This is a guest blog by The Pregnancy Zone. Expectant dads or partners can feel out of the loop during pregnancy, with a spate of unfamiliar feelings and anxiety over what to do. But there is a lot he can do for his partner and baby during this period. As a mom to be, here [...]
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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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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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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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The connections among sex, pregnancy, birth control, viagra and war in contemporary life.
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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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