[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text]   Author: Lauren FrickA randomized controlled trial tested the effects of prenatal yoga on women’s stress and immune function during various stages of pregnancy. Stress is known to have adverse effects on both mother and baby during pregnancy. With stress, the body produces more cortisol which ultimately decreases immunity to viruses and …

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Author: Lauren Frick Complementary and alternative medicine is becoming a more popular treatment for pregnant women. In fact, it has been found that “in America 69% of women are using CAM, in the United Kingdom 57%, and in Germany 51%” and 73% in Australia (R. L. Bowman et al, 2018, 82). With its increased popularity, …

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Author: Lauren Frick The utilization of spiritual healing in and around pregnancy can provide many benefits to alleviate stresses and pain within a women’s life, in fact forms of spiritual healing have become the most widely practiced complementary therapy, although some people in Western society consider its effects to be those of a placebo. Daniel …

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Author: Lauren Frick A meta-analysis was conducted by Karin Ried, a researcher for the National Institute of Integrative Medicine, to determine whether or not traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) proved to be more beneficial at increasing fertility than Western methods. It is found that “about 15% of couples in Western countries” encounter infertility, while 10.9% of …

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