Active and Expecting: Stay Fit During Pregnancy
Pregnancy is an incredibly life changing and exciting time. Your baby is growing, you eagerly anticipate his or her arrival, and of course, your body is changing like it never has before. Even though your body is growing in new
Top 10 Pregnancy Exercises
Once you decide to push past the pure exhaustion of growing another human inside of you, exercise during pregnancy can be rewarding. But with all of the changes your body is undertaking, many of your regular fitness routines may need
Birthright Provides Resources and Healing Support to Women Caught Off Guard by Pregnancy
Pregnancy is a life changing event. It speaks to the wonder of life, symbolizes the beauty of womanhood, and awakens bonds of love previously unknown. But what happens when pregnancy catches a woman by surprise, or when she or her partner
2014 Nurse of the Year Finalists from Oregon and SW Washington
With 430 nurses nominated, 188 finalists remain for the fourth annual 2014 Nurse of the Year Awards. This event will honor outstanding Oregon and SW Washington nurses for their constant care and compassion toward patients. Eighteen nurses will be awarded
Washington Early Support for Infants and Toddlers (ESIT) Video
Washington Early Support for Infants and Toddlers (ESIT) provides crucial early intervention to support brain development of children from birth to 3 years. Read Vivian Mattila Walikainen's entire article on birth to 3 screenings in the October 2014 issue, and
CenteringPregnancy® Group Care for Expecting Mothers
PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center and The Vancouver Clinic (TVC) are joining together to offer the first CenteringPregnancy® program in Southwest Washington. Centering is an innovative way for women to receive prenatal care in a group setting. The nationally recognized model
Babies and Young Children at High Risk of Poverty
On Tuesday, the U.S. Census Bureau released its annual collection of data on poverty, income, health insurance coverage for 2013. As in past years, the numbers confirm the disturbing trend that young children continue to be the age group most
Crybaby Café: Help for Reluctant Nursing
More babies are starting life with nature’s perfect food. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that 75 percent of American newborns are now breastfed. That’s good news; breastfeeding has amazing benefits for both mom and baby. But when
Baby, I’m Tired: Helping Your Baby Sleep All Night
There’s no denying that parenting is exhausting work. But having a baby doesn’t have to mean resigning yourself to months (and years) of sleepless nights. Armed with a bit of expert knowledge, you can help your little one sleep better—so
Editor’s Pick: “The Next 1000 Days” by Nikki McClure (Sasquatch Books, 2014)
Even with all of the thousands of photographs that modern parents take of their children, many everyday moments still hold fast only in memory, never to be relived. Olympia paper cutting artist, Nikki McClure, seeks to recreate these images, and