April 27, 2022 | by: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)
After the first trimester, many people feel a renewed sense of energy. Often, though not for everyone, morning sickness is over or less severe, and exhaustion transitions to average tiredness. Somewhere between 15-20 weeks of pregnancy, however, these advantages of the second trimester are met with a new pregnancy side effect: difficult sleep.
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July 30, 2021 | by: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)
What if good health, and in turn, more joy, was simpler and more accessible than you thought? Often, the prescription for good health ("just follow these five steps!") is simpler than the ability to follow it consistently and thoroughly. But if there was a way to narrow it down -- to choose just a few things as opposed to considering a whole self-help book's worth of changes in habits and lifestyle, then maybe, just maybe, we could implement small changes that result in big improvements in the long run.
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May 11, 2020 | by: Cara Terreri
This week is National Women's Health Week -- an event sponsored by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health (OWH) and promoted by several organizations that support women's health, including Lamaze!
We like to think that we're always promoting women's health, but this week we want to spend some time talking about small steps you can take toward optimal health during pregnancy. Why "small" steps? Well, because right now
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September 20, 2019 | by: Lamaze International
You've heard from your doctor or a friend that it's a good idea to take a prenatal yoga class when you are pregnant. There are some things you should know before you sign up for a class
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October 06, 2014 | by: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. It's estimated that 1 in 3 women have experienced some form of physical abuse from an intimate partner in their lifetime (National Coalition Against Domestic Violence), and each year more than 320,000
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