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Can Birth Be a Spiritual Experience?
Pain, bloating, and nausea aside, birth can be a truly spiritual experience. For those who have witnessed the phenomenon, or been present in the precious moments after, the experience may rank in the...
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The Truth About Medications during Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
Three years ago, I received a tragic phone call from a friend. Her sister, whom I’ll call Mary — a bright young woman who had struggled with bipolar disorder throughout her life — had recently given...
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Breastfeeding Pain – The Aspects of Motherhood No One Told Us About
By Jackie Lai Gift, joy, fun, and of course, love. The words most often mentioned when we think of motherhood. The less spoken, possibly even taboo words: painful, overwhelming, relentless, stressed,...
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Permission to be Imperfect: All Parents “Scar” Their Children
By Vanessa Gobes It was spring and I was walking under the pink magnolia blossoms lining Commonwealth Ave in Boston, on my way to a prenatal yoga class. After a long struggle with morning sickness and...
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Positive Birthing: 5 Practical Steps to Optimize a Joyful Birth Experience
By Ana Paula Markel In this day and age of media and busy schedules, first time parents are bombarded with images and articles about childbirth. It becomes very hard for one to prepare for the birth of...
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Baby Stories: A Guide to Pregnancy Journaling
By Zoë Colette Etkin As a Los Angeles-based birth and postpartum doula, my goal is to bridge the gaps in care for mothers, babies, and families through the perinatal period by providing physical and...
View ArticleHeart Disease and Pregnancy: Mom Dies, Delivers Baby, and Then Comes Back to...
A miracle if we ever heard one: Erica Nigrelli, a high school English teacher, collapsed inside her classroom at 36 weeks pregnant. A school nurse, assistant, and athletic teacher quickly began CPR and...
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New Motherhood: 5 Ways to Thrive in the Postpartum Period
By Zoe Etkin In America we desperately need to let go of “super mom” syndrome. The expectation that women should be back to work, back in shape, and somehow managing everything else, in 6 weeks or...
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Motherhood brings love, joy, and children into women’s lives. It also brings responsibility, body changes, and considerable sleepless nights – these are parts of the bargain. One thing it should not...
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Amazing Timelapse Makes Pregnancy Look Like a Breeze
Nine months of pregnancy condensed into a minute and a half – with a healthy baby at the end! Anyone who has ever gone through pregnancy, whether as a mom or a partner, knows that the process is a lot...
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