Fertility Acupuncture Treatment: A Viable Option For Women
When people think of modern and effective fertility treatments, IVF (In vitro fertilization) is what often comes to mind. But, increasingly, another alternative form of treatment is becoming popular....
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14 Tips for Mamas with Past Sexual Abuse
This article originally appeared in Postpartum Progress. Cristi Motto Comes of Motherhood Unadorned are over at Postpartum Progress today talking about past sexual abuse and how it can affect the...
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Birth Trauma: Heather Barson and Surgery During Childbirth Without Consent
Heather Barson (photo by Steve Puro) Heather Barson’s featured article today is extraordinary. Heather writes about her recovery from post-traumatic stress disorder after childbirth. She talks about a...
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Part Two: Pregnancy & Birth: How women’s brain biology, hormones and mood...
In Part One, we looked at the hormonal-neurotransmitter feedback loops in a woman’s body and how they relate to mood during the menstrual cycle. (the Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal Cortex Loop and...
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Part Three: Postpartum: How women’s brain biology, hormones and mood relate!
In Part One, we looked at the hormonal-neurotransmitter feedback loops in a woman’s body and how they relate to mood during the menstrual cycle. (the Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal Cortex Loop and...
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Reasons Behind Giving A Child Up For Adoption
Photo:Royalty-free/Ivette Ferrero Here’s a guest post from Helen Philips, who counsels birth mothers about the issues involved in giving a baby up for adoption. As she says, it;s easy to be judgmental,...
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Featured in Gossipist Mag Podcast! Birth hypnosis works!
Istock/primeop76 Gossipist Magazine did an interview of independent thinker, Rae, about her decision to pursue a home birth for her second childbirth experience. Her first was in a hospital. For both...
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Featured in Science and Sensibility: Childhood Sexual Abuse: The Childbirth...
Photo: Kathy Morelli, LPC I was a guest writer once again over at Science and Sensibility this week! Take a look below and then mosey on over to Science and Sensibility to read the rest! Kathy...
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Birth Trauma: Surgery During Childbirth Without Consent
(Istock:h20color) How many times must we ask for sensitive care? Please welcome this wise woman to BirthTouch today. Please enfold her with your love and caring. During childbirth, this woman was...
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Featured in Science & Sensibility: One of a Kind: An Interview with Dr....
Dr. Samantha Meltzer-Brody, Psychiatrist at with the UNC Chapel Hill Mother -Baby Psychiatric Care Unit in the US I was a guest writer once again over at Science and Sensibility this week! Take a look...
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Myths About Infant Bonding and Attachment
Photo:Royalty-free/Ivette Ferrero Being a new parent was one of the most confusing times in my life. Everything changes: the way that you feel about yourself, the way your marriage functions, and the...
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Help for Morning Sickness During Pregnancy
Some women get morning sickness during pregnancy and others don’t. About 80% of all women have morning sickness. In fact, it can one of the first signs that you are pregnant! For some, it’s just a...
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Medications, pregnancy and breastfeeding
Did you know that 99% of women who stop breastfeeding due to medications can actually continue? Istock/PelageyaKlubnikina As a new mother 22 (short?) years ago, I suffered postpartum depression. I...
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Five Ways You Can Use My Book: BirthTouch®: Shiatsu & Acupressure for the...
(Istock:ontspan) The BirthTouch® books were created out of my own experiences. I noticed that whenever I went through a rough emotional time or an illness in my life, my healing journey took multiple...
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Mindbody Pregnancy and Postpartum Care
Pregnancy and birth are major adult transitions filled with joy, but the transition to parenthood can also bring up feelings of insecurity, sadness or fear as you and your partner move into this...
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Book Review: We Were Gonna Have a Baby, but We Had an Angel Instead by Pat...
Helping Children Cope When the Family Has Infant Loss A pregnancy loss is a primal, deep loss. And often these parents have young children who were looking forward to having a little brother or little...
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EPDS can help you determine if you are postpartum depressed
Perinatal mood disorders are the most common complication of childbirth. 15 – 20 % of women experience symptoms of depression and anxiety during pregnancy and in the first year after giving birth....
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Interview with Kathy Morelli: Journey of a PPD Survivor
Ivy Shih Leung, postpartum depression author, activist and award winning blogger, interviewed me for her blog. She is a passionate, outspoken advocate for women, families and social justice. Some...
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What Causes Pregnancy Loss?
Overview of Pregnancy Loss You have recently experienced a pregnancy loss. You have many questions along with crushing sadness. Perhaps you miscarried, or perhaps your baby was stillborn. Whichever...
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Talking to your child about infant loss
Infant Loss is a Family Event The death of a baby is a deep loss. Parents who have lost a baby to miscarriage or stillbirth are struggling to cope with their grief. And often these parents have young...
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