For pregnant clients contemplating a VBAC: read on!
Wow! I am so glad they ran this story!
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/12/17/birth.plan.tips/index.html
Hope you're enjoying the Holidays!
Lisa
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Monday, December 7, 2009
The Pink Glove Dance
This was forwarded to me from my friend Tamra. This lifted my heart and made it sing watching what one group of hospital employees could do to help bring awareness to breast cancer.
Read below, and be sure to share with others!!
In health,
Lisa
I don't know how many hits this has gotten, but it's great to watch plus Medline will make a donation.
Pink Glove Dance
A friend's daughter-in-law created, directed and choreographed this in Portland last week for her Medline glove division as a fundraiser for breast cancer awareness. This was all her idea to help promote their new pink gloves. I don't know how she got so many employees, doctors and patients to participate, but it started to really catch on and they all had a lot of fun doing it.
When the video gets 1 million hits, Medline will be making a huge contribution to the hospital, as well as offering free mammograms for the community. Please check it out. It's an easy and great way to donate to a wonderful cause, and who hasn't been touched by breast cancer?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEdVfyt-mLw
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Some Research for Childbirth
For my pregnant clients out there: here's some interesting information regarding childbirth and labor:
There was a Univ.of Col. (2007 study) that showed laboring women were less likely to tear while giving birth if they engaged in massaging their perineums.
What's that you ask? Not for everyone. But, for those willing, it's an opportunity to stretch the muscles for the baby to navigate more smoothly and easily through the birth canal. Ask me if you want to know how to massage!
A 2004 study from Nijmegen Univ in Netherlands showed that there were shortened first and second stages labor from women who sat or squatted during this time.
Now, the image here would be to imagine that more space (up to 1 cm. more) can be opened in the pubic symphysis. Structurally, our bodies open to support labor.
This means SQUAT, SQUAT, SQUAT! And... only if it feels right to YOU. That's what's so great about preparing to birth your baby.
It's like parenting. Take what you want, and leave the REST!
2006 Cochran study showed those women that engaged in self-hypnosis or relaxation were more able to manage the pain of labor (if that's how you'd describe labor).
I love teaching meditation and the use of guided imagery for birthing in order to relax oneself. I love being a guide towards witnessing your body's way of unfolding to the relaxation process.
Today I meditated and I feel the energy moving through me as I type.
Go meditate! Try it!!
In peace,
Lisa
There was a Univ.of Col. (2007 study) that showed laboring women were less likely to tear while giving birth if they engaged in massaging their perineums.
What's that you ask? Not for everyone. But, for those willing, it's an opportunity to stretch the muscles for the baby to navigate more smoothly and easily through the birth canal. Ask me if you want to know how to massage!
A 2004 study from Nijmegen Univ in Netherlands showed that there were shortened first and second stages labor from women who sat or squatted during this time.
Now, the image here would be to imagine that more space (up to 1 cm. more) can be opened in the pubic symphysis. Structurally, our bodies open to support labor.
This means SQUAT, SQUAT, SQUAT! And... only if it feels right to YOU. That's what's so great about preparing to birth your baby.
It's like parenting. Take what you want, and leave the REST!
2006 Cochran study showed those women that engaged in self-hypnosis or relaxation were more able to manage the pain of labor (if that's how you'd describe labor).
I love teaching meditation and the use of guided imagery for birthing in order to relax oneself. I love being a guide towards witnessing your body's way of unfolding to the relaxation process.
Today I meditated and I feel the energy moving through me as I type.
Go meditate! Try it!!
In peace,
Lisa
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