Answers by Cathy Daub – President of BirthWorks International Question – The World Health Organisation (WHO) now advises medical staff and midwives to stop speeding up birth unless there are real risks of complication. This contradicts their previous advice stating that labour progressing at a slower rate than one centimetre of cervical dilation per hour in the first …
Ingredients: 1 can, fresh or frozen organic corn1 can organic black beans rinsed1 red pepper1 pint of grape tomatoes1 purple onion1 jalapeño pepper1/2 cup chopped cilantroJuice from one lime2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar3 cucumbers cut in thick rounds with middle scooped out.. be careful not to go all the way through.. I use a …
Teaching about birth is straightforward: the challenge is to get women to trust and believe in their own ability to give birth. Being present at a birth, we soon become aware that an emotional, trans-formative, sacred experience is happening. It is in this emotional state that a laboring mom feels her hormones raging from deep …
I thought I couldn’t do it, I thought I wasn’t strong I saw myself as weak, but I know now I was wrong After all, I always cried at the slightest little thing A stubbed toe or a paper cut would cause my eyes to sting I proceeded to convince myself that once contractions came …
I love teaching BirthWorks classes for so many reasons, but one of the most important is the opportunity to help women achieve what they initially don’t think they can, which is to have both a safe and satisfying birth experience. So many expectant mothers are under the impression that the most they can expect from …
Simple, Effective, and Powerful for Labor All parts of the human body are connected by fascia. Our skeleton gives us support but it is the fascia that is like the guidelines holding up a tent, that holds everything in place. Because everything is so connected what happens in one part of the body affects the …
This salad is packed with Nutrients that are very important to keep mom healthy and baby growing. Kale is considered a super food. 1 cup has 145 mg of Calcium which is needed for healthy bone development in the baby and helps regulate mom’s blood pressure. It contains Vitamin C which will help boost mom’s …
In an ideal world. the fleeting days of new parenthood are spent cocooned in a warm family bed with meals being prepared and all the family’s basic needs being met. However, the reality is that enjoying the early moments of new parenthood can be a challenge. In a society where family and friends are often …
Since the publication of my book titled “The Birth of Homo, the Marine Chimpanzee”, I have learned through oral and written comments about one of the effects of ultra-specialization. It is a widespread resistance to consider seriously a unifying theoretical framework regarding human nature, based on a simple rule: when a trait is mysterious, because …
If you popped into any Bump Antenatal Class run by The Youth Alive Trust during 2015-2017 you would be hard pressed to find any shame or hidden away mothers. Instead you would have been likely to find the most immaculately dressed, beautifully made-up mothers-to-be, and a bunch of really excited Dads. Some were married, most …
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