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04/07/2025

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04/07/2025

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26/06/2025

Did you birth in water? 💧It can be one of the most effective ways to ease pain and stress during labor! 🙌🏽✨

Hydrotherapy is used around the world to support natural birth, and here’s why:

💦 Decreases pain sensations
💦 Reduces need for meds like epidurals or Pitocin
💦 Helps release the pelvic floor + lowers risk of tearing
💦 Promotes deep relaxation + endorphin release
💦 Creates a sense of calm, privacy, and safety
💦 Eases anxiety and boosts mobility
💦 Can even shorten labor time

Bonus? It’s natural, affordable, and widely available.

Just a heads up: Water labor is linked to fewer severe tears, though small ones may still happen. Chat with your provider to see if it’s a good option for you.

👉 Curious about water birth? Comment “WATER” and I’ll send you my favorite tips and videos to learn more! 💙

22/06/2025

21/06/2025

The World Health Organization (WHO) today released new guidance to help countries adopt and expand midwifery models of care - where midwives serve as the main care provider for women and babies throughout pregnancy, childbirth, and the postnatal period.

08/06/2025

04/06/2025

Preeclampsia is complex, and part of the puzzle involves the male factor. A topic that is often neglected in conventional medicine, especially as semen parameters continue to fall. ⁠
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⁠One theory, or maybe one piece of the puzzle, may involve the semen microbiome (yes, the semen has microbes). Most research on microbiome and preeclampsia have centered on the female endometrial and vaginal microbiome. Still, this study (link in bio) argues that paternal immunological factors and semen microbiome may explain some PE patterns. ⁠
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Pregnancy presents unique immunological changes that prevent the maternal immune system from attacking the embryo (it is a natural pathogen, causing tissue damage after all). Failure in this immunosuppression has been implicated in PE, as have pathogenic presences that prevent the immune system suppression (such as infections). ⁠
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Seminal fluids also contain immunomodulating compounds that promote maternal immune tolerance, kind of like waving the white flag (friend, not foe). Exposure to a patern's semen over time reduces the risk of PE by facilitating immune adaptation; it trains the immune system that this semen is safe.⁠
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This may explain why PE is more common in first-time pregnancies, 2-3x higher risk, (maybe less exposure before conception), and seems to decline after subsequent pregnancies with the same partner. ⁠
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We also see that the PE risk is higher in women who are having a child with a new s*x partner, even if she has had pregnancies in the past without PE. A 2003 study found that the use of barrier contraception before conception increased the risk of PE by 17-fold in women with short s*xual relationships before conception (< 4 months). ⁠
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Semen can also be exposed to viruses and bacteria. While not overt STDs, these will cause immune system reactions. Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma could be involved. ⁠
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When pathogens are present, the maternal immune system does its job and attacks them (regardless of exposure). They produce compounds that activate the maternal immune system, induce blood clotting, and change the uteroplacental interface.⁠
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Wanna read more, check the Link in bio

31/05/2025

Help foster an optimal gut microbiome for both you and baby. As a pregnant mama, your microbiome influences your baby in so many profound ways. And when you optimize your own gut and vaginal flora, you set your baby up for success, too! †We crafted this probiotic with 12 clinically studied strains...

31/05/2025

27/05/2025

If you cannot get enought from your diet, a good supplement should be taken. Important info related to IRON (Fe) and use in Cancer.

19/05/2025