The Life-Changing Signific...

Many do not fully understand the lifelong, significant benefits of a well-supported, normal birth. In this column, the editor of The Journal of Perinatal Education reviews research that supports the life-changing advantages of a normal birthing experience. Further scientific study is encouraged in order to enhance previous, evidence-based data that demonstrate the positive outcomes of normal birth for...

Peaceful Birthing.org

Welcome to Peaceful Birthing.org This website is to introduce you to the concepts of Peaceful Birthing, and the Blissborn Birth Hypnosis Program that I teach. I am in the process of a conversion to the WordPress format, so things will be under construction for awhile. I believe our babies deserve a peaceful and calm birth to become peaceful and calm beings. Pat is a certified Blissborn™ Birth Hypnosis...

Labor Massage: Hip Squeeze

http://www.birthingnaturally.net/cn/technique/hipsqueeze.html How to do it: Have the mother move into whichever variation of the hands and knees position she finds most comfortable. Begin by gently placing your hands on her hip bones to find proper placement, then slide your hands onto her back while keeping them on the large hipbones. Keep one hand on each bone and your thumbs pointed toward the spine...

Preparing for a Gentle Bir...

It is Preparing for a Gentle Birth: the Pelvis in Pregnancy By ·  by Blandine Calais-Germain, Nuria Vives Pares A wonderful book for midwives and doulas. Lots of great drawings and pictures....

A Breathing Technique For ...

http://www.transitiontoparenthood.com/ttp/parented/pregnancy/abdobreathe.htm How To Breathe Deeply: Breathe in through your nose and out through your nose for the most relaxed, meditative breathing. In more active situations, like labor, breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth. (If your nose is congested, as is common during pregnancy because of the effects of estrogen, then you may find...

Spiraling Hips for Labor

http://www.wellsphere.com/pregnancy-fertility-article/spiraling-hips-for-labor/505880 The seasons, the galaxies, the molecules in our cells, wind, women’s sexual cycles, and the baby being born through the pelvis all move in spirals. Our minds process information in a non-linear way, we cycle through our thoughts through our daily rhythms and nightly dream cycles. Learn to recognize the cycles in your...

Hospitals Move to Shut Dow...

Nearly two-thirds of all U.S. hospitals have instituted policies to eliminate non-medically indicated deliveries prior to 39 weeks’ gestation and those policies may be having a positive impact on fetal outcomes, according to a pair of studies presented here at the annual meeting of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Data from an Ohio urban hospital that implemented a...
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