July 19, 2011 | by: Lamaze International
By Jeanne Faulkner, RN, a labor nurse in Portland, Oregon More women are choosing midwives, but lingering myths and confusion mean that many moms-to-be still have questions. We've got answers.
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November 18, 2010 | by: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)
The following is a guest post article by Ann Grauer, CD(DONA), PCD(DONA), LCCE, FACCE, a Lamaze certified childbirth educator, prominent doula and sought-after speaker. Maybe you haven't started buyin
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October 25, 2010 | by: Amy Romano
I have two kids, and they were both born at home. My births were almost carbon copies of each other. My daughter and son were both born at 39 weeks and 4 days, labor started with water breaking, con
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September 23, 2010 | by: Desirre Andrews
Women often ask me what pushing feels like. As an educator and doula it is probably one of the more challenging concepts to address.Some of the imagery can be quite vulgar. "Push like you are pooping
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August 22, 2010 | by: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)
On Monday, June 14, I went to work just to do patient phone calls and desk work. The nurses I work with hadn't let me hardly touch a patient for days so I knew I could get a few hours at work and not
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