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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With 85% of US births considered traumatic for mother and child, how can we create the gentle, loving childbirth and postpartum WE ALL WANT?</span><br />
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There is a global c-section epidemic. Both mothers and babies are suffering trauma and health risks. New research is emerging indicating that the health of society at large is being compromised as a result.</div>
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While the reasons for the epidemic are varied and complex, awareness is growing (thanks in large part to mothers, birth workers, and advocates using social media). Earlier this year, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, jointly-issued the Obstetric Care Consensus, stating that allowing most women with low-risk pregnancies to spend more time in the first stage of labor may avoid unnecessary cesareans [1] (long understood in the world of midwifery). </div>
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Despite the growing awareness, US C-section rates (approximately 1/3 of all births) remain far in excess of the WHO standard: “The estimated proportion of births by caesarean in the population is not less than 5% or more than 15%.”[2] (Note that 15% is not the rate it “should be,” but the very high end of what could be expected.) </div>
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Of course there are some hospitals and OBs with decreasing C-section rates, but the fact remains that, based on the WHO guideline, 55-85% of the C-sections performed in the US are in excess of what should be required.</div>
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Alarmingly, maternal mortality rate is higher in the US than in China[3] despite the fact that China has a dramatically higher C-section rate (47%).[4] Worse, Abigail Higgins reports: “Eugene Declercq, of Boston University's School of Public Health, produced a short film named Birth by the Numbers discussing maternal mortality in the US. In a 2013 follow-up report, he noted that mortality rates in other industrialized nations had declined - while in the US, it increased by 30 percent in the first decade of the new millennium,”[5] partially due to C-sections. [6]</div>
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Not only are c-section rates climbing, but surgery is being forced on women against their will. In April this year, a woman was “kidnapped” from her home by authorities in Brazil to make her comply with her doctor’s demand that she have a c-section.[7]</div>
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And just last week in what the <em>Inquisitor</em> said could be termed a violation of the most basic of feminine, or even human, rights, a woman in Staten Island was forced, against her will, to undergo a cesarean section.[8]</div>
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<strong>Are We Culpable in the C-Section Epidemic?</strong></div>
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As the friends, family, and caretakers of the victims of C-section abuse, we are unwitting accomplices to the tolerance and acceptance as “normal” of C-section rates of 33% (US hospitals), and even of 90% (private hospital rates in Brazil) when, by contrast, the rate at The Farm from 1970-2000 was 1.4%[9] (lower than would be expected in any medical facility, but the statistic and their work (www.thefarmmidwives.org) merit consideration. See footnotes*)</div>
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With one sentence—“At least you had a healthy baby”—we unconsciously endorse the system that has created the phenomenon of the “emergency birth,” and the perception that birth is dangerous enough to frequently require surgical intervention to “save” mom and/or baby.</div>
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There are dozens of reasons never to utter those words to a new mother after her C-section (all actually nuances of the single problem that it makes us accomplices). Here are the top seven. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times-Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Times-Roman; mso-bidi-language: EN-US;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times-Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Times-Roman; mso-bidi-language: EN-US;">Just the word
“breech” can strike fear in pregnant women</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times-Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Times-Roman; mso-bidi-language: EN-US;">—<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">and</i>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times-Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Times-Roman; mso-bidi-language: EN-US;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times-Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Times-Roman; mso-bidi-language: EN-US;">In the U.S. hospital environment, a breech
presentation </span>would “almost certainly mean a cesarean section, considered
major abdominal surgery that generally leads to longer hospital stays, longer
recovery and, like all surgery, the risk of complications<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4699441845578298484#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[1]</span></span></span></span></a>”<span style="font-family: "Times-Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Times-Roman; mso-bidi-language: EN-US;">—and loss of any hope of a natural childbirth
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some midwives will deliver breech babies and some won’t. World-acclaimed
