June 03, 2022 | by: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)
Research shows that moving freely in labor improves your perception of control and satisfaction, decreases your need for pain medication, and may reduce the length of labor. These reasons are precisely why the second Lamaze Healthy Birth Practice is entit
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December 28, 2015 | by: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)
For most pregnant people, and especially in most first-time pregnancies, labor is like a marathon, not a sprint. And of course, this is just a comparison in terminology not in actual length of time, considering that even the slowest of marathoners can fin
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November 20, 2015 | by: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)
This 3-part series has reviewed the in-depth details of vaginal birth, including what it feels like physically and the emotions that go along. In today's post, we describe helpful tips for partners and labor support persons. Each stage and phase of labor
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June 10, 2015 | by: Lamaze International
Have you ever heard an old-forgotten song or smelled a familiar smell and found yourself thinking of a particular place or time? Stimulating your senses of touch, taste, sight, sound, and smell can be a powerful way to focus or distract your mind.
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May 12, 2015 | by: Lamaze International
How do you see yourself giving birth? If you look at most books and TV shows, youd assume every woman gives birth on her back, with her knees bent and legs held back, holding her breath to the count of 10.
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