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Postscript to: Birthstory film screening

February 9, 2013 By Deena Leave a Comment

What an amazing night we had! The screening of Birthstory: Ina May Gaskin and the Farm Midwives was more successful then I could have imagined. Thanks to our sponsor, Black Cat Tattoos for making this possible. We had 47 adults and 8 babies in attendance. We raised $529 for our new scholarship fund. This amounts to 2 […]

Filed Under: Into the Light, Main Blog Page Tagged With: Birthstory Movie, Film Screening, Ina May Gaskin, Pittsburgh

Film Screening: Birthstory, Ina May Gaskin & the Farm Midwives 2/8/13

January 15, 2013 By Deena 2 Comments

One Night Only: Special benefit screening of acclaimed documentary film, BIRTH STORY: INA MAY GASKIN AND THE FARM MIDWIVES in Pittsburgh,PA. Friday, February 8 7:30 pm Suggested donation $10 Click here to purchase your ticket in advance. Tickets will also be available at the door. This event is graciously sponsored by Black Cat Tattoos Shining Light Prenatal […]

Filed Under: Into the Light, Main Blog Page Tagged With: Birthstory Movie, Breastfeeding Essentials Class, Confident Birthing, Film Screening, Ina May Gaskin, Infant Care, Midwife, Midwifery, Pittsburgh, Scholarship Fund

Day 1 – Lamaze Innovative Learning Forum 2012 – Redux

November 1, 2012 By Deena Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Into the Light, Main Blog Page Tagged With: ACOG, Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative, Birth, breastfeeding, C-section, Childbirth, Childbirth Education Classes, Decision making, Henci Goer, history, Homebirth, Hospital, Ina May Gaskin, Interventions, Lamaze, Lamaze Conference, Motherhood, Mothers, OB, Pain, Pittsburgh, Pregnancy, Valid Medical Reason, VBAC

The 4 “P’s” of Birth – The Need to Sync your Body, your Baby and Your Mind

June 18, 2011 By Deena 4 Comments

When most of us hear about birth it’s in the singular, “When I was in labor…” or “The baby just didn’t budge.” or “They told me my pelvis was just too small.” or “I felt really strong and proud of giving birth naturally.” All of these things describe just one component of labor and birth. […]

Filed Under: Into the Light, Main Blog Page Tagged With: C-section, Coping Skills, Emotional State, Fear, Ina May Gaskin, Interventions, Labor, Pain, Position

Prenatal (and Postnatal) DVD’s and Books

June 7, 2011 By Deena 2 Comments

Please Note: These are in no particular order. I do own all of these myself, so I’ve read / watched them and can recommend them. A word of caution – You can read too much and become overwhelmed. Pick 2-3 of the pregnancy books, 1 breastfeeding book, and 1-3 Yoga DVDs. Any more and you’ll […]

Filed Under: Into the Light, Main Blog Page Tagged With: Books, breastfeeding, Decision making, DVDs, Expectations, Fear, Ina May Gaskin, Labor, Media, yoga

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