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Childbirth positions

People have promoted the adoption of these birthing positions, particularly squatting, for Western countries, such as Grantly Dick-Read, Janet Balaskas, Moysés Paciornik and Hugo Sabatino.


Jeannine Parvati Baker

Jeannine Parvati's contribution to the realm of prenatal yoga was groundbreaking, and in the following years, other authors such as yogini Geeta Iyengar and Janet Balaskas expanded the Prenatal Yoga realm with texts which further asserted benefits of yoga for healthy pregnancy and childbirth preparation, eventually resulting in one of the most popularized trends for modern women.


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