Author Archives: Dr. Nancy

About Dr. Nancy

Dr. Nancy has been practicing family, wellness chiropractic since 2001. Her focus in practice is prenatal and pediatric chiropractic and caring for the whole family. She is also a childbirth educator and has coached numerous women through their pregnancies, births, and in caring for their young children.

What are Babies Learning Before Birth

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The Truth about Childbirth: Mothers Matter

Mothers Giving Health Decision Makers a Wake Up Call: Mothers Matter Campaign Launches on Mother’s Day. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRLog (Press Release) – May 12, 2013 – OTTAWA, Canada –  Mothers of Change-National Capital Region is officially putting health decision … Continue reading

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Do You Want To Know or Is it Disgraceful That I Tell You?

Is it disgraceful and shameful that I am providing information on informed choice? FACEBOOK COMMENT: (After posting this article http://www.hormonesmatter.com/one-less-after-gardasil/#comment-7116) “This misinformation about vaccination is disgraceful. People who don’t vaccinate their children are ignorant, taking us back to the days … Continue reading

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Is Caring About Your Birth Experience Selfish?

YES!!! YES!!! YES!!! to what is said in this article.  It says everything that should be said, so I don’t really have a comment, except that all women need to read this:  http://www.improvingbirth.org/2013/05/selfish-women/ and that NO!!! NO!!! NO!!! it is … Continue reading

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Do You Think This is Fair?

“Caitlin Tiller’s senior portrait was banned from the yearbook because she chose to pose with her infant son. This after the school said the students could pose with props that represented them and their achievements. The school said it “promotes … Continue reading

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Study Finds Adverse Effects of Pitocin in Newborns

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists released this article today.  http://www.acog.org/About_ACOG/News_Room/News_Releases/2013/Study_Finds_Adverse_Effects_of_Pitocin_in_Newborns#.UYkdLeDO_9s.facebook Here are my thoughts as I read the article (you will get a glimpse of inside my head, I seriously wrote this as I read line by line): … Continue reading

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Is This the New Image of Motherhood?

I was at the store the other day, waiting for an oil change and found my way to the baby section to get some bum cloths (facecloths but we use them for diaper changes) and discovered the “Comfort Canopy.” This … Continue reading

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What do you think of the ‘Bottle Sling’?

I understand there are reasons people need to bottle feed but I do believe that even if your babe is not at the breast it could still benefit from being in arms and ideally skin on skin for feeding. Infant … Continue reading

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The Natural Cesarean: A Woman-Centred Technique

Regardless of your intention for your birth, it is important to know you cannot dictate the outcome of birth. There are situations that may come up in birth which will lead you in a different direction than you originally planned. … Continue reading

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CHOICE: A Birth and Baby Film Festival

I am one of the co-organizers of the CHOICE: A Birth and Baby Film Festival.  In 2012 we screened a 11 films, each followed by a community panel discussion.  As a result of the great success of the film festival … Continue reading

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