December 01, 2021 | by: Cara Terreri
Partners going through a first-time pregnancy often worry about what to expect during the upcoming birth. For anyone, the unknown feels scary and since birth is (unfortunately) associated with plenty of myths and negative stories, the unknown of birth feels particularly frightening. It's like being told to plan for an emergency situation of an unknown nature a few months down the road. Wouldn't you want to know more details, how to prepare, what to do?
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October 19, 2020 | by: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)
Talk about versatility -- the exercise ball, also called yoga ball, balance ball, fitness ball, stability ball, birth ball, is a cheap and effective multipurpose tool that helps with pregnancy (for stretching and sitting comfort), labor (for comfort and progression), and postpartum/early parenting (sitting comfort, bouncing baby to sleep, stretching), and the rest of your life (desk chair replacement, fun toy for kids of all ages, exercises, stretching). Today, we're talking about the practical ways to use an exercise ball in labor.
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January 31, 2020 | by: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)
Epidural anesthesia delivers a combination of anesthetic (numbing) and narcotic medication into the epidural space outside of your spinal cord.
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October 09, 2015 | by: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)
In this continued series, we're rounding up and breaking down the top 10 fears of childbirth, all of which are addressed in a good childbirth class. Today, we're talking about fear number four (in no particular order), which is the fear of labor stalling
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July 30, 2014 | by: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)
Wait, what? You can eat and drink during labor? Yes, you can! In case you missed it last week, we published a new infographic created by Lamaze that shows the evidence on eating and drinking in labor -- not only is it safe for most labors, but it is benef
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