Issue 57

• A MESSAGE FROM OUR EDITOR | Mamatoto

• CONSCIOUS PATH | Empowering Feminine Energy

• FEATURE | Making Time to Stop and Think

• TIMELESS WISDOM | Dando a Luz

• GRATITUDE | Consciousness at the Beginning of Life

• PREGNANCY & BIRTH | Choosing a Birth Class

• MIND–BODY–SPIRIT | In the Flow

• HOLISTIC HEALTH | 17 Things I Wish Every Woman Knew

• PATTERN INTERRUPT | How Rest Saved My Soul

• WELLNESS LIFESTYLE | Bliss

• MOMENT OF TRUTH | Gaining Perspective

• INFORMED CHOICE | Big Time

• PREGNANCY & BIRTH | Why You Should Think Twice About Prenatal Ultrasounds

• FAMILY WELLNESS | Present from the Start

• TAKE ACTION | March for Moms and ImprovingBirth Join Forces

• CURRENT CONCERNS | Birth Trauma and the Issue of Informed Consent

• CHIROPRACTIC FOR LIFE | My Baby Is Unsettled

• INNATE EXPRESSIONS | Birth Story

• PARADIGM SHIFT | Does My Baby Have Allergies Already?

• FAMILY LIVING | Cleaning Up the Heartbreak

• PARENTING | Managing Expectations

• CREATIVITY | The Right Brain Develops First

• TOUCH THE FUTURE | How to Ruin Children’s Play

• COMMUNITY | Honoring Mother

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Mamatoto

Jeanne Ohm, D.C.

• Editorials

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Empowering Feminine Energy

Madisyn Taylor

• Daily Om – https://www.dailyom.com/

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Making Time to Stop and Think

Andy Couturier

(No Resources)

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Dando a Luz

Robert M. Biter, M.D.

(No Resources)

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Consciousness at the Beginning of Life

Wendy Anne McCarty, Ph.D.

• Welcoming Consciousness: Supporting Babies’ Wholeness from the Beginning of Life-An Integrated Model of Early Development by Wendy Anne McCarty. October 15, 2012 ISSSEEM Bridges Magazine, Vol 21(1), 2011

• 12 Guiding Principles: Nurturing Human Potential and Optimizing Relationships from the Beginning of Life. https://12guidingprinciples-ppn.com/the-12-guiding-principles/

• Wondrous Beginnings – https://www.wondrousbeginnings.com/

 

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Choosing A Birth Class

Brittany Sharpe McCollum, C.D. (DONA)

• Blossoming Bellies Wholistic Birth Services – https://www.blossomingbelliesbirth.com/

• Osterman, Michelle J.K. M.H.S. and Joyce A. Martin, M.P.H. “Epidural and Spinal Anesthesia Use During Labor: 27-state Reporting Area.” Volume 59, Number 5, 2008.

• Cheung, Wing, MN, BN, RN, RM, Wan-YimIp, PhD, MPhil., BN, RN, RM, and Dominic Chan, PhD, FRCNA, RN, RPN. “Maternal anxiety and feelings of control during labour: a study of Chinese first-time pregnant women.” Midwifery. Volume 23, Issue 2, 2007, pp. 123-130.

• Stark, Mary Ann, RNC, PhD. “Exploring Women’s Preferences for Labor Epidural Analgesia.” The Journal of Perinatal Education. Spring; 12(2), 2003, pp. 16-21.

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In the Flow

Marcy Axness, Ph.D.

• In appreciation of Jeannine Parvati Baker (1949 – 2005)

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17 Things I Wish Every Woman Knew

Beth Bridges, Naturopath

• Beth Bridges: Inspiring Modern Women to Thrive – https://bethbridges.com.au/blog/

• ICPA: Find a Chiropractor – https://icpa4kids.org/Find-a-Chiropractor/

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How Rest Saved My Soul

Karen Brody

• Daring to Rest – https://daringtorest.com/

• Thrive Global – https://www.thriveglobal.com/

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Bliss

Karen Brody

• Daring to Rest: Reclaim Your Power with Yoga Nidra Rest Meditation by Karen Brody. November 1, 2017

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Gaining Perspective

Stew Bittman, D.C.

