A few weeks ago ACOG updated their guidelines for preventing a primary c-section. One of their points is that active labor is 6 cm, not 4. This is a big deal and can reduce the number of c-sections done for “failure to progress”. Please share this information! More: Science & Sensibility: Safe Prevention of the Primary […]
Teaching, Seeing Friends, an Unusual Purchase and a Night on the Town – Day 2 of the Lamaze Conference in New Orleans
After getting a moderate amount of sleep, it was time to teach my 4-hour, pre-conference session entitled: “Integrating Yoga into your Lamaze Class: Making Labor Positions Accessible to All and Teaching Effective Breathing and Relaxation.” If you can figure out how to make that title shorter, I’m all ears… Now, I’m not a morning person, […]
Day 1 – Lamaze Innovative Learning Forum 2012 – Redux
I’ve broken up this post into three parts. There’s a lot of information and a lot that happened at the conference this year. Here’s Part 1 for you! 2012 was the year of country music. We were in Nashville, TN for this year’s conference. The conference was shorter by a full day due to the […]