Hello and welcome to
"Health for a Lifetime"
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I'm your host Don Macintosh
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and today, I'm delighted
to have Patti Barnes with us.
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Welcome Patti, Thank you Don
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We're glad that
you could make it...
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And you have quite a
busy life, I hear... Yes, I do
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As a certified
professional midwife,
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you don't know what time of
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the day you're going
to get called, do you?
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No, or what time of night!
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All right, so you've delivered
now over 700, what, you said?
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Over 750 babies
in about 15 years,
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and it's a real ministry.
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And that's the
title of your new book...
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"The Ministry of
Midwifery" a manual,
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and an excellent
book, I've really enjoyed
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what I've been
able to read of it.
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Today, we're going to
talk about something I think
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is very important... "how
to have a healthy pregnancy"
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Now I'm sure that
this is something that
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you really have a
burden for, isn't it?
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Yes Don, I definitely have
a burden for pregnant moms to
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have a healthy delivery,
and not just for their baby
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but so that they could feel...
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not just feel good during
pregnancy, but afterwards!
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It's a
lifestyle change for them.
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Now I know your work
along with a team of physicians
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in a hospital in your
area and different things,
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and you were mentioning to
me, before we started here,
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that there are a lot
of people that don't' have
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healthy pregnancies and
they don't' have prenatal care,
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they don't have
those kind of things,
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and this is kind of
your ministry to get
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out there, right? Yes
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I want to educate the
public on the importance of
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having prenatal care
and the importance of
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the lifestyle
change and diet change,
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but also to help break
prejudice down in the working
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relationship between
patients and doctors.
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There are a lot of
pregnant mothers that just
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choose not to go in; they
don't want to see the doctors
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for some one reason...
whether it be finances,
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or just afraid or intimidated...
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and so I try to work on
their level, educating them,
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to help them have
a healthy pregnancy,
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and also bring them
in to have a visit...
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a couple of visits or
however often the doctors say
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they need to see
them, and to ensure
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the health of the
mother and the baby.
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Now in talking
about a healthy pregnancy,
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you have 8 principals you're
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going to share
with us, I believe. Yes
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And they are
covered in your book,
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but I think we also have
them here for us as well.
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Let's go through those
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and then maybe you
can work us through that.
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Okay, I entitled this the
BIRTHING acronym - 8 Laws,
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and we encourage
them in the following...
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Okay, well let's talk
about those one at a time.
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What about bodily exercise...
what do you mean by that?
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And what kind of
exercise and why?
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Well, we encourage all
of our pregnant moms to get
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a lot of exercise.
What do you mean by a lot?
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Start out, if they
are not used to exercise,
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they should start out slow;
let's just say 30 minutes a day,
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and build maybe to
an hour a day walking...
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And, toward the
end of their pregnancy,
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they find just have an
easy time of maybe not even
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going 5-8 miles a day.
... 5-8 miles a day? Yes
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Most of my pregnant
moms... I have a small mountain
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behind my house and
they'll come and walk up...
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it's about 1,200 foot
mountain, it's not very big,
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but towards the end, they're
just taking that with no sweat.
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Really? So how long
does it take them to do that
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mountain of 5-8 miles?
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Well the mountain, they'd
probably take about 45 minutes
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one way. One way? Okay
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So walking then?
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Walking is probably the
best exercise for pregnant moms.
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Gardening is very
good... just by stooping and
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squatting and
working in the garden helps
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strengthening your leg muscles.
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It tones up your muscles
and open your pelvic cavity,
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and it gets you ready.
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You see, the pregnant mom needs
to be in good physical shape.
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She needs to have
stamina for the birth,
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and be in good condition.
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Are there any hormones or
anything that would not be
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stimulated if you
didn't exercise as well?
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Well, there's a hormone
that is stimulated by exercise.
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It's in your endorphins
and your endorphin level is
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brought up... I think
it can be increased by 60%
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if you have good
exercise and endorphin acts
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as natural pain
killer in your body.
