Dr. Kara LM DTCM

08/15/2024

It’s such an honor to share this space with an amazing group of women, midwives, healers.

08/30/2023

Look who has a new clinic space! I'm excited to be back with my midwife family treating patients from their very cute office on Ocean St. Taking bookings for acupuncture through their site below https://santacruzmidwives.as.me/
(and no...you don't have to be pregnant to come see me 😉)

Schedule your appointment online Santa Cruz Midwives

08/24/2023

Peri menopause is a normal stage of our hormonal lives, and yet so few of us know or talk about it. It can last for years before our cycles stop. It comes at a time where many of us are at the peak of our intense parenting years or stages of growth in our careers, complicating some of the ways we navigate the world.

It’s great to see female leaders like talk about this time. She’s right you don’t have to suffer in silence, you’re not alone.

Diet and lifestyle adjustments help manage symptoms along with the rebalancing effect of acupuncture and herbs, we can support our bodies through this transition.

The world record-setting pro ultrarunner is sharing her experiences so others don’t have to go through it alone.

07/24/2023

05/17/2017

"In the autumn of 2014, following yet another inquest into a maternal death ending with a verdict of medical misadventure," wrote Irish sociologist, birth activist and all-round fab woman Jo Murphy-Lawless (2015), "I felt strongly that something needed to be done. We needed to draw public attention

08/31/2016

I’ve written before about preparing your child to attend the birth of a sibling. A big part of preparing my son to see me labor and give birth was watching videos. I got a lot of questions about what videos I watched. There are many readily available on YouTube, and I’m going to share some … Continu...

07/22/2016

Prenatal massage, form a gifted therapist. She's wonderful!

Ashlee Tatum is a graduate of the Maui School of Therapeutic Massage. She has practiced in Hawaii and California since 2007 and is certified in both states. She is skilled in a range of modalities with an emphasis on therapeutic bodywork through swedish, lomi lomi and deep tissue techniques. She hol...

07/06/2016

Wow.

07/06/2016

Momma's come replenish your body and mind with Prenatal Yoga. Tuesday Evenings 6-7.30 Precision Physical Therapy and Fitness in Capitola www.prefitpt.com/class-schedule.

Precision Physical Therapy & Fitness brings unique and effective classes to Santa Cruz. Check out our Class Schedule and find a class that best fits you.

06/11/2016

What is a big baby? The medical term for big baby is macrosomia, which literally means “big body.” Some researchers consider a baby to be big when it weighs 4,000 grams (8 lbs., 13 oz.) or more at birth, and others say a baby is big if it weighs 4,500 grams (9 lbs., 15 oz.) or more (Rouse et al. 199...

06/01/2016

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04/26/2016

Stepping away from the traditional keels, this routine will help lengthen and loosen tight unbalanced ligaments that can cause pain for Momma and malposition of baby.

Try this 10-step practice for strong and supple muscles to support childbirth, your vital organs, and even your love life.