Beacon Birth

12/31/2016

http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/the_kids/2014/12/breast_feeding_and_alcohol_it_s_fine_to_drink_while_nursing.html

The holidays are all about extended family, which means, by necessity, they’re also all about alcohol. But what if you’re a nursing mom? On the one han ...

12/28/2016

http://www.bellybelly.com.au/birth/vaginal-examinations/

Vaginal examinations are very common during pregnancy and birth. However, there are 7 things you should know about intervening with a vaginal exam.

11/18/2016

Hear how this daddy helps catch his own baby.

11/14/2016

10/30/2016

05/07/2016

Happy Mother's Day! Love seeing women tapping into their ancestral wisdom. The missing link in having a fearless birth.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/43-raw-photos-of-moms-helping-their-daughters-through-childbirth_us_572a2ebde4b016f378945cda

Wow!

05/07/2016

http://childrensmd.org/browse-by-age-group/pregnancy-childbirth/delaying-babys-first-bath-8-reasons-why-doctors-recommend-waiting-up-to-48-hours-before-bathing-a-newborn/

My newborn daughter was screaming during her first bath as I watched helplessly from my bed. She was only about an hour old. I was trying to breastfeed her when the nurse took her from my arms, telling me that the baby had to be bathed before I was transferred to a different room. We …

04/18/2016

The No-Cry Solution
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04/06/2016

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matthew-melmed/babies-mental-health-matters_b_7213290.html

When we hear about a person's mental health, it's often in the context of a problem -- a colleague is struggling to handle stress at work, a friend's chi...

03/31/2016

http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/newborn-eye-treatment-doesn-t-work-say-pediatricians-who-want-law-repealed-1.3000350

Canadian pediatricians are calling for changes to what they consider an ineffective medical treatment for newborn babies: antibiotic eye drops to prevent sexually transmitted infections from mothers.

03/28/2016

03/19/2016

http://www.parentingscience.com/stress-in-babies.html