Warm Hands, Warm Heart
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2 Narvaez, D., Wang, L., Cheng, A., Gleason, T.R., Woodbury, R., Kurth, A., Burke Lefever, J. (2019). "The Importance of Early Life Touch for Psychosocial and Moral Development." 32 (16), p. 1-17. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1186/s41155-019-0129-0.
3 American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, How Your Fetus Grows During Pregnancy. April 2018.
4 Neufeld, G., & Maté, G. (2013). Hold on to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers. Vintage Canada, ed. Toronto: Vintage Canada.
5 Feldman, R., Singer, M., & Zagoory, O. ( 2010). "Touch Attenuates Infants' Physiological Reactivity to Stress." Developmental Science. 13(2), p.271-278. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7687.2009.00890.x.
6 McClure, V. (2017). Infant Massage: A Handbook for Loving Parents. 4th rev. ed. New York: Bantam Books.
7 Uvnas-Moberg, K., Handlin, L., & Petersson, M. (2015). "Self-Soothing Behaviors with Particular Reference to Oxytocin Release Induced by Non-Noxious Sensory Stimulation." Frontiers in Psychology, 5: 1529. Doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01529.
8 Johnston, C., Campbell-Yeo, M., Disher, T., Benoit, B., Fernandes, A., Streiner, D., Inglis, D., Zee, R. (2017). "Skin-to-Skin Care for Procedural Pain in Neonates." Cochrane Database Systemic Reviews. 16(2), p. 1-113. Doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008435.pub.
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10 Field, T. (2019). "Pediatric Massage Therapy Research: A Narrative Review." Retrieved February 1, 2021 from https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/6/6/78/htm.
Postpartum Harmony
Chopra, Deepak Simon, David. 2005. Magical Beginnings, Enchanted Lives: A Holistic Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth. New York NY. Three Rivers Press.
Bachman Shapiro Margo. 2013. Yoga Mama Yoga Baby: Ayurveda and Yoga for a Healthy Pregnancy and Birth. Louisville, CO. Sounds True.
Ou, Heng. 2016. The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother. New York NY. Harry N Abrams.
Greener Great Lakes
1 https://ijc.org/fr/node/15949
2 https://elpc.org/resources/the-impacts-of-climate-change-on-the-great-lakes/
3 https://greenbudget.ca/freshwater/
8 https://legacyfiles.ijc.org/tinymce/uploaded/GLWQA/TAP.pdf
9 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21665536/
10 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28843736/
12 First Nations drinking water https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/13/5/505
13 Fish advisories and health implications in Native American communities https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/2192-1709-2-4
Dark Skies
1 https://www.darksky.org/light-pollution/
2 https://www.darksky.org/light-pollution/wildlife/
3 https://jech.bmj.com/content/69/11/1118
4 https://jcsm.aasm.org/doi/10.5664/jcsm.7490
5 https://www.cdc.gov/sleep/index.html
6 https://www.hopkinsallchildrens.org/ACH-News/General-News/The-importance-of-sleep-for-kids
7 https://www.medicaldaily.com/5-health-benefits-being-silent-your-mind-and-body-396934