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Cassandra Okamoto: Posted on Tuesday, March 05, 2013 6:48 AM
Bruss and I would like to welcome Cassandra to the Sweet Pea Births Family. She will be a regular contributor to the blog and you will start seeing her around the internet on ourother social mediaplatforms. I am looking forward to sharing her areas of expertise with our students and readers. Bienvenidos, Cassandra! ~KRB
 Hi, I am Cassandra Okamoto and I am a new contributing
writer here at Sweet Pea Births! I thought I would tell you all a little bit
about myself & then share my birth story, which just happened to take place
almost exactly one year ago. |
Birth place options, natural labor coping mechanisms, Natural labor coping techniques, First stage labor, Midwife, Midwifery Care, Second Stage Labor, Chiropractic Care, Information Center, Birth Story, Homebirth, Heat Comfort Measures, Full term, Postdate, Natural birth, Comfort Measures, Labor Support, Bag of Waters, Rupture of Membranes, Cassandra Okamoto
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Krystyna Robles-Bowman, AAHCC: Posted on Friday, November 16, 2012 8:09 AM
 I got a desperate text this week from an alumni mom. A mama in her circle heard these words from
her OB, “Nothing good happens after 40 weeks,” as a reason for her to schedule
an induction. All I could think, was, "WOW!" and how grateful I was that our care providers did not have that belief.
 I want to preface this post by clearly stating that this is not medical information,
nor am I medical professional. What follows are consideration and discussion points for a
couple who is thoughtfully weighing their options. |
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Krystyna Robles-Bowman, AAHCC and Jennifer Hanson: Posted on Monday, February 13, 2012 9:21 PM
 I am
grateful to Jennifer and Devin Hanson for giving me permission to add their
birth story to our Birth Story Archive.
Their generosity is premiering our first twin story. They have an inspiring story that is a testament to faith and belief in
your body, your coach and your birth team.
Jennifer
was also kind enough to share some thoughts about Bradley Method® classes, care providers and life as a momma
of twins. Read our “virtual interview”
below the links to her birth story. |
Birth center, Bradley Method® outcome, Managing or coping with natural labor, natural labor coping mechanisms, Natural labor coping techniques, Pain management natural labor, First stage labor, Midwife, Midwifery Care, Doulas, Second Stage Labor, The Bradley Method® classes, Breech presentation, Birth Story, Bradley Method® birth story, Bradley® Coaches, Coaches, Coaching, Transition, Homebirth, Hospital Birth, Full term, Past due date, Postdate, Due Date, In Their Own Words, Natural birth
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Krystyna Robles-Bowman, AAHCC: Posted on Friday, January 27, 2012 5:15 PM
I finally got approval from all the families to post the
Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby pictures. Here
is a brief synopsis of their outcomes along with a birth story from one of the
moms.
All of these are babies from our Fall 2011 Bradley Method®
series. Angelika got to be one of these
babies, too! The families enrolled in
our classes with the intention of having natural births. However, all of them took to heart our
entreaty to evaluate all their decision points with the Healthy Mom, Healthy
Baby filter. |
First stage labor, Birth plans, Midwife, Midwifery Care, Cesarean Birth, Doulas, Placenta Encapsulation, Bradley® Coaches, Coaches, Coaching, Variations and Complications, Going to your birthplace, Homebirth, Hospital Birth, Postdate, In Their Own Words, Epidural, Berman's Law
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Stephanie Stanley, ICAN Phoenix and Krystyna Bowman, AAHCC: Posted on Friday, January 13, 2012 11:37 AM
 This is a topic that came up when I was pregnant with
Angélika that I was not ready to allow into my consciousness until she was
safely in our arms. Now that enough time
has passed and we have proven to ourselves that homebirth can be a safe option
when a person is healthy and low risk, I am ready to write about it.
I gave Stephanie Stanley, facilitator of the East Valley
ICAN group, byline credit for this because I am using her research from a
uterine rupture presentation she did at a meeting for my post today. |
Cesarean Birth, Cesarean Surgery, Information Center, Miscarriage or Stillbirth, Pregnancy Loss, Variations and Complications, Homebirth, Hospital Birth, Informed Consent, Postdate, Due Date, Epidural, Obstetrical Care, Uterine Rupture
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Krystyna Robles-Bowman: Posted on Tuesday, May 24, 2011 12:01 PM
 So your due date came…and went…what do you do now?
One of Dr. Bradley’s sayings was, “It’s Not Nice To Fool
Mother Nature”. There is a whole chapter
of his book, Husband-Coached Childbirth, devoted to that topic, in which he
talks about the concerns he has with trying to rush the process.
Did you know your due date was, at best, an estimate? Did you know that only 4% of babies arrive on their actual due date? There is no hard and fast rule for when your
baby is going to make his or her entrance. |
Midwife, Midwifery Care, Acupuncture, Information Center, Miscarriage or Stillbirth, Variations and Complications, Informed Consent, Full term, Past due date, Postdate, Postmature baby
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