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What is Informed Consent in the Birth Process?

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Informed consent is one of those hot-button issues…but what does it mean in real terms and how does it differ from just giving permission? Consider the following real-life example: Christie was in labor with her first child when she entered a Lower Mainland hospital, birth plan in hand. The labor was progressing normally but she…

March 1, 2018
Leslie Weber

Baby sleeping

Toddlers and Two-Wheelers: Balance Bike Mania!

3 min read

Gone are the days when a child has to wait until age 4 or 5 to learn to ride a 2-wheeled bike. Now, toddlers as young as 18 months can get started on a balance bike, having fun striding along until one day, like magic, they are riding! No need for tricycles or training wheels.…

February 22, 2018
Leslie Weber

child on Balance Bike

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