Labour How Pilates Helps Strengthen the Pelvic Floor Pilates can be incredibly bene cial for the pelvic oor, if these muscles are engaged correctly. Regular Pilates can help strengthen the pelvic oor; however, it is also equally important to learn how to relax this group of muscles. The relaxation and the engagement of the pelvic oor are both learned skills that Pilates teaches. We hear again and again that Pilates is bene cial for the pelvic oor, but why?
Emily Boult Co-founder and Director of Premium Pilates & Fitness
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Choosing Your Birth Setting Homebirths: In the Home or the Hospital? Homes and hospitals–they might not seem to have a whole lot in common, except for the fact that they both begin with the letter H. But homebirth and hospital birth can and do co-exist though that is sometimes hard to reconcile. We are so accustomed to categorization in our society–something has to be either/or, this or that.
Anne Margolis Anne Margolis is a Registered Nurse, Licensed Nurse Midwife, Certi ed Yoga Teacher with specialties in Prenatal and Postpartum, Licensed Femme! Teacher and
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What is a Doula? I remember the rst time I ever heard the word, at work, pregnant with my rst child. A customer asked how my pregnancy had been treating me, and proudly announced that she was a doula. I smiled, nodded politely, nished her order and continued about my day- having absolutely no idea what she was talking about.
Laura LaGinestra Laura LaGinestra, of Better Birth Doula- Central Coast, is a certi ed birth doula and postpartum doula living in North Avoca, NSW.
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