Hurrah! We have power at last…a week after hurricane Irene romped through, we have juice! Thanks for bearing with us while we camped out. So let’s get on with the topic of How to Get Pregnant, starting with why do we need to know this? In the past few decades, the average age for a [...]
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Looking through incoming emails, tweets, fb notifications and e-newsletters that inhabit my inbox more and more, I noticed something interesting: Lifestyle Coaches for people entering the pregnancy and parenting pathway. After some investigation, I found a plethora (many, many) web business/sites that offer services on everything from getting pregnant to getting your kid into college. [...]
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A review of factors that can affect and maternal and child health outcomes during the Pregnancy Pathway.
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The connections among sex, pregnancy, birth control, viagra and war in contemporary life.
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Today is a day for bloggers to raise awareness of the growing rate of prematurity in the U.S. As a pre/postnatal fitness specialist who has been working in the field for more than 30 years, I have a number of thoughts on this topic. I like to start thinking about this problem by thinking back [...]
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Thanks to moms and reminders on how to get more information on having a healthy pregnancy, birth and recovery.
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Thank you for your patience while our new website was going up. Also, thanks to those who viewed the site! If you are interested in more research; in taking a class in the U.S. or parts of Europe, South America or South Africa; or, in teaching pre/postnatal fitness, please pop over to the renovated website: [...]
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The following are notes from co-author Robyn Brancato, CNM (certified nurse midwife) who practices in New York City, or, as she is know here: Wonderrobyn! You can read about both authors in the About tab above. Here they are on the beach in San Diego, when they gave a talk at conference there a couple [...]
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The life-time health status of mothers-to-be and their offspring begins before pregnancy. Exercise, healthy nutrition, and an uncompromised immune system are critical factors in this equation.
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