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Arching and pushing in babies (after emergency c-section)

For some babies, getting stuck in the birth canal, then being born via caesarean, can be a disorienting experience. Especially so, if anaesthesia or opioid medication was used at the time. Babies are active participants during birth, they will push off the walls of the uterus with their feet, twist their bodies and turn their… Continue reading Arching and pushing in babies (after emergency c-section)

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The body remembers: Early life imprints

Babies (and adults) remember their birth and early life (pre-verbal) experiences. These experiences are imprinted on the nervous system and tissues of the body. Early life experiences, like birth, influence our body and our behaviour. These formative experiences are often forgotten but can be later remembered (for example during a treatment of cranio). This occurs… Continue reading The body remembers: Early life imprints