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So, you know what the Bible
talks about in Exodus 1:15-18
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...it talks about the Hebrew
women having easy deliveries
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quick and easy and I believe
they were in good physical shape
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Whereas the Egyptian
moms, they didn't evidently.
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Probably they had
maybe a lot of maid service.
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So, get out there and
walk in the fresh air,
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do some gardening... these types
of exercises are the best. Yes
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And I tell my pregnant moms, you
know, they like to walk around
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in shopping malls... and
sure, that's getting exercise,
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but it's not the
same; it's not stress-free.
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It's not in the open outdoors.
It's not stress-free for them
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as well as their husbands
because if they're in the mall
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there are other problems
that develop. That's very true.
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I mean, not with
my wife, of course,
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but maybe not with
most of the wives watching.
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What about the fathers, is it
important for him to exercise?
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I encourage the fathers
to walk with them because
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I know that if
they take an interest,
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that they will
encourage my pregnant moms to
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do this every day to be
a part of their lifestyle.
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And toward the end, like
I said, they feel SO good
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that after they
have the baby, they say,
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"When can I walk again?"
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It just feels so good, they
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don't want to
change their lifestyle.
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And their pre-pregnant weight,
comes back to them faster.
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Okay... so they
won't have the problem with
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keeping on the extra
pounds and different things
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if they have a
lifestyle of that.
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It tones up their
uterus and their muscles,
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and prepares them
for the birth which is
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just like running a marathon.
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What about the pure
air? That's the second thing
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"Inhale pure air"
that you had on your list.
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Well, with walking, of course,
we encourage it to be outside
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so that they can
inhale the pure air.
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It's good for their circulation
for the mother and the baby.
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It encourages regularity
and it helps indigestion.
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Also, when we're
talking about just practicing
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deep-breathing exercises
while they're outside because
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when they're in labor,
we encourage what we call,
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controlled
breathing or slow breathing,
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not the fast breathing.
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So they don't
hyperventilate... Right
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Don't have as much
oxygen that goes, maybe,
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to the baby or
something, is that why?
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Well, if they do the
fast breathing to help comfort
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or ease the pain
of the contractions,
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not only could
they hyperventilate,
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they can get dizzy and
they don't have enough energy.
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You know, they last longer
with slow diaphragm breathing.
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So we encourage that...
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They practice
that beforehand. Yes
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And we also have their husbands
to know how to help them
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during labor with the
breathing, because when they get
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to a point where they just
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feel like they
can't do it anymore,
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all they have to do just
have their husbands say...
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"Well just follow me
and I'll help you breathe"
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So how soon do you
start this part of it,
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teaching the breathing?
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Well, anytime
before labor and delivery,
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but we like to
probably around 7 months.
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The next thing you
have on your list is REST!
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Why is rest
important and how much?
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Well, of course, we tell
our mothers that every hour
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before midnight
is worth 2 after.
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And, do you know that as they're
carrying the baby in utero,
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in the uterus, that it's very
important that they establish
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regular hours for their baby.
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Before they're born.
Before they are born because
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if they stay up all night,
then you'll probably have a baby
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that's going to
stay up all night.
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Do you think my baby
will stay up all night?
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If your wife stays up all night.
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No, she doesn't, she
goes to bed early. Good
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So you're establishing a regular
pattern already for your baby.
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Now, I'd like the baby to
sleep during church too...
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so should she start
sleeping during church?
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Probably not. No
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But a regular pattern..
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just a regular pattern
because this baby can even
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sense, through the uterine
wall, light and darkness.
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Sounds - it can hear
your voice. It can hear music.
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And it's important
that the baby already gets
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established with
a regular schedule.
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Okay, what about temperance?
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What does that have to
do with a healthy pregnancy?
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Well, of course, we
encourage not over-exercising,
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not to get too much
sunshine or to oversleep.
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But temperance also
includes abstinence.
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And so, I would encourage
all pregnant moms not to smoke,
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not to drink alcohol, drugs.
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And so, we would encourage
abstaining from those things.
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What does alcohol, smoking,
and drugs do to the pregnancy?
