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Exploration Of Naturopathic Medicine For Pregnant And Laboring Women, Megan Latreille
Exploration Of Naturopathic Medicine For Pregnant And Laboring Women, Megan Latreille
Honors Projects
Exploration of natural medicine has become increasingly common among individuals. With proper use, natural medicine can help treat many common ailments experienced during pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum. This paper serves to shed light on naturopathic medicinal techniques for expectant mothers and families, so that they may implement such in their own lives throughout pregnancy, during labor, and after birth. Yoga can be adapted and utilized during antenatal and postpartum periods to help with stress levels, depression, and physical health. Hypnosis, meditation, and hypnobirthing provide similar effects such as decreased stress and increased contentment; promoting a smoother and more effective labor …
Centeringpregnancy: Perceptions Of Providers And Staff In A Private Ob Practice, Allison F. Mills
Centeringpregnancy: Perceptions Of Providers And Staff In A Private Ob Practice, Allison F. Mills
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
Traditional prenatal care has been the stalwart of care in the United States since the 1920s; however, a new model of care is emerging: group-style prenatal care. This model of care has been well-documented within literature as having notable maternal and fetal outcomes, including increased patient satisfaction, decreased preterm birth rates, increased breastfeeding rates, and increased patient compliance, to name only a few. With such remarkable outcomes, it begs the question of why the group prenatal care model is not more widely utilized. This project aimed to determine if increasing the knowledge of healthcare providers in a private obstetrics practice …