positive pregnancy and birth experience. Body work can not...
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10 Sep Too Tight or Too Loose- What is Going On With Your Pelvic Floor?
[caption id="attachment_17608" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Copyright © Kenhub (www.kenhub.com) ; Illustrator: Liene Znotina[/caption] Perhaps I should stop using the word "Kegel" when referring to pelvic floor work. I think the reason I...
17 Aug Deb’s Book Club and Book List!
[embed]https://youtu.be/E9F6pNkD90w[/embed] It's time for a book club! We're revisiting a post from 2010, but this time I want to delve back into these books with the PYC community. We'll be reading...
04 Aug Tuesday Tip: Remember You Are Still You- Not Just “Mommy”.
All of a sudden, you are no longer being called by your first name by anyone! Even the guy at the deli is remarking on how cute your new baby...
03 Aug Tuesday Tip: Epsom Salt
In the past few years I have come to appreciate all the uses and benefits of magnesium sulfate, aka Epsom salt. First off, I must stress, Epsom salts are sometimes...
13 Jul The 4th Trimester: Making the Choice for Self Care With Postnatal Yoga
Originally published with Choices In Childbirth Many women find themselves surprised by the physical and emotional challenges of the “4th trimester.” This part of the journey into motherhood is often glossed...
06 Jul Better Birth; Eliminating Intrauterine Constraint
What makes some births faster than others? Often, it is the baby’s position in the pelvis. The optimal position is when the baby is head down, with its chin in...
22 Jun “Freezing” the Biological Clock
Guest Blogger: Ali Epstein Delaying motherhood is a common topic for discussion among women and their partners, especially in cosmopolitan areas like New York City, where ambition and high achievement are...
15 Jun Study: Yoga During Pregnancy: Effects on Maternal Comfort, Labor Pain and Birth Outcomes.
I am a bit of a self- proclaimed geek! I love to examine studies and findings that are related to childbirth education and prenatal yoga. I spend countless hours reading...
08 Jun U.S. Birth Practices: Are They Traumatizing Our Women?
In a recent Teacher Training weekend, one of the trainees opened up about a conversation she had with her father. When she started to share some of her new ideas...