tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57614112011-09-09T01:27:11.200-05:00A blog about natural childbirth and being a doula in Little Rock, Arkansas.Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04782300616889035540noreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761411.post-80682704082203933762007-11-15T16:59:00.000-06:002007-11-15T17:04:03.858-06:00

Here is the TV commercial that occasionally runs on channel 42 here in Little Rock. I thought I would post it here so my visitors could have a look.

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04782300616889035540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761411.post-45069270907377004122007-11-15T15:27:00.001-06:002007-11-15T15:30:37.780-06:00

Here is a video that was created by Birth Works to give some information about doula services.

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04782300616889035540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761411.post-1155305301671199612006-08-11T09:06:00.000-05:002006-08-11T09:09:29.706-05:00

Interesting video: 9 months of gestation in 20 seconds

Andihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16029885347787440677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761411.post-1143124966833654822006-03-23T08:15:00.000-06:002006-11-03T13:23:14.016-06:00

I am so very glad to announce the opening of HillCrest Hypnosis. This is my new Hypnosis office at 3000 Kavanaugh, Suite 207A HillCrest Square, Little Rock, Arkansas. I am certified with the 'National Guild of Hypnotists'. My aim is to help people with a very wide range of problems. Hypnotherapy can be used to help with so many issues it is amazing. Things like: stress, smoking, weight loss,

Andihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16029885347787440677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761411.post-1137186772311616082006-01-13T15:11:00.000-06:002006-01-13T15:12:52.313-06:00

I recently became a consultant for Natural Family Boutique. So feel free to look at the products there and see if I can help you find anyting. Here is a link:http://www.naturalfamilyboutique.com/?Andi

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04782300616889035540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761411.post-1100726465776500822004-11-17T15:16:00.000-06:002006-01-15T18:09:56.613-06:00

Click here for an interesting picture. I think it is a friend of a friend of Andi's.

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04782300616889035540noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761411.post-1098982504827263002004-10-28T11:44:00.000-05:002004-10-28T13:13:47.890-05:00

Here's some disturbing information about cesarean births in the US: Women are four times more likely to die during cesarean birth than during vaginal birth.Cesarean deliveries increased 7 percent from 2001 to 2002 to reach a rate of 26.1 percent of all births, the highest ever reported inthe United States. Source: (2003) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The US ranks 21st among nations

Andihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16029885347787440677noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761411.post-1098902101366472802004-10-27T13:33:00.000-05:002006-01-15T18:11:34.596-06:00

A 1993 study by Kennell, Klaus and Kennell showed that women who have doulas during their labors experience: 50% reduction in cesarean rates. 25% shorter labors. 60% reduction in epidural requests. 40% reduction in the use of pitocin. 30% reduction in requests for pain relief. 40% reduction in forceps deliveries.

Andihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16029885347787440677noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761411.post-1098901979899954012004-10-27T13:32:00.000-05:002004-10-28T11:10:48.880-05:00

Doula \DOO-luh\, noun: 1. A person who stays with a woman during her birth, helping her to feel safe so she can more easily let go to give birth. Link 2. A Doula is a woman experienced in childbirth who provides continuous physical, emotional and informational support to the mother before, during and just after childbirth. Trained Doulas understand the physiology of birth and the emotional

Andihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16029885347787440677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761411.post-1062972307262137362003-09-07T17:05:00.000-05:002004-10-20T14:09:51.196-05:00

Here is a paper that I am working on. "Benefits of breast feeding, and how society sometimes discourages it." - By Andrea Stracner. Breast feeding has been slowly becoming more popular since the 1970's. It is unfortunate that the trend is not catching on in certain parts of the population such as, teenage mothers, the poor, and African American women. We should find a way to convince them

Andihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16029885347787440677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761411.post-1062557493073055952003-09-02T21:51:00.000-05:002004-10-20T15:36:26.440-05:00

Here is a paper I wrote a while back for a composition class that explains a little about my views on birth. The United States spends more money on child birth than any other developed country. You would think this would mean that it would be safe to have a baby in a U.S. hospital. This is not necessarily true. Unfortunately we have one of the highest rates of infant mortality and lowest apgar

Andihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16029885347787440677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5761411.post-1062550345387302212003-09-02T19:52:00.000-05:002004-10-20T14:12:51.066-05:00

This blog will be about natural birth, doulas, midwives and other birth things.

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