Monthly Archives: December 2011

The 10 Commandments of Getting Pregnant

By The Midwife | Published: December 16, 2011

This was shared with me, I felt compelled to share it all with you. Â Totally cracked me up, but SO TRUE!!!! Getting Pregnant with LumaLoveGettingPregnant.com

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Experience and Personal Practice

By The Midwife | Published: December 6, 2011

Personal experience always changes the way you practice in some way. Â Anyone who denies this is probably not being 100% honest with themselves. Â It’s the nature of us being human, and it’s inevitable because humans (as opposed to future robots?) provide health care, and by and large it’s a very good thing. Â This can be […]

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Question Kegels?

By The Midwife | Published: December 3, 2011

One of my pregnant patients was asking me the other day about what your vagina is like after giving birth. Â I reassured her that the tissue of the vagina and the perineum usually comes together very easily after a delivery, even if she tore, and that the perineum usually heals beautifully after a birth (a […]

Posted in Gynecology, Miscellaneous, Postpartum, Research, Women's Health | 1 Comment

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