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Building empowerment, self-confidence and connection through candid education and compassionate advocacy for all families before, during and after pregnancy.

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Private Childbirth Classes, and Other Changes to Shining Light

July 27, 2020 By Deena Leave a Comment

As you may have noticed, Shining Light has undergone some transitions since mid-March. I’ll take you through the past few months and into an exciting and broader-scope future.

Filed Under: Featured Home Page, Into the Light, Main Blog Page, Uncategorized Tagged With: Childbirth, Childbirth Education Classes, coaching, Lamaze, Pregnancy, Prenatal Yoga, private classes

Deena is Interviewed for an iHeart Radio Podcast

February 28, 2019 By Deena Leave a Comment

Back in July, I was invited to be interviewed for a new podcast, The Parentcast, with Abby Krizner of 105.9 The X and Bill Crawford of WDVE. We spent an hour discussing pregnancy, childbirth, doulas, birth plans and more. You can subscribe and listen on iHeartRadio, iTunes, or Google Play. We also filmed it, so if you want […]

Filed Under: Doulas, Featured Home Page, Into the Light, Main Blog Page, Pregnancy Tagged With: Birth Plan, Childbirth, Doula, Labor, Lamaze, Podcasts, Pregnancy

No Dirty Shoelaces for the Umbilical Cord, Ever!

May 31, 2018 By Deena Leave a Comment

Yet again, I read about it. A baby born in the car, on the way to the hospital, and the 911 operator coached the father to tie off the umbilical cord with his dirty shoelace. We should NEVER be tying off an umbilical cord with non-sterile items. Why not? In a word, bacteria. There are […]

Filed Under: Into the Light, Main Blog Page Tagged With: 911, Baby, Birth, Childbirth, Childbirth Education Classes, Delayed Cord Clamping, Emergency Birth, Pregnancy, Umbilical Cord

Pushing side lying OR, how to turn a squat on its side!

March 2, 2018 By Deena Leave a Comment

Amy might look slightly awkward here, but this pushing position in bed is one of the best I’ve found.  Let’s break it down. If you look at this image sideways, you can see that Amy is actually squatting. Brilliant, I say! As we know, squats can open the pelvis 1 – 2 cm to make […]

Filed Under: Into the Light, Labor Postures for Comfort and Pain Management, Main Blog Page Tagged With: Birth, Childbirth, Childbirth Education Classes, Coping Skills, Epidural, Labor, Lamaze, Mothers, Pittsburgh, Pregnancy, pushing, Squats

One Squat for Everyone During Labor

February 16, 2018 By Deena Leave a Comment

Can I just tell you how much I love this squat! It’s the only squat you can do for an extended period of time in comfort. The brilliant thing about this squat is that it’s available to the vast majority of women during labor, no matter what your level of fitness or your fatigue level. […]

Filed Under: Into the Light, Labor Postures for Comfort and Pain Management, Main Blog Page Tagged With: Birth, Childbirth Education Classes, Coping Skills, Labor, Lamaze, Pittsburgh, Pregnancy, Pregnant, Squats

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