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Well, of course, that would
be considered damaging for the
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newborn baby; for
example, like smoking,
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there's a higher risk of ADHD
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which is attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder,
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and SIDS, sudden
infant death syndrome.
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There is a larger
percent on smokers,
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and they are also of smaller
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gestational
weight for their size.
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They don't have enough
of amniotic fluid or enough
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whatever that they
need to carry the baby or...
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It can cause some
damage there with smoking,
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and they're smaller and
their lungs would be more
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underdeveloped.
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I've heard some
physicians and others talk about
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the fact that they shouldn't
really be eating chocolate,
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is that right or
wrong, according to you...
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What's your opinion on it?
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You mean the
caffeine in the chocolate? Yes
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Well I just find that
more of my pregnant moms that
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have the caffeine
intake, they would have more
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heart sensitivity, and if they
don't sometimes their babies do.
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And I could pick it up
just maybe some heart murmurs.
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You know, I could
always tell when they
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had a piece of chocolate or...
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You mean a murmur, or do
you mean it just speeds up
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or palpitations?
Heart palpitations.
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So that's
something else to avoid.
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Anything else... temperance,
someone had said once,
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and let's see if you agree with
this is "total abstinence from
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that which is harmful
but the moderate use of
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that which is good"...
Is that a good definition?
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That's a good definition. Okay
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Well, let's talk a
little bit more about
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this next one
that you have down...
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We've talked
about bodily exercise.
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We've talked about pure air.
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We've talked about rest.
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Oh, I forgot to ask you
about rest... How much rest?
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Oh, well, we encourage
about 7 or 8 hours a night.
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But, Don, toward
the end of pregnancy,
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you never know when
they're going to go into labor,
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and I could say as a midwife,
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most of my calls would be at
2 o'clock in the morning. Great!
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So if they had a hard day
and they worked real hard,
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got a lot of exercise,
and then went to bed so tired,
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and then got up in an
hour or 2 and went into labor,
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they're already
starting off tired.
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So I do encourage,
towards the end of pregnancy,
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maybe taking short naps.
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Short naps, more rest
as the pregnancy goes on
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just to be ready. Right
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Yes, well that
makes excellent sense.
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Well let's go to the
next one that you had here.
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We have bodily exercise, inhale
pure air, rest, temperance,
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and hydrotherapy!
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Talk to me a
little bit about that.
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Okay, hydrotherapy
includes external and internal.
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So we talked about
why it's important to
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drink a lot of
water... 6-8, 10 glasses. Right
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Not just for the
mother, but for the baby because
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the amniotic fluid,
but also for external use.
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Not to mention just cleanliness
but we use hydrotherapy in labor
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for comfort measures.
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We do hot towels on
the back and abdomen,
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or wherever the pain
is... the contractions.
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And/or they could labor,
I'm not saying having the baby,
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but they could
labor in the bathtub...
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And just the warm
water eases the contractions
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because every
time we do hydrotherapy
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on them while they are
in labor, they always say,
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"Ohh, this feels so good"
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...and it cuts the
pain, they say about,
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this is what they
tell me, about 50%
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Well that's interesting!
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We've been
talking to Patti Barnes
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and we've been looking at
how to have a healthy pregnancy.
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Patti has just written a
new book and she's sharing
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some of the wealth of experience
from the last 15 years.
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When we come back,
we're going to be talking
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to her a little
bit more about water.
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I find that there are
some interesting facts
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about the water that's inside;
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we've talked about
the water that's outside.
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We'll go through the rest
of these 8 Laws of Health.
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You might want to
get a pen to jot down
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some of these facts and this
information or call a friend.
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We hope that you
join us when we come back.
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Welcome back, we've been
talking with Patti Barnes
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She is a certified
professional midwife,
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and she has
delivered quite a few babies,
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and we're looking at the 8 Laws
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for having a healthy
pregnancy, isn't that right?
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And I told you I was
going to ask you a question
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when we came back, and that is,
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what about the
water on the inside?
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A little bit more about that.
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We talked about water on
the outside for pain relief,
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and for soothing them...
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What about the
water on the inside?
