Simposio Nacer con Conciencia Cambia el Mundo con Rita Aparicio de Doula Caribe
Spotify Releases ‘Birthing Playlist’ With Songs to Help Women in Labor
No Salt-N-Pepa’s “Push It”, but it does have Bowie’s “Under Pressure” Music streaming service Spotify released a “birthing playlist” on Thursday, which features songs in an order that is “scientifically-designed” to help alleviate the anxiety of women who are in labor. The app compiled the playlist with Jacques Moritz, New York City-based gynecologist and assistant […]
Curso de Placenta de Doula Caribe – Enlaces de Interés
Mark B. Kristal (2 February 1980), “Placentophagia: A Biobehavioral Enigma”,Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 4: 141–150, archived from the original on September 30, 2007, retrieved 2007-12-12 Mark B. Kristal (May 2012), “Placentophagia in Humans and Nonhuman Mammals: Causes and Consequences”, Ecology of Food and Nutrition Mark B. Kristal (1991), “Enhancement of Opioid-Mediated Analgesia: A Solution to […]
Healing Touch: The Benefits of Prenatal Massage for Labor Preparation
Preparing for birth involves activating and engaging both the body and the mind, often through bodywork and healing practices. In this piece, Carole Osborne, internationally recognized instructor of maternity massage therapy, discusses how prenatal massage can help increase bodily awareness, release critical birthing muscles, improve control of muscular tension, and assist with mental relaxation during labor. […]
Sound of Mom’s Voice Boosts Brain Growth in Premature Babies
Infants born prematurely are more than twice as likely to have difficulty hearing and processing words than those carried to full-term, likely because brain regions that process sounds aren’t sufficiently developed at the time of delivery. Now, an unusual study with 40 preemies suggests that recreating a womblike environment with recordings of a mother’s heartbeat […]
Risks of Induced Labor
by Marcy Axness, Ph.D. Labels: Pregnancy & Birth, Author Marcy Axness, Ph.D., Issue #43 A new study linking labor induction to increased autism risk made the news last year. This latest study on the connection between induction and risk of autism comes out of Duke University, and was reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The researchers […]
Entrevista por Radio Visión – “Acompañamiento en el embarazo”
Entrevista con la representante de Doula Caribe. Tema: Acompañamiento en el embarazo. Realizado por Michelle Oquendo, en el programa “Desde mi Visión” de Radio Visión. http://www.ivoox.com/rita-aparicio-25-agosto-2014-audios-mp3_rf_3435635_1.html
7 Health Reasons To Be Skin-To-Skin With Your Baby After Birth
SKIN-TO-SKIN WITH YOUR BABY AFTER BIRTH Benefit 1: Skin-to-Skin Keeps Baby Warmer, Regulates Breathing & Keeps Blood Sugar Levels Higher What can your breasts do better than a $33K machine? Help stabilize your baby’s vitals, of course! Mothers naturally adjust “the warmth of their breasts to keep their infants at the optimal temperature,” says Midwifery Today. […]
Depresión posparto, más habitual y más grave de lo que parece
Lucía tuvo a su primer hijo a los 36 años después de un duro, largo y costoso tratamiento de fertilidad. Por fin nació Lucas, el bebé soñado. A las dos semanas el marido de Lucía tuvo que reanudar su trabajo con visitas a Dubai de manera constante y que se prolongaban más de una semana. […]
Los mitos del líquido amniótico teñido con meconio durante el parto
August 27, 2013 by Aivi Sissa Hay tanta información valiosa y fantástica en internet y mucha de ella está en inglés y es una pena porque no todos podemos acceder a ella… esta semana me encontré con otro blog interesantísimo, se llama MidwifeThinkink.com escrito por Rachel Reed una mujer que se define como comadrona, educadora y “nerd” […]
Red Vital – Sabiduría femenina
Doulas, sabiduría femenina al servicio de la vida.
Sin Miedo y Sin Estrés – Michel Odent
Michel Odent Sin miedo y sin estrés Es uno de los obstetras más reconocidos del mundo. Michel Odent asegura que la parafernalia médica, lejos de ayudar a las mujeres a parir, les produce un miedo y un estrés impresionantes. Lo que hay que hacer, dice, es generar un clima relajado, bajar al mínimo la intervención […]
Con doulas, otra forma de dar a luz
Después de que Lázaro nació, enlazado por el abrazo de Marcos y Ayelén, sus papás, Ayelén pidió un aplauso para ella. Por haberlo parido. “Me lo merecía”, dice, y acaricia a su bebe, que tiene 9 meses y vino al mundo con 4,300 kg y en la 42a semana de gestación. Lo que para la […]
Frederick Leboyer – Birth Without Violence
The trailer for the landmark film Birth Without Violence by Frederick Leboyer available from New Earth Records. This film received the Green Apple Award at the Green Lifestyle Film Festival, held in Los Angeles, CA in March 2009.