San Francisco, CA - August 16, 2010The International Academy of Baby Planner Professionals has recently developed and launched the baby planner industry’s first and only greenproofing certification pr...
NIH Consensus: Vaginal Birth After Cesarean: New Insigh...
From the NIH Consensus Development Program; an important word about VBACs...
The (NIH) panel drafted its statement based on scientific evidence presented in open forum and on published scientific lit...
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: Country's Highest C-Section Rate...
"More than two women die every day in the USA from complications of pregnancy and childbirth. Approximately half of these deaths could be prevented if maternal health care were available, accessible ...
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maternal death, c section, Amnesty International
Baby Wearing in Danger?
TheBaby Carrier Industry Alliance is a newly formed organization that exists to advance the well-being, growth, and interests of baby carrier manufacturers, importers, distributors, retailers, and edu...
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baby wearing
BPA victory in California!(Baby bottles and Sippy Cups)
Governor Jerry Brown signed theToxin-Free Infants and Toddlers Act into law! This is a great day that has been several years in the making.Thousands of California activists sent emails, made phone cal...
Premature Births are 30% Higher in Cities Because of Po...
Expectant mothers living in large towns or cities are a third more likely to give birth prematurely because of pollution, research suggests.
Traffic fumes are the biggest culprit, with chemicals call...
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premature birth, pollution
California Passes Groundbreaking Public Health Law Supp...
Governor Jerry Brown of California approved Senate Bill No. 502, the Hospital Infant Feeding Act on October 6, 2011. This groundbreaking legislation mandates all acute care and specialty hospitals tha...
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breastfeeding, legislation, public health
Inter-professional collaboration in delivery suite: A q...
Communication problems between clinicians are the most common cause of preventable adverse events in hospitals. In spite of these known risks the ‘turf wars’ between midwives and doctors continue unab...
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inter-professional collaboration, doctors, midwives
Marc Sklar at Reproductive Wellness
If you could significantly improve your chances for a successful conception and healthy pregnancy using natural and effective therapies, without unnecessary drugs, surgery or needles... would you? At ...
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acupuncture
A Well Lived Life
Carol is a wife & a mother of 2 HypnoBirthed children. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a Certified HypnoBirthing Childbirth Educator, a Certified HypnoFertility practitioner, & a Certified H...
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hypnobirthing, hypnofertility, hypnosis
Integrated Health Care Policy Consortium Leader Named t...
President Barak Obama Appoints Dr. Janet R. Kahn; animportant step towards a fully integrative approach to prevention, health promotion and wellness in health care
(Nov. 1, 2011. Washington DC) Jane...
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Health Care Policy, Obama, Affordable Care Act
Debbie Page - The New Born Baby
Debbie loves mothers and babies. She has always had a fascination with pregnancy and breastfeeding and babies. Her career spans over 30 years during which time she has worked as an RN in Labor and Del...
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breastfeeding, lactation
Johnson & Johnson Baby Shampoo Has Cancer-Causing Chemi...
Two chemicals considered harmful to babies remain in Johnson & Johnson's baby shampoo sold in the U.S., even though the company already makes versions without them, according to a coalition of health ...
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chemicals, toxins, baby products
Willow Buckley - Balancing Your Health
Willow Buckley, a San Diego based homeopath, recognizes that the human body’s natural state is one of health and that we possess the ability to heal ourselves. Although, Holistic Treatment has always ...
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homeopathy
Jolie Cash - Hot Mama Yoga~Nature’s Whisper Yoga
“Hot Mama Yoga is about empowering woman, their changing bodies, and through them, their partners and children. By empowering woman in their bodies during the most important time of their life, I feel...
Topics:
yoga, childbirth education, childbirth preparation