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Entries posted in July, 2010

  • Giving Life

    7/31/10 • (0)

    The placenta is crucial to the baby during pregnancy. Many cultures treat the placenta with great reverence after the birth. In this issue we look at some of the traditional practices that involve placentas. Western culture [...]

  • Trouble in Paradise

    7/24/10 • (0)

    Bali is often thought of as a tropical paradise – palm fringed beaches, beautiful sunsets and balmy evenings. While this is all true, there is a darker side to Bali. This week we feature a newsletter [...]

  • Alphabet soup

    7/17/10 • (0)

    Don’t know your ISP from your URL? Learn the lingo and get that website up and running! Previously we have looked at laying out of web pages to enhance their appeal. This is helpful if you [...]

  • How sound is ultrasound?

    7/10/10 • (0)

    Ultrasound testing – a wonderful diagnostic tool and an aid to bonding with your unborn baby? Or yet another unsafe, untested piece of technology in the barrage of interventions faced by pregnant women today? For many [...]

  • How do I get new clients?

    7/03/10 • (0)

    “I am a new doula and have had several meetings with potential clients that never come to anything. I always put a lot into these meetings and feel very disappointed when they never call me back [...]