Video: Prenatal Yoga: Birth Squat

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This video from fitmom shows you how to go from a seated position safely into a birth squat. This is some excellent prenatal yoga that not only keeps you fit but [...]

Four Steps to Organic Motherhood

The following excerpt was taken from The Daily Green on May 12, 2007
“For many parents, pregnancy and childbirth are an awakening to the organic world. Suddenly, vague or distant-seeming concerns about health and the environment become focused on the new baby in the home. Studies have shown repeatedly that contaminants in the blood can pass [...]

Morning Sickness So Bad Mom Had Abortion

Unaware of options, a mother with debilitating morning sickness had an abortion. Ashli Mcall described her pregnancy as “torture, isolating, & alienating”. She went on to describe vomiting six times a day, hallucinating and losing 14% of her total body weight.
She was suffering from Hyperemesis Gravidarum which afflicts approximately 5 out of 1000 pregnancies. [...]

Pregnancy Calendars

Author: Celia Namart
A pregnancy calendar is a fun and informative way to keep track of your pregnancy and ensure a healthy outcome for you and your baby. For most women, pregnancy and birth is one of the key points in life and a pregnancy calendar will help you live the experience to the fullest. [...]

Diet for Pregnancy

Being hungry all the time is the number complaint of women during pregnancy. The main reason why pregnant women always feel hungry is because of the increased metabolic demand on the body. Many pregnant women also experience several numbers of cravings within the nine months period, which make eating healthy for the whole period of [...]

Fetal Senses and Development

Ever wonder what babies experience in the womb? See what the research says about what babies are capable of even before birth! Learn at what stage the fetus develops vision, hearing, taste and smell and more. This is simply more compelling evidence to avoid costly, painful, unnecessary and potentially harmful amniocentesis (and other [...]

Pregnancy - How Much Weight Should I Gain?

Author: Kat Beechum
“Congratulations! You are pregnant!” That is probably one of best lines you will ever hear from your doctor!
There are so many things to think about when you are pregnant and one of the questions I hear often is “How much weight should I gain? What is a safe weight gain?” It can be [...]

Video: Gaiam Prenatal Yoga Preview

This short video clip shows the basic prenatal yoga positions including stretches, pelvic floor exercises (Kegels), strength building poses, standing poses and sitting poses.
This is an excerpt from Gaiam’s prenatal yoga DVD. You can follow along with these poses and if you decide you enjoy the poses you can sign up for a local [...]

Fetuses Soil the Womb

Dear Cecil:
Excerpt from The Straight Dope
Do unborn babies pee and/or defecate in the womb? –Realtime, via e-mail
Cecil replies:
That’s two questions, so two answers. Number one: yes, and it’s a good thing they do. Number two: yes, but you better hope they don’t.
Fetal urination is normal. It’s part of that [...]

Study Shows Ultrasound May Affect Fetal Brain

Previously postedUltrasound may affect fetal brains: study
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CTV.ca News Staff
Scientists are investigating whether ultrasound scans during pregnancy may harm the brains of unborn babies.
The move follows a U.S. study which showed the developing offspring of pregnant mice suffered brain abnormalities when they were exposed to ultrasound waves.

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