Wisdom From Mother Birth February 2008 Archive

Measuring Too Small During Pregnancy
Posted Fri, Feb 29, 2008, 12:27 pm PST
I recently wrote about how we measure the uterus during pregnancy. So what does it mean if your "fundal height" (the name for that measurement) is…
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Tummy Measurement During Pregnancy
Posted Fri, Feb 22, 2008, 4:59 pm PST
At each prenatal visit your doctor or midwife probably measures your uterus to see how the baby is growing. In the first half of pregnancy, the size…
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Belly Dancing in Pregnancy
Posted Wed, Feb 20, 2008, 11:16 am PST
I was on the local television news recently to comment on women learning to belly dance in pregnancy -- whether it is safe, and what the trend is all…
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Plus Size and Pregnant
Posted Thu, Feb 14, 2008, 11:24 am PST
I just got hold of Big Beautiful and Pregnant, written by Dr. Cornelia Van Der Ziel and Jacqueline Tourville exclusively for plus-sized women. So I…
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Why Pregnant Women Don't Topple Forward
Posted Tue, Feb 12, 2008, 5:58 pm PST
Have you ever thought about how the pregnant woman must lean back in order not to fall over as her abdomen enlarges?
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When You Don't Achieve the Birth of Your Dreams
Posted Tue, Feb 05, 2008, 10:40 am PST
When labor began, the doula Jane had engaged wasn't available, so a backup doula arrived. This doula was very helpful, but wasn't as assertive as the…
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