by BreathOfLifeTampa | May 9, 2017 | Birth, Blog, Cesarean, Labor, Midwifery Care, Pregnancy
Time for some straight facts about cesareans: Cesarean operations are the most common surgeries performed in the United States More than a third (32%) of the nearly four million babies born every year in the United States are brought into the world by cesarean....
by BreathOfLifeTampa | May 5, 2016 | Blog, Celiac, Infertility, Nutrition, Pregnancy
Infertility and Celiac Disease: Is There a Link? The connection between infertility and celiac disease – essentially an allergy to gluten which is a component of wheat and other grains – is becoming more clear, according to a meta-analysis of several recent studies....
by BreathOfLifeTampa | Mar 21, 2016 | Blog, Labor, Music in Labor, Pregnancy
Is it possible that something as passive as listening to music in labor can help women relax and possibly speed up labor? Absolutely! For years, research has suggested that music has the potential to activate our parasympathetic nervous system, which tells our body...
by BreathOfLifeTampa | Feb 8, 2016 | Blog, Pregnancy, Zika
The story of the Zika Virus is changing rapidly: In early February, Florida’s Governor declared a public health emergency in four counties, including Hillsborough, because several people (not pregnant) were diagnosed with the mosquito-borne virus. This simply...
by BreathOfLifeTampa | Dec 15, 2015 | Blog, Labor, Midwifery Care, Pregnancy, Umbilical Cord
The umbilical cord is the lifeline between a baby in utero and, through the placenta, its mother. It is the conduit through which oxygen-rich blood and nutrients flow to the baby, and deoxygenated blood and waste products flow out. At birth, when left uncut, the...
by BreathOfLifeTampa | Nov 2, 2015 | Blog, Pregnancy, Preterm Labor
Can a few glasses of wine or an occasional margarita during your pregnancy really effect your developing baby? The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) says absolutely! The AAP’s Committee on Substance Abuse recently issued a clinical report stating that...
