by Liza Janda | Feb 10, 2016 | Easier Labor & Birth, How To Avoid A Labor Induction |
8 Tips on How to Avoid Labor Induction: 1. Start acupuncture at 35 weeks. To avoid a labor induction and for all the “stars to align” and labor to start on its own and go smoothly, your hormones need to be balanced and your baby needs to be in the optimal position....
by Liza Janda | Jan 11, 2016 | Labor and Birth Advice, Nutrition For a Healthy Pregnancy |
Want to avoid Pitocin, induction of labor? Want to avoid an unplanned Cesarean? Eat right to make sure your bag of waters stays intact before labor begins. Unplanned cesareans can happen if the mother’s waters break before labor begins. Why? Hospitals and doctors put...
by Liza Janda | Jan 7, 2016 | Bradley Method |
The Bradley Method of Natural Childbirth® teaches expecting parents that labor and birth are natural physical processes of the body. The process of birth is inherently safe unless you start labor artificially, speed it up artificially, remove pain by using medication....
by Liza Janda | Dec 28, 2015 | Positive Birth Stories |
I was likely going to be induced on Christmas Eve, since that marked the day I would be 42 weeks along in the pregnancy. I wasn’t especially happy about the idea of induction based only on the due date, since if both woman and baby are fine and there is no...
by Liza Janda | Dec 17, 2015 | Easier Labor & Birth, Labor and Birth Advice |
Do We Really Need More Cesareans? Yesterday, an article from The Washington Post appeared in our San Diego Union Tribune. “ Researchers believe that raising the World Health Organization’s recommended rate of C-sections beyond the current 10-15% could result in fewer...