Sami Rank, MS, L.AC, practices acupuncture and herbal medicine in Phoenix, Arizona at 3 Treasures Acupuncture. She’s mama to two breastfed boys, Ananda (7) and Narayan (3). (Full disclosure: She’s also my sister) In the past, I’ve asked her to give me treatments for relaxation and some lower back pain. It’s pretty soothing! Recently, . . . → Read More: Using Acupuncture to Support Pregnancy and Nursing
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One comment Recently, I was invited to coffee and conversation with the legendary Penny Simkin. Penny is a physical therapist, internationally known speaker, birth educator, doula, doula-trainer, co-author of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn, and author of The Birth Partner. I was invited amongst a room of doulas, midwives, and childbirth educators because I am a . . . → Read More: Coffee Talk with Penny Simkin April 18th, 2012
Leave a comment Did you know that only 5% of hospitals in the US carry the Baby-Friendly Designation? Insist that your local hospital start working toward becoming baby-friendly. Watch this cute video detailing how an ideal birth at a baby-friendly hospital would look.
Is your local hospital a baby-friendly hospital? November 17th, 2011
Leave a comment In today’s society, with so many births occurring in hospitals and so many interventions being implemented, birth has become a “treatment” instead of the natural process that our species has been doing since the beginning of our time on this planet. One of the things that we have lost sight of in the birthing . . . → Read More: Delayed Cord Clamping December 6th, 2010
One comment By Dori Sayson This is my VBAC birth story of my son, Levi Andrew – this birth was memorable in so many ways! I had an unexpected c-section with my first son. When I was in the OR for the c-section I knew that I so desperately wanted to have a VBAC birth the . . . → Read More: VBAC – One Mom’s Story November 12th, 2010
3 comments By Karalee Lester 2 years ago, my epic labor to deliver our Gus began… After waking up around 7:00 AM and being sure my water had sprung a slow leak, I called our midwifery clinic and was assured I was just in very early labor and all was well. I had an appointment scheduled . . . → Read More: After 60 Hours of Labor – The Result Is VBAC!! March 29th, 2010
17 comments I was talking to my sister-in-law on the phone the other day and it got me to thinking about childbirth and how advice from our doctors isn’t always the best advice. Let me share her story with you. My sister-in-law was due with her first baby on March 25th. As happens with many first-babies, . . . → Read More: When Is It OK To Induce Labor? |
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