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Well, they need to drink at
least 6-8 glasses of water a day
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because it's very important
that they stay well-hydrated,
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not just for the
mother but for the baby...
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because the amniotic sac
is filled with amniotic fluid,
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around 1000 mL of fluid, at
least not over 1200 mL of fluid
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So it's got water
there in the sac... Yes
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And about 30% of it is
replaced every 3 hours,
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and it's very important
that they drink enough water
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...the baby moves freely
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in the amniotic fluid and is
protected by the amniotic fluid,
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and the umbilical cord
that is attached to the baby
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and the placenta is protected
so that it doesn't get pinched.
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If they didn't have enough
fluid and the umbilical cord
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could get pinched off, it
would cut off the oxygen supply
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to the baby or nutrition.
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So if they're going to
get up during this program
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and get something, it's best
to go get a glass of water...
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Go get a glass of water
and come back, right? Yes
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And drink that!
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Well, the next thing
you have on your list here,
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on the 8 Laws is sunshine.
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What is the benefit of sunshine?
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What can we learn about that?
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Well sunshine
destroys harmful bacteria,
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and strengthens your immune,
builds white blood cells,
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strengthens your
immune, and just basically
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being out in the
sunshine if you can every day
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is very good for
the mother and the baby.
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Can you get too much sun?
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You can, yes, you have to
be temperate in all things.
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You can get too much sun.
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And how do you know
when you're getting too much?
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Well, you wouldn't
want to get a sunburn.
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But just being
out, like I said...
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you know, when
you're going for a walk,
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they start out 30 minutes a day
and they might build to an hour,
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but it doesn't have to be...
sure, it should be outdoors,
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but it doesn't have
to be right in the sun.
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It could be under
the trees or shade.
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I noticed
something in your pamphlet,
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which I think is also
from your book, by Dr. Bradley
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about sunlight, that
really interested me as well.
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Something about the birthing
process itself in sunlight.
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Yes, they say that there
is increased evidence that
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sunlight reduces... or INCREASES
the flexibility, I'm sorry,
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...increases the
flexibility of tissue so that
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you would have less
tearing during delivery.
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So being out there for
whatever reason, in the sun,
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does a lot of real
positive things... Right
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Sun lamp just as good?
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No, I feel like
the natural is best.
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Well, let's talk about
the next one on your list,
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and I know you want
to talk about this a bit,
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and that's NUTRITION.
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Yes, nutrition is a very
important part of pregnancy
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because in order to
have a healthy baby,
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we need to be very
careful about what we eat,
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and there's a
really good statement
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out of "Adventist Home"
that says the following...
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And this is
"Adventist Home," page 257
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All right, that's a
mom who had 4 children and
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gave a lot of wise
counsel as well. Yes
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Well you know, that's
such a common thing though...
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I hear it all the
time, "Well, she's pregnant"
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So she can have
this or have that,
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and the counsel there given and
what you're recommending as well
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is... no that's
not really wise. Right
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You shouldn't
trust your cravings,
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but just go by sound sense,
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and it's important
that we get a good variety,
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and a healthful diet and
we wouldn't be so concerned...
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Now you were talking to
me a little bit earlier,
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and you said that the people
that come to you know that.
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They know that's your
feeling, so you don't get
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people that want
to be unhealthful.
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They're the ones
that are saying...
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"Hey, tell me what I need
to eat and what I need to do. "
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I think you have a
list of some of those foods
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that you recommend
to your moms. Yes, I do.
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We emphasize a lot of
dark leafy green vegetables
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because as we go through
some of these food sources,
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we can see that it's
listed in about all of
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the vitamins and
minerals that we need...
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For example, calcium and
folic acid and iodine and iron.
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Leafy greens are very important.
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Of course there's a list
of other foods involved here,
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and I know that this
has good vegan food sources,
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not that I'm recommending
all my mothers to be vegan,
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it's just that a lot of them
that I work with already are.
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So there are a lot of things...
that didn't look like a
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list of deprivation at all.
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I mean under each one,
you had ALL KINDS of different
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things they could eat. Yes!
