Showing posts with label websites. Show all posts
Showing posts with label websites. Show all posts
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Blogs for Brio Classes
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Soy & Dairy Intolerance
Website for helping with calcium intake.
http://www.iloveindia.com/nutrition/calcium/sources-of-calcium.html
Blog for family going without dairy and soy.
http://www.thrivingwithout.blogspot.com/
Also, Milkworks http://www.milkworks.org/ has a food intolerance list to help go without.
http://www.iloveindia.com/nutrition/calcium/sources-of-calcium.html
Blog for family going without dairy and soy.
http://www.thrivingwithout.blogspot.com/
Also, Milkworks http://www.milkworks.org/ has a food intolerance list to help go without.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Vaginal Birth After Cesarean
The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynocolgists (ACOG)in July of last year helped women desiring to have a vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) in the hospital by posting less restrictive guidelines for doing so.
However, in the state of Nebraska, the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) in Omaha is the one place I know of where a woman stands a chance of having a VBAC in hospital. One of the couples I work with told me that the midwives at UNMC said women desiring a VBAC need to go completely unmedicated in labor to prevent uterin rupture. As of the time the couple had met with the UNMC midwives, the women who were able to go unmedicated had all taken Bradley childbirth classes.
However, in the state of Nebraska, the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) in Omaha is the one place I know of where a woman stands a chance of having a VBAC in hospital. One of the couples I work with told me that the midwives at UNMC said women desiring a VBAC need to go completely unmedicated in labor to prevent uterin rupture. As of the time the couple had met with the UNMC midwives, the women who were able to go unmedicated had all taken Bradley childbirth classes.
Sad Stats
When at the toLabor training, we watched a video where a woman was talking about her first birth which ended in a cesarean (c-section). It wasn't until after her birth that a nurse pointed out that she had just had, "major abdominal surgery." It was sad to me then, and still is, that there was a failure to mention that a c-section is, "MAJOR abdominal surgery."
The World Health Organization notes, "The best outcomes for mothers and babies appear to occur with cesarean rates of 5% to 10%." As of 2007 the United States had a c-section rate of 31.8%. That is about one in three women having, "major abdominal surgery," to birth their children.
Dr. Bradley had a 3% c-section rate and took high risk moms. AAHCC boasts a 87% "completely natural birth rate." Nebraska has a 28.6-31.9% c-section rate.
"Completely natural birth rate," needs to be explained. It is no longer okay just to ask if you had a, "natural birth." Many people associate, "natural birth," with vaginal delivery, not unmedicated.
The support of a doula lowers c-section and epidural rates.
The World Health Organization notes, "The best outcomes for mothers and babies appear to occur with cesarean rates of 5% to 10%." As of 2007 the United States had a c-section rate of 31.8%. That is about one in three women having, "major abdominal surgery," to birth their children.
Dr. Bradley had a 3% c-section rate and took high risk moms. AAHCC boasts a 87% "completely natural birth rate." Nebraska has a 28.6-31.9% c-section rate.
"Completely natural birth rate," needs to be explained. It is no longer okay just to ask if you had a, "natural birth." Many people associate, "natural birth," with vaginal delivery, not unmedicated.
The support of a doula lowers c-section and epidural rates.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Birth of a Doula
My name is Jessica. I have been teaching Bradley (Husband Coached Childbirth) for two years. During the last two years, I have been teaching through the American Academy of Husband Coached Childbirth (AAHCC).
In the 2010 year, I assisted three women in the births of their children. Two for friends. One for one of my Bradley couples.
Last summer I attended a toLabor (ALACE) training.
I started reading the toLabor manual right after training, but, got discouraged with one of the articles that was a little to vivid for me. Plus, overwhelmed with facts and needing a place to put them so I don't overwhelm everyone in my life with pregnancy, labor, birth, and after birth facts.
As it stands right now...
I am honored to be invited to two births this year. One in May for a friend. And another in August for one of my Bradley couples.
I have switched from the Academy of Husband Coached Childbirth to Brio. Brio is based on Dr. Bradley's principles.
I have ordered some of the reading list for the toLabor training...
Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year
The Doula Guide to Birth
The Complete Book of Pregnancy & Childbirth
The Birth Partner
Wise Woman Herbal is a book I am glad I ordered. I can't imagine sitting down and reading it cover-to-cover. However, like The Complete Book of Essential Oils & Aromatherapy (that I have owned for years), I imagine I will keep it near at hand for reference to specific situations. The pages will be dog-eared shortly.
The Doula Guide to Birth is proving to be a good starting place for me. In the first few pages, the one thing I want to remember is to recommend olive oil as an oil to use to help stretch mom to avoid an episiotomy or tearing. I know to use oil to massage the perineum, but, often I don't think of olive oil. I think of almond. It is good to remember something that everyone, probably, already has in their kitchen can be used.
In the 2010 year, I assisted three women in the births of their children. Two for friends. One for one of my Bradley couples.
Last summer I attended a toLabor (ALACE) training.
I started reading the toLabor manual right after training, but, got discouraged with one of the articles that was a little to vivid for me. Plus, overwhelmed with facts and needing a place to put them so I don't overwhelm everyone in my life with pregnancy, labor, birth, and after birth facts.
As it stands right now...
I am honored to be invited to two births this year. One in May for a friend. And another in August for one of my Bradley couples.
I have switched from the Academy of Husband Coached Childbirth to Brio. Brio is based on Dr. Bradley's principles.
I have ordered some of the reading list for the toLabor training...
Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year
The Doula Guide to Birth
The Complete Book of Pregnancy & Childbirth
The Birth Partner
Wise Woman Herbal is a book I am glad I ordered. I can't imagine sitting down and reading it cover-to-cover. However, like The Complete Book of Essential Oils & Aromatherapy (that I have owned for years), I imagine I will keep it near at hand for reference to specific situations. The pages will be dog-eared shortly.
The Doula Guide to Birth is proving to be a good starting place for me. In the first few pages, the one thing I want to remember is to recommend olive oil as an oil to use to help stretch mom to avoid an episiotomy or tearing. I know to use oil to massage the perineum, but, often I don't think of olive oil. I think of almond. It is good to remember something that everyone, probably, already has in their kitchen can be used.
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