• Bittman Bliss – https://www.bittmanbliss.com/workshops.html

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Big Time

Dawn Thompson

• Evidence On: Induction or C-section for a Big Baby? – https://evidencebasedbirth.com/evidence-for-induction-or-c-section-for-big-baby/

• ACOG – https://www.acog.org/

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Why You Should Think Twice About Prenatal Ultrasounds

Shelby Salinas

• Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering: A Doctor’s Guide to Natural Childbirth and Betle Early Parenting Choices by Sarah Buckley.

• ACOG – https://www.acog.org/Patients/FAQs/Ultrasound-Exams#risks

• Autism Research – https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/aur.1690

• PubMed – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24249575

• PubMed – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1360032

• 50 Human Studies, in Utero, Conducted in Modern China, Indicate Etreme Risk for Prenatal Ultrasound: A New Biliography by Jim West

• Fetuses Can Hear Ultrasound Examinations – https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn1639-fetuses-can-hear-ultrasound-examinations-/

• PubMed – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11476919/

• Sunshel: Conscious Living – https://www.sunshel.com/

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Present from the Start

Sophie Fletcher

• On Being Mom – https://onbeingmom.com/home/2016/2/25/having-young-siblings-present-home-birth

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March for Moms and ImprovingBirth Join Forces

Dawn Thompson

• March for Moms – https://www.marchformoms.org/

• ImprovingBirth – https://improvingbirth.org/

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Birth Trauma and the Issue of Informed Consent

Michele Munz

• Prevention and Treatment of Traumatic Childbirth – https://pattch.org/

• Caught on Video: Improving Birth Breaks the Silence on Abuse of Women in Maternity Care by CristenPascucci – https://improvingbirth.org/2014/08/vid/

• Human Rights in Childbirth – https://humanrightsinchildbirth.com/

• Birth Rights Bar Association – https://birthrightsbar.org/

• Childbirth Connection: Maternity Care – https://www.childbirthconnection.org/maternity-care/

• St. Louis Post-Dispatch – https://www.stltoday.com/

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My Baby Is Unsettled

Lizette Botha, D.C.

• ICPA: Find a Chiropractor – https://icpa4kids.org/Find-a-Chiropractor/

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Birth Story

Mallory Josh, Lacey Wilson, DC, and Kim Daly, CPM

(No Resources)

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Does My Baby Have Allergies Already?

Melissa Sell, D.C.

• Dr. Melissa Sell: German New Medicine Mental Wellness Coach – https://www.drmelissasell.com/

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Cleaning Up the Heartbreak

Rachel Macy Stafford

• The Important Thing About Yelling – https://www.handsfreemama.com/2013/05/22/the-important-thing-about-yelling/

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Managing Expectations

Eliane Sainte-Marie

• Why It’s Critical That You Trust Your Children – https://www.coachingforwholeness.com/blog/why-its-critical-that-you-trust-your-children

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The Right Brain Develops First

Vince Gowmon, CPCC

• Vince Gowmon – https://www.vincegowmon.com/

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How to Ruin Children’s Play

Peter Gray, Ph.D.

• Environment – https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/environment

• Beauty – https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/beauty

• Parenting – https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/parenting

• Art Therapy – https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapy-types/art-therapy

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy – https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapy-types/acceptance-and-commitment-therapy

• Self-Control – https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/self-control

• Laughter – https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/laughter

• Analyzing Attention – https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/attention

• Gratitude – https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/gratitude

• Wisdom – https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/wisdom

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Honoring Mother

Jeannine Parvati Baker

• Birth Psychology – https://birthpsychology.com/home