Archive for the 'Women's Health' Category

JOIN Prepare Childbirth Class # 188 July, Makati!!!

You can still catch up and join this Sunday’s Class. You can make up the first class you missed in the next series which starts on July 18!
PCC 188 July Class
Schedule:
Dates: June 20, 27, July 4, 11 (4 Sundays)
Time: 9-12:30pm
Venue: Class will be held in Makati Pulse Yoga
Always Bring: 2 mats or beach towel, 2 [...]

Does light drinking in pregnancy have benefits? Megan Brooks

(Reuters Health) – Could a glass of wine a day early in pregnancy yield better behaved kids? Maybe, according to results of a new study.
Megan Brooks
NEW YORK
Wed Jun 9, 2010 4:25pm EDT

The new findings, published in the obstetrics and gynecology journal BJOG, are based on 14 years’ worth of data in the Western Australian Pregnancy [...]

Tall & Tan & Young & Pregnant

It’s the hottest summer ever in 10 years! The question is, “Is sunbathing dangerous for the pregnant mom?” Follow the same rule as you would when you are not pregnant and take more precaution. Of course you have the problems of sun burn and skin cancer, skin discoloration, wrinkles… Apply a strong sun screen lotion. [...]

Pain Talk

Some of my beautiful students PCC 187 June Class, Makati 2010

20100610
When I ask my students what comes to their minds when I say the word, “childbirth”, they often say “pain!” ugh! Many perceive childbirth as the most painful physical experience any one can ever encounter in life. Some childbirth educators feel they need to cover [...]

How Blue Can Postpartum Get?

How blue can postpartum get?
for Junior Magazine
20100605
By Chiqui Brosas-Hahn*
Many women get some kind of depression after birth, usually observed on the third day. It comes in different degrees. Many husbands are confused and don’t understand what is happening to their wives. The women themselves feel strongly about certain issues and get overly emotional without realizing [...]