I let my daughter bring her stroller and baby doll to class, so she can do what the mommies are doing. Her active approach is catching on, too – other toddlers are starting to join in! It is never too early to start modeling healthy habits!
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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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We recently received this query from hip hop dance teacher Aysha Cheatham Bowling on the DTP facebook page and we thought it was so important that it deserved a blog entry. Question: I am a hip hop dance teacher and this is my first pregnancy. I am 6 months going on 7 months (due in [...]
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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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Read about the evolution of Dancing Thru Pregnancy; 30 years of research and development!
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The web is abuzz with news of the rising rate of home births. Increasingly women are electing to stay home for three major reasons: perceived safety, a desire to avoid medical interventions, and a previous negative hospital experience. There is also a lot of discussion about the need for more trained midwives, qualified to attend [...]
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Includes safety guidelines for pregnant women and pregnancy fitness teachers and trainers, along with some contraindicated exercises and adaptations.
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Outlining DTP’s goals in 2011: Helping women be healthy during the childbearing period, and adding to the effort to assure Safe Motherhood around the globe.
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