Katharine Deeb, Birth Doula // dareallaluce@gmail.com // "To change the world, we must first change the way babies are being born." ~Michel Odent // (photo by Rebecca Rugh-Coursey)
http://www.mothering.com/articles/align-baby-easier-faster-birth/ (click to read) Your baby has an active role in her birth. She must rotate and tuck, hold and kick her body in certain ways to be born. These movements, called cardinal movements, are instinctive to babies and differ for babies in different positions. Our babies and bodies birth quickest and safest when the baby …
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http://donainternational.org/2015/12/10/new-acog-opinion-on-exercise-in-the-childbearing-year/ (click link to read) “…physical activity in pregnancy is safe and desirable, and pregnant women should be encouraged to continue or to initiate safe physical activities.” — ACOG Committee Opinion, Physical Activity and Exercise in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period Good news!
http://pathwaystofamilywellness.org/Wellness-Lifestyle/prenatal-yoga-and-childbirth-education-preparing-your-body-and-mind.html World-renowned yoga teacher Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa shares her thoughts on prenatal yoga, childbirth education and listening to your intuition in an interview with filmmaker Sarah Kamrath for Kamrath’s childbirth- education series, Happy Healthy Child: A Holistic Approach.