midwife, birth educator and activist Ina May Gaskin said in one of her
lectures, </span>“At first, we brought breech pregnancies to the hospital, but
we found after a while that we could deliver them here just fine. Footling
breeches, which are thought to be the most difficult, in our experience, they
often just slid right out.”<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4699441845578298484#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[2]</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times-Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Times-Roman; mso-bidi-language: EN-US;"></span></div>
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to find a provider who will happily encourage a vaginal birth with a
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an extremely gentle, painless procedure with a high success rate for turning
breech babies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Further, TCM offers
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you're planning a natural childbirth in the hospital...</span><br>
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I read this new release immediately upon receiving it yesterday. Though I can see
its great contribution to these fields, I did not read it from a
childbirth provider's, scholar's, or politician's point of view. I read
it as a mother who chose home birth at 42 years old---amongst other
reasons--to avoid being caught in the "cascade of interventions"--or
what I call the "birth template" prepared for us by committees. I read
it as someone who writes and advocates for natural childbirth.<br>
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<i>Cut It Out</i>, written by Professor Theresa Morris, offers new insight to
answer the question: "if most women do not want or choose c-section and
most maternity providers claim not to prefer c-section over vaginal
birth, why has there been an astronomical increase in the c-section rate
in the United States?" <br>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"> That's not what you'd expect to find on a “recommended” list for pregnant mothers, but those are the ingredients of the drink a pregnant woman must consume if she follows doctors orders for glucose tolerance screening.</span></div>
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class:</span></div>
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People in the US are rediscovering the mind/body benefits of
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cared for, eat special foods for rejuvenation, and are supported by family and
postpartum care providers. This, of course, leaves mom better able to care for
and bond with her new baby, and to return to her old strength, if not even an
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In China the term for this time is called “sitting moon” (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">zuo yuezi</i> in Mandarin—one month being
“one moon”), but cultures throughout Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Far
East have similar practices, each with their own special techniques and care
providers. This postpartum care is not considered something only for </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We don’t see an umbilical cord; there’s no placenta in
sight; and the baby, rather than in the ideal position for birth, is “cradled”
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at the time, she would have been head-down, nestled in the pelvic girdle, and
the reader would have a lovely view of her back and bum, or maybe her curled
legs and feet. That could be important for a medical journal, but the artist had
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<span style="font-size: large;">take...<b><i> <span style="font-size: x-large;">a love bath?</span></i><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">•A Texas Twist on an </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p><span style="font-size: small;">Ancient Chinese Precept•</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i> </i><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i>Of all the unusual things I learned from Traditional Chinese
Medicine (TCM) and Ayurveda about conception and pregnancy, this one
caught people’s attention most. Probably because it was the one thing
they’d never heard of...and because the effect on the baby is so profound.</i></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>After good morning hugs & tickles...signing time!</i></td></tr>
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Several years ago I was friends with a deaf<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4699441845578298484#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: Cambria;">[*]</span></span></span></a>
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When pregnant I heard about the trend of parents who weren’t
deaf teaching their babies ASL (American Sign Language) or a modified “baby
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I read several books and websites to learn more. Many
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seemed beneficial and fun, but the information I found was a little different
from what I’d observed with my friend and discovered in the deaf community (and
what with a little contemplation makes sense):<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>deaf parents use sign to communicate with their newborns from day one. Just
like newborns learning to speak from day one with their parents, babies can
learn sign from day one!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Garamond;">It is now the year 3013,
