In my last post, I talked about the Hormonal Blueprint of labor. This “blueprint”, if you will, guides the body into it’s natural, normal labor and birthing process. And then in turn, sets us up with a nice “cocktail” of hormones that get us to bond with our baby, to feed and care [...]
Think twice about getting that epidural…it interrupts the body’s own natural cycle of pain relief. Discusses the “Hormonal Blueprint of Labor”
Why should you go against the grain and try to have a birth without pain medication? Your baby’s health and your satisfaction with your birth experience can depend on “just saying NO!”
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 [...]
