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by ruth on October 31, 2009
Don't have the time for childbirth classes? Then Sheri Bayles' Laugh and Learn About Childbirth DVDs might be a good substitute for you.
Sheri's new and comprehensive childbirth class covers everyt...
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by ruth on July 31, 2009
Infanticipating? Elizabeth Stein, a leading midwife and women's health expert with 25 years of experience in fields of obstetrics, gynecology and women's health chares the following tips:
1. ...
Read more of Top Tips for Expectant Mothers
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by ruth on February 6, 2009
Natural birth, C-section, home birth, hospital birth, birth elsewhere and in some other manner- if you can prepare an educational video about it, you stand to win $1000 in cash prize in Birth Matters ...
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by ruth on January 28, 2009
According to a new research, giving pregnant mothers who are at risk of giving birth preterm can help protect their very premature babies (less than 28 weeks gestation) from suffering from cerebral pa...
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by ruth on January 19, 2009
There are many factors believed to be predictive of a woman's likelihood of giving birth by C-section, the most common being the baby's estimated size/weight at birth relative to the woman'...
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by ruth on December 3, 2008
Over the last several years, the number of childbirths via elective C-section has increased tremendously. If you're considering one, make sure you know what risks you're up against, and its po...
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by ruth on October 28, 2008
A new study of more than 3000 Quebec women emphasized to pregnant women to be cautious in consuming natural health products during their pregnancy. That a product is natural does not necessarily mean ...
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by ruth on October 11, 2008
I told you, you should be doing your kegels! A new study just published in the Cochrane Library confirms that pelvic floor muscle exercises are effective for preventing and treating incontinence.
Acco...
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by ruth on September 28, 2008
If you're considering banking your baby's cord blood, there's a considerable amount of research and studying you need to do way before your EDD. Here's one of the more comprehensive an...
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by ruth on September 24, 2008
During my second pregnancy, I had the chance to chat with other pregnant friends about cord blood banking. Most of us were ambivalent about it, knowing the value of cord blood in providing stem cells ...
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by ruth on September 21, 2008
If you're considering an elective cesarian section to deliver your child, here's something to consider: a new study indicates that the mother-baby bonding is stronger among those who went thro...
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by ruth on September 17, 2008
Having well-toned and strong pelvic floor muscles is very important not only for pregnancy and childbirth, but also beyond. These are the muscles that support the weight of your growing belly, and kee...
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by Gloria Gamat on August 18, 2008
A couple in Eqypt - already having 3 girls as kids - turned to IVF (in-vitro fertilization) in hoping to try for a boy. Instead the woman gave birth to septulets: four boys and three girls.
The babie...
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by ruth on August 7, 2008
I tried to go medication-free with my first-born and but with my second pregnancy, I decided that I wanted to have an epidural way before the delivery date. What I didn't know was when exactly sho...
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by ruth on July 30, 2008
A 44-year old Romanian immigrant in Canada has given birth to her 18th child.
"We never planned how many children to have. We just let God guide our lives, you know, because we strongly believe ...
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by ruth on July 21, 2008
By now, you probably already all know that the Bradgelina twins have arrived. Angelina Jolie gave birth by caesarian section to Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline at the Fondation Lenval, a clinic loca...
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by Gloria Gamat on July 13, 2008
These days, more than ever, the debate between natural birth and Caesarean section are strong anywhere. Always midwives and the government are advocates of natural childbirth. Of course doctors and ob...
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by ruth on July 9, 2008
On keith urban's website is a page (above) announcing that Nicole Kidman gave birth last Monday, 7th July, to a little girl, named Sunday Rose. What a pretty name!
According to reports, Sunday ...
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by Gloria Gamat on July 4, 2008
Remember this 'pregnant man' who made the headlines months back? Well she/he/she has given birth to a baby girl.
The pregnant man who conceived a child after a gender-reassignment operation h...
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by ruth on May 15, 2008
When I delivered my first child, I wanted to go through labor medication-free. I was optimistic, confident and convinced that I would be doing my baby good if I opted for as natural a childbirth as po...
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by ruth on May 4, 2008
Pardon the temporary hiatus; I took a few days off blogging following the birth of my little girl! :)
Yes, what used to be the "next nine months" has turned to "the past nine months&q...
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by ruth on April 29, 2008
In this day and age, announcing the birth of your child is just an email away. If you are so inclined, you can send an email within minutes of the birth of your baby to hundreds of folks all over the ...
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by ruth on April 25, 2008
Now that the baby is there, everyone's excited to welcome the new addition to your family and see how the new mommy is coping. That's great and understandable. After all, like you, they've...
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by ruth on April 24, 2008
For some women, it's love at first sight. The moment they see their baby, they are overwhelmed with love and wonder and all things warm and fuzzy.
Not me. As I felt the baby gush out, all I felt ...
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by ruth on April 23, 2008
If, sometime during your last trimester visit, you find out that your baby is in the occiput posterior position, facing your abdomen instead of your back, does that mean you are "doomed" to ...
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by ruth on April 22, 2008
My first baby was born in what is called the occiput posterior (OP) position, also called the "face-up", "stargazer" or "sunny-side up" position because the baby is deliv...
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by ruth on April 18, 2008
When you're in labor and the contractions are coming every 5 minutes or so, the last thing you would like to do is enter a discussion with the nurses of even the doctor what the risks of an epidur...
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by ruth on April 16, 2008
In a lot of pregnant women's birth plans are instructions regarding the timing of the clamping/cutting of the umbilical cord. While it used to be that the umbilical cord is clamped and cut almost ...
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by ruth on April 10, 2008
As your delivery date nears, take the time to prepare your hospital bag. You don't want to be packing your stuff just when the contractions begin. Who knows how fast your labor would progress and ...
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by ruth on March 27, 2008
The short answer: No.
Of course, the real answer is much more complicated. It all depends on your level of pain tolerance and what you define as painful may be tolerable to another woman. Natural dru...