and in this report we will discuss briefly three rituals and behaviors of the
tribes of people living in North America: the tribe of the United States
collectively called “Americans,” and the tribe of Canada collectively called
“Canadians”—during an era now called “Dark Age II”—1,000 years ago in the
period between 1950-2050.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As we’ll see
in this report, Dark Age II was marked by extraordinary aberrations of nature
and a reign of fear, exemplified in these three rituals/behaviors: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In Part 1 of this article, <a href="http://www.alliechee.blogspot.com/2012/11/after-miscarriage.html">AFTER MISCARRIAGE: Postpartum Care for Mothers Experiencing Loss</a>, we discussed the care a woman should receive in the first several weeks after a preterm loss (or stillbirth) to help her through the grieving process, to assure her return to vitality, and—according to the precepts of Traditional Chinese Medicine—to increase her chance of a successful pregnancy the next time she conceives.</span><br>
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br>Here in Part 2, we’ll address the question: When should we try to conceive again? It would be nice if there were one, but the answer is that there is no one answer. Conceiving life is a sacred event, and there is no single fact or consideration that can offer a single best answer for everyone.<br><br>However, since there are biological and emotional ramifications of pregnancy and loss, there are factors we should consider when deciding when it’s best to try to conceive again.<br><br>The western medical industry essentially considers one factor when making recommendations: What is the statistical likelihood of carrying the next pregnancy full-term when conception happened x amount of time after a miscarriage?” <br><br>That is indeed the ultimate question in any woman’s mind. However, the western medical industry offers studies with tremendously conflicting results to answer that question. <br><br>For example, </span><br>
<a href="http://alliechee.blogspot.com/2013/01/conceiving-after-miscarriage-when-to.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699441845578298484.post-21652327064358860152012-12-17T15:38:00.000-08:002013-09-15T16:57:02.841-07:00Natural Childbirth Exercies - Review<style>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The good news is: the more we study and train, the more we can release
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">With that in mind, check out this fantastic book by
Rhondda Hartman, mother to 5, grandmother to 9, & trainer to 14,000+
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">In my book, <i>New Mother</i>, I discuss how profit-driven institutions have eliminated all that was natural, loving and sacred in pregnancy and childbirth--and what we can do to reclaim the magic in motherhood. </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">In <i>FREE LOVE</i>, we pick up where <i>New Mother</i> left off. The same institutions have invaded our kitchen, family life, and communities. We've allowed it--but once again--at any income level, with any amount of free time, and starting <i>right now</i>, we can reclaim the magic in our homes and communities. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #352024; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">In 1993, Allie Chee—planning to
move to Calcutta—had a one-hour phone call with Mother Teresa that set her off
on a different journey—one that led to dozens of countries, great adventure,
and unexpected lessons on <i>free love. </i> In communities
around the globe—rich and poor, peaceful and war-torn—she learned that we don't
need more time, we don't need more money, we don't need special skills, and we
don't need to give up anything we enjoy or desire. We can experience more
fun, more joy, more LOVE—<i>we can get our groove back </i>right now—with
the simplest of activities in our kitchen, at home, and in our communities.<i> </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #352024; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">The everyday ideas for joyful
living that Allie shares in <i>FREE LOVE are waiting for you. So what are
you waiting for?</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11px;"><b> ALLIE CHEE</b> has studied
Asian martial and healing arts since 1989, earning a 2nd degree black
belt and certification in TCM nutrition; she is a 42-year old home birth
mom; and author of <i>NEW MOTHER: Using a Doula, Midwife, Postpartum Doula, Maid, Cook, or Nanny to Support Healing, Bonding and Growth</i>; and <i>FREE LOVE: Everyday Ideas for Joyful Living</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11px;"> Her articles have appeared in <i>The Well Being Journal, The Holistic Networker, The Birthing Site, </i>and <i>MidwiferyToday. </i></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 11px;"><span class="itemAuthorUrl"> Website: <a href="http://www.alliechee.com/" rel="me" target="_blank">www.alliechee.com</a> Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AllieChee">www.facebook.com/AllieChee </a></span></span></b></div>
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• When should I wean my baby and how?<br>
• Where should my baby sleep?<br>
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They interviewed only women who took just a few days or weeks off and continued working. And loved it. This is exactly the kind of social influence from leaders, Hollywood, and commercial interests that I discuss in my book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/New-Mother-Midwife-Postpartum-ebook/dp/B008DMB9VG/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1342969442&sr=1-1&keywords=allie+chee">New Mother.</a><br>
