February 2012
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“‘The safe and cost-effective care nurse-midwives provide is well-known in...”
– New Powers, Like Writing Prescriptions, For Nurse-Midwives, via INQRI blog.
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Birthing From Within Classes in New Haven!
Hello All! I am very pleased to announce that I will be offering Birthing From Within classes in New Haven beginning this spring. The first 5 Week Series is scheduled for Tuesdays, March 27-April 24th from 6:30-9:00 pm. Classes are offered on a sliding scale between $150-$200 (you choose where you fit on the scale). Please check out my website, where you can find more information and...
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Virginia's Ultrasound For Abortion Law →
“…the law provides that women seeking an abortion in Virginia will be forcibly penetrated for no medical reason. I am not the first person to note that under any other set of facts, that would constitute rape under state law.”
“Don’t even bother asking whether this law would have passed had it involved physically penetrating a man instead of a woman without...
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Teaching Prenatal Series in March
I am *so* excited to be offering prenatal yoga during the month of March at Breathing Room. We had 6 women sign up for our first series and we’re looking forward to having more of you in the upcoming session, which begins March 4th from 10:30-12. Classes are $18 drop-in, $65 for 4 classes, to be used within 6 weeks. Check out the Breathing Room website for more details.
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Shoulder Dystocia →
Informative post about shoulder dystocia from the lovely Midwife Thinking.
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The French Government Wants to Tone My Vagina →
We should all move to France.
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Ina May's Sphincter Law →
Oh, Ina May, I never get tired of reading/explaining this one.
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“Studies conducted at Duke Integrative Medicine show that patients who...”
– Overview of Integrative Medicine
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Swoon →
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Schedule Change Up This Weekend
Hey New Haven Yogi/Yoginis! I’m going to be subbing for Margot at 9:15 TOMORROW (Sat, 2/18) and Lillian’s going to be subbing for me on Sunday (2/19) at 9:15. Peace!
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“Remember this, for it is as true as true gets: Your body is not a lemon. You are...”
– Ina May Gaskin,Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth (via nodirectflights)
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The Wisdom of Grandmothers →
via NPR
“Long before you reach the circle of women, you hear them and feel their exuberance and warmth.”
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Three Qualifications For Yoga Teachers →
via Huffington Post
Oh! And Happy Valentine’s Day!
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Inanna's Descent Into Motherhood →
A beautiful parallel between the myth of Inanna and motherhood. A story we tell in Birthing From Within childbirth prep classes =)
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Family Planning (or lack thereof) in Pakistan →
via NPR
“‘You really don’t need hi-fi doctors everywhere,” she says. “You need proper-trained midwives. Skilled birth attendants working in the villages — I mean skilled women — can go and deliver the patients at home. And at the moment we have only 25 percent of women being delivered by skilled birth attendants.’”
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Foot Massage Helps Labor Progress →
via (re)birthing collective
“And the results have shown that overall, the length of the first stage of labour was four hours shorter and the second stage - when the woman starts to push - was 21 minutes shorter, than of those women who had not received the reflexology treatment.”
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Trust Birth Conference →
Held in TN this year! Check it out!
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Home Births Up 29% →
The good news - home births are up 29%. The not-as-good news - the number is still low– it went form 0.56% of all births to 0.72%.
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Misoprostol in Mozambique →
Before I started nursing school, I knew “miso” as a labor-inducing drug. I’ve seen it do nothing at all for a woman and I’ve seen it give my client three minute long contractions with only 30 second breaks. And that last one was just a half a pill. We doulas thought it was the bane of labor induction methods - once you take it, you can’t un-take it and you have to...
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Help Dee Get to Haiti
Hi Everyone - a former colleague of mine is headed to Haiti to volunteer with Mama Baby Haiti. Please help her get there! Here’s the note from Dee:
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Hello Friends, Family, and Friends of Friends and Family!
I’m going to Haiti!! I’m so very blessed to have this opportunity to accompany my new midwifery preceptor on this trip to Haiti for two weeks volunteering with the...
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Response to Yoga Wrecks Your Body Article →
Whew! Glad someone said it!
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Teaching Today at 9:15!
First time at 9:15 today! I know it’s early - but just think of how awesome it would be to start your day with a little yoga =)
See you at Breathing Room!
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Reducing Readmissions in Florida →
I hate to keep harping on this, but I can’t say enough about preventative care.
via INQRI blog
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BSN in 10 →
A NY law would require nurses to obtain there BSN within 10 years of beginning practice.
via INQRI blog.
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Prenatal Yoga at Breathing Room
Lillian and I are teaching 4-week prenatal series beginning this Sunday! Lillian will be teaching the first series and then I’ll be doing the March series.
Prenatal Yoga Series
Sundays 10:30am-12:00pm Starts February 5th! $18 Drop in $65 for 4 week series
Meet other women in a supportive space
Prepare for your optimal birth
Strengthen your body, alleviate discomforts
Connect with...
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Two Good Posts for Eating Vegan During Pregnancy
Getting Enough Protein
Vegan Eating - this one has good advice for getting proper nutrition in pregnancy in general!
via BloomSpokane