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There is a whole
bunch of nutritious foods...
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Do you find that
you educate your moms
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on how to cook and
different things while
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they're pregnant.
Do you do that? Yes!
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Well, we have a cookbook we
give them to help guide them
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to nutritious food and...
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Is that part of your book
that you've been working on now,
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do you have the cooking tips
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in there and
different things as well?
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No, this is basically
just a manual and information
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on how to obtain a healthy diet.
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So you mentioned
green leafy vegetables...
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Now you know when I
was in nurses' training
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and I had to take my exam
for that, any nutrition question
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on there, when I didn't know the
answer and there was the option
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of green leafy
vegetables, I would pick it,
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and it would always be right.
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Green leafy
vegetables! That's right!
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So always green leafy vegetables
is that a good recommendation?
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Yes it is, because it has a
lot of vitamins and minerals
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that our body needs.
Very healthy for you!
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Excellent! Anything else
about nutrition we need to know?
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Just that you need to make sure
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that they get 3
meals a day for the baby.
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A lot of women ask
me if fasting is okay,
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but I feel like that
if you eat a healthy diet,
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that you don't need
to be SO concerned about
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your weight gain.
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So there's
really no need to fast.
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No need to
fast... Eat regular meals.
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Let's say that
they're real nauseous...
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I mean, usually the
first part of pregnancy
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or different things,
what do you do for that?
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Well, you would
just recommend to them
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not to be so concerned
about eating enough at first
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just as long as they
eat nutritious, you know,
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some more of a bland on a
blander diet that they can
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hold in and sipping a
peppermint tea will help.
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When they wake up in the
morning maybe taking some
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ginger root capsules
will help control the nausea.
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So that works for a lot of your
moms, ginger root and peppermint
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Excellent, now what about when
they're very, very pregnant,
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and it doesn't seem like
there is enough room there,
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the stomach is all
compressed. What do they do?
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Do they have any
problems with that ever?
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Yes, sometimes they will
complain of indigestion problems
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when they are full-term
because the uterus is actually
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pushing up against the stomach.
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And so, we encourage
a high fiber diet too,
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so that it won't
contribute to constipation.
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And drinking a lot of water
to help with indigestion... BUT
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NOT to drink with their meals
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because then that
would help their stomach.
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I see, so they don't fill it
up with everything else, I see.
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You know you call this
a ministry for yourself,
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and you know, of course, it
reminds you of God's Word. Right
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Do you share God's Word with
people as you are in their homes
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as you are ministering to them?
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Yes, we always pray
with all of our clients.
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They have concerns and we try
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to encourage them in God's Word.
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How do you do that?
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What are some favorite
texts or maybe a favorite text
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that you like to
share with pregnant moms.
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Well, "God has not
given us the spirit of fear,
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but power, love
and a SOUND mind. "
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I find that Christians
have the most peaceable births
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that I've ever seen.
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That's a great promise!
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A sound mind... you want
that not only for yourself,
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but for your baby
as well, right? Um hm
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We've been
talking with Patti Barnes.
00:27:22.56\00:27:25.09
She's a certified
professional midwife;
00:27:25.12\00:27:27.12
delivered hundreds of
babies, has a great peace in
00:27:27.15\00:27:30.17
helping others and has
a great peace in the Lord,
00:27:30.20\00:27:33.23
a real calming effect today
as my wife and I are expecting
00:27:33.26\00:27:37.28
a baby, just talking with her,
00:27:37.31\00:27:38.85
and that's really
girded on God's Word.
00:27:38.88\00:27:41.11
Remember that those 8 Laws
of Health can really help you
00:27:41.14\00:27:44.57
as you remember them.
00:27:44.60\00:27:45.69
They are in her new book.
00:27:45.72\00:27:46.91
We hope that what you've
learned today will give you
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peace in your own walk
with the Lord and as you
00:27:50.25\00:27:53.29
think of brining this
new baby into the world,
00:27:53.32\00:27:55.74
we hope that you have
health and they have health
00:27:55.77\00:27:58.17
that lasts for a lifetime!
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