
Prenatal Yoga Center thought this article was very interesting and worth passing along.
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Before I became involved in the prenatal yoga and childbirth education world, I associated childbirth with a cute cuddly baby, happy parents and fuzzy teddy bears. Now, I think technology, defensive medicine and insurance issues...

I am going to go out on a limb and say: “I strongly believe the best breathing for labor is deep-belly breathing!” There, I said it. This may upset some, or contradict what others believe and what some childbirth educators are teaching. Ho...

My friend and future midwife, Jocelyn, passed this article on to me. I thought it was a great piece to post on the blog since I often hear women say, “Thank goodness I had a cesarean! The cord was wrapped around the baby’s neck and was choking the baby!” I completely understand [...]

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PYC students in a clip about swine flu on this mornings's Good Morning America
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The CDC's Dr. Denise Jamison addresses concerns over the vaccine.

Prenatal Yoga Center started the fall prenatal yoga teacher training yesterday. What a great group of students!!

I often encourage my students and doula clients to take some time to figure out how they foresee their birth...

In the movies and on TV the onset of labor is often depicted with the expectant mother experiencing a big gush of water and immediately thrust into active labor. As exciting as it may be, that scenario very rarely happens...

Prenatal Yoga Center Check out the latest issue of Midwifery Today. Deb's article, "Open Throat, Open Vagina" is in there.

Prenatal Yoga Center started their UES classes last night at Yummy Mummy. The space is working out beautifully and the students seemed really happy!!!

My very good friend, Liz, recently told me she is pregnant with her third child. I had the thrill and privilege to be her doula for the first two births and was so excited when she invited me back for the third (and final!) one. Liz’s story is really quite interesting. We met when Liz [...]

I am often asked about the usefulness of perineal massage for expectant mothers. To be completely honest, I haven’t heard much feedback about it either way. I decided to investigate the question a bit more and see if there was any hard data on it. Let’s start at the very beginning to get [...]

This new video by Debby Takikawa has recently been released. It is definitely worth the time to watch! Reducing Infant Mortality from Debby Takikawa on Vimeo.

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Check out PYC students in a segment about pregnancy cravings on CBS The Early Show
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CBS News video: Pregnancy Cravings - Author Frances Largeman-Roth spoke with Maggie Rodriguez about the reasons pregnant women get food craving.

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Check out the piece on pregnant moms and the swine flue vaccine from ABC Nightline. PYC, teacher Stacey Keats and the PYC students!
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Pregnant women may be most at risk to the rapidly spreading swine flu.











