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Great Expectations: Cara @ 18 weeks

Posted By: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)

Mon Sep 29th, 2014

I don’t think the second trimester has ever moved this quickly for me. Birth work is busy, but beyond that, there are two rowdy boys managing to take up every inch of free space in my brain. Between pulling the oldest off of his brother and pulling the youngest out of the toilet (or as he sees it, t

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September is Baby Safety Month - 7 Tips to Keep Your Newborn Safe

Posted By: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)

Fri Sep 26th, 2014

September is Baby Safety Month, a national annual campaign created by The Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA), the national trade organization that works to improve children's product safety.

This year's theme is "Making Baby Safer, Room By Room!" The JPMA says:

Being more aware

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Free Resources and Events from Lamaze

Posted By: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)

Mon Sep 22nd, 2014

In addition to this blog, Lamaze offers several helpful -- and FREE -- resources for expecting and new parents. Tomorrow, Tuesday, September 23 at 9pm EST, we will host a Twitter chat on due dates and induction. Join in to learn more about what your due date means -- and what it doesn't. And learn w

Perception of Pain in Hospital vs. Home Birth

Posted By: Lamaze International

Wed Sep 17th, 2014

By Jill Christianson

In my career as a birth doula and midwife's assistant, I have attended approximately 70 homebirths. Of those births, not one mother transferred to the hospital because she wanted pain medication. Contrast that with the conversation I had with a labor and delivery nurse at one o

Six Simple Steps for a Healthy and Safe Birth

Posted By: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)

Mon Sep 15th, 2014

The Lamaze Healthy Birth Practices are the foundation of what Lamaze believes and teaches. These Birth Practices are designed to simplify your birth process with a natural approach that helps alleviate your fears and manage pain. Regardless of your baby’s size, your labor’s length and complexity, or

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Great Expectations: Cara @ 18 weeks

September is Baby Safety Month - 7 Tips to Keep Your Newborn Safe

Free Resources and Events from Lamaze

Perception of Pain in Hospital vs. Home Birth

Six Simple Steps for a Healthy and Safe Birth