One of the Care Practices recommended by Lamaze International, which is based on recommendations from the World Health Organization is to let labor begin on it’s own. This is really the first of the care practices, and pretty much sets you up for a more natural, normal birth. Letting labor begin on it’s own time [...]
I met with a few of my students today to discuss The Thinking Woman’s Guide To a Better Birth by Henci Goer. We had a really great talk about our expectations of labor and pain, and how they effect our perception of the experience itself. This book is certainly a biased account of the “dangers” [...]
I am having a Book Group meeting at Yogaworks Westside studio next Tuesday, March 24th on the topic of Birth Plans from 12:30-1:30pm. I am asking my students to read The Thinking Womans Guide to a Better Birth by Henci Goer. The meeting is free. A birth plan is something that mothers-to-be might want to [...]
