What’s the difference between Bradley® Natural Childbirth classes, and other types of classes?
Bradley® focuses on prevention, and healthy normality. It teaches women ways that they can stay healthy and low risk. By concentrating on what is in their control, through nutrition, exercise, and avoidance of harmful substances. They give women the power to influence their lives in a positive way. The classes are longer because it takes a human being 10 – 12 weeks to truly absorb and develop muscle memory for the different natural labor techniques, and information. They teach not only natural labor techniques, but focus on what is normal in birth, how that feels , and helps women...
Read MoreThere is a better way!
I recently read an incredibly sad story of a woman who was grieving her birth experience. Her gut told her that birth was a normal experience for the human body, and there should not be any reason to have to do much of anything to prepare for it. She didn’t necessarily desire a natural birth, and trusted her careprovider and hospital to do only what was medically necessary. And there in lies the rub. Birth in the US is not evidenced based. The ways in which laboring and birthing women are treated and cared for are not the ways that will produce the healthiest outcomes. We have been...
Read MoreGlucose Tolerance test
(This is an excerpt from an upcoming book: Haas, AV; Healthy Babies! Healthy Moms! A Practical Guide to Preventing Problems during Pregnancy, Labor, and Birth , 2024) “This is a blood test done around the 24th week of pregnancy to determine if the woman has glucose intolerance. A fasting woman is given a glucose preparation to drink, and then her blood sugar levels are tested at various times. One of the major problems with glucose tolerance testing is that it does not necessarily tell us if a woman has gestational diabetes. What it can tell us is if her body does not handle excess...
Read MoreDelayed cord clamping study
This is an interesting study on delayed cord clamping, with references. It discusses the issue of iron and stem cells and the benefits of the baby receiving them as nature intended. Rethinking Placental TFX JPNN 2012
Read MoreHow to Stay Healthy and Low Risk
The information in this article is general in nature and is not specific to your particular physical situation or problem. This information is not a substitute for medical advice. You should obtain information specific to the individual mother or baby directly from your medical practitioner. Also, check out our once a month Healthy Pregnancy class! As seen in issue #4 of Midwifery Today’s Having A Baby Today How to Stay Healthy and Low Risk during Pregnancy, Labor, and Birth Amy V. Haas, BA, BCCE Pregnancy can be a wonderful and exciting time of life for most women. ...
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