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The message in the article is loud and clear: <i>American women, forget about taking
care of yourselves and bonding with your children. Work trumps all.</i><br>
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We give birth, if we're blessed, perhaps only once in our lives. Our babies are only babies for one year. And ever-increasingly, our society refers to this sacred event and magical time as something to be tended to briefly, and gotten over with as painlessly as possible, in exchange for further financial gain and ladder-climbing.<br>
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Quoted in the article is Jane M. Swift, who was a month into her term as acting governor of <br>
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I’m often asked that question. It implies that staying home, raising our
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Personally, I can’t imagine any joy greater than staying
home with my baby, cooking for her and my family all day, and being her best
friend and teacher. That’s not what
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Best wishes to you, Joy, and to all those lives you will touch with your goodness!<br>
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As published in The HolisticNetworker: <a href="http://www.holisticnetworker.com/5063/childrens-nutrition-is-your-hair-made-of-donuts/">http://www.HolisticNetworker.com/5063/childrens-nutrition-is-your-hair-made-of-donuts/</a><br>
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the current, you’d better be strong, confident, and resilient. Parents who work to feed their children
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Around the world and throughout time, the choice of what to
eat has been made by adults combining the foods harvested in the region, along
with an understanding of what food combinations best served the health needs of
the people in that area and created pleasant tastes. Children were not consulted in this matter,
as of course, they would not yet know what is best for their bodies. Rather, they were given to eat what the
adults ate—the adults knowing what was best and taking the time to prepare it. </div>
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It is always a delight to discover a cookbook that speaks to the pleasure of cooking for health--and not just to indulging the eyes and tongue! It's even better still when the author specifically addresses children's health and ways for parents to improve the food on offer at home.<br>
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<i>Joyful Cooking</i> by Joy Feldman is my latest discovery. Though my focus is usually on TCM and Ayurveda, occasionally a Western approach to nutrition is so compelling in its wisdom or simplicity that I veer in that direction. As my first beloved TCM doctor and teacher, Dr. Henry Woo, said, "East plus West is best".<br>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Through my 30’s I watched not one or two, but almost all my friends enthusiastically enter the hospital in labor, having claimed for nine months that they would have a natural birth, and saw them come out 2-10 days later having been induced, forced to labor on their back, drugged, cut, observed by countless strangers, having had their babies taken from them immediately after birth, having nursing problems, and having been given food I would call toxic.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">If you’d asked them ahead of time if that would have been their story, <a href="http://www.holisticnetworker.com/4964/bliss-of-natural-birth/">Read Full Article Published in Holistic Networker</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11px;"><b>ALLIE CHEE</b> has studied
Asian martial and healing arts since 1989, earning a 2nd degree black
belt and certification in TCM nutrition; she is a 42-year old home birth
mom; and author of <i>NEW MOTHER: Using a Doula, Midwife, Postpartum Doula, Maid, Cook, or Nanny to Support Healing, Bonding and Growth</i>; and <i>FREE LOVE: Everyday Ideas for Joyful Living</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11px;">Her articles have appeared in <i>The Well Being Journal, The Holistic Networker, The Birthing Site, </i>and <i>MidwiferyToday. </i></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 11px;"><span class="itemAuthorUrl">Website: <a href="http://www.alliechee.com/" rel="me" target="_blank">www.alliechee.com</a> Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AllieChee">www.facebook.com/AllieChee </a></span></span></b></div>
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<b>Sitting Moon: A Guide to Natural Rejuvenation After Pregnancy</b></div>
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How does a woman quickly and safely rejuvenate after childbirth,
provide well for her baby, get back to her old energy level, and back
into her old jeans? Have a sitting moon!
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<b><i>Sitting Moon?</i></b></h4>
In use for thousands of years, the Chinese calendar is a lunisolar
calendar, indicating the phase of the moon. According to Traditional
Chinese Medicine (TCM), to rejuvenate after childbirth a woman should
rest for approximately one month, or one “moon”. Thus we have the title
of the new book from Dr. Daoshing Ni and Jessica Chen about natural
postpartum rejuvenation, <i>Sitting Moon</i>.<br>
In a country where woman are often back on their feet and running
soon after giving birth, one month’s rest may sound shocking, but this
practice<br>
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