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Midwifery for Pregnancy

In recent years, midwifery has become an alternative to obstetricians and family doctors for women with low-risk, uncomplicated pregnancies. Research has shown that team midwifery care is associated with increased satisfaction before, during and a...

Childbirth - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Childbirth, or parturition, is the process of labor that dilates the cervix, as well as the delivery of the baby and ...

Biofeedback - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Biofeedback, or applied psychophysiological feedback, is a patient-guided treatment that teaches an individual to con...

Prenatal Yoga - Yoga During Pregnancy

Yoga, the Hindu mind-body system of postures, breathing techniques, meditation, and spirituality, is especially well ...

Cerebral Palsy - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Cerebral palsy (CP), or static encephalopathy, is the name for a collection of movement disorders caused by brain dam...

Epilepsy - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Epilepsy is a condition characterized by recurrent seizures that may include repetitive muscle jerking called convuls...

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The National Geographic News published an article earlier this month titled “Cocaine, Spices, Hormones Found in Drinking Water”. A part of a special series that explores the global water crisis, th...

Certified Nurse Midwife in Poland Ohio

WHAT IS A MIDWIFE? Certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) are licensed health care providers educated in nursing and midwifery.  CNMs have graduated from college; they have passed a national examinat...

ELEMENT Acupuncture and Wellness

In Chinese medicine each of the seasons have an Element which corresponds to it, and each of these Elements have certain things associated with them.  The Wood Element is associated with Spring.  T...

Bethany Muhl Acupuncture - Los Angeles, CA

Let's face it, as women we have all at some point in our lives experienced PMS, or premenstrual syndrome. If it is a mild case it can be unpleasant, but if severe it can be debilitating. Some of...

INNERHEALTH Acupuncture & Counseling, Angela Pfaffenberger, Ph.D., LAc.

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is one of the oldest continuous systems of medicine in history, with recorded instances dating as far back as two thousand years before the birth of Christ. Chine...

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