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Video: Prenatal Yoga: Standing Cat Cow

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This is another great prenatal yoga video clip of the standing cat cow pose with arm extesions. Bookmark this page to practice daily throughout your pregnancy.

Benefits of Pilates DVD, Video or Class for Pregnancy

Pilates is the best exercise during pregnancy because it strengthens the most important muscles women will use during pregnancy and labor. Pregnant pilates exercises builds abdominal, back and pelvic muscles that supports more comfortable pregnancies and deliveries. Pilates is famous for helping new moms get their figures back. Pregnant pilates exercises are much preferred [...]

Headache During Pregnancy

Pregnancy is probably the most sensitive period in a woman’s life. You carry the responsibility of another life within you. This in itself can be the primary cause of anxiety during pregnancy and can be very difficult to avoid.
While pregnant, you undergo many inevitable biological and psychological changes, but the eternal [...]

Video: Prenatal Yoga: Birth Squat

FITMOMâ„¢ PRENATAL YOGA - BIRTH SQUAT

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 helps prepare you for your homebirth or unassisted birth. (Because naturally the birth attendants and doctors in hospitals [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Typical Female Diet Deficient in Nutrient Linked to Infant Brain Developmnent

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ST LOUIS, MO — (MARKET WIRE) — A study by researchers from three of America’s top universities suggests U.S. women aren’t getting adequate amounts of a nutrient thought to promote normal fetal brain development.
Sponsored by the National Institute of Health, researchers found the average American consumes just 314 milligrams [...]

Prenatal Belly Dance

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Prenatal Belly Dance Fitness DVD — Make Your Pregnancy Fun and Sexy
New York, NY (PRWEB) — “Prenatal Bellydance Fitness” — now available on DVD (WorldDance New York) — The ancient art of bellydance is a natural and graceful way to stay active during pregnancy and prepare for motherhood.
Originating in ancient dances and rituals [...]

Importance of Vitamin D in Pregnancy

Vitamin D is important for everyone and with our modern, indoor lifestyle, most of us are deficient in this wonderful sunlight vitamin. A recent study has found that Vitamin D plays a crucial role in pregnancy as well, because prenatal deficiencies can lead to early childhood tooth decay. “Two hundred six pregnant women in [...]

How to Have an Organic Pregnancy

The miracle of pregnancy comes with an enormous responsibility for the healthy development of your unborn child. Some women are consumed by this responsibility. Others may have a total disregard for the health and well being of their fetus. Most women fall somewhere in between. If you are reading this then you [...]

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