One of the most common indications for antepartum testing is post-term pregnancy. A pregnancy should not be allowed to continue past 42 weeks. (The usual pregnancy is 40 weeks in duration). Babies should be monitored with antepartum testing starting at 41 weeks. After 41 weeks, there is an increasing risk that the placenta cannot meet the growing baby's needs for oxygen and nutrition.
There are turned-out as well as parallel movements in the Graham technique. Like a ballet class, the work in a Graham technique class is always in the same order: floor work, breathing, knees, standing center work, barre work, traveling across the floor.
As part of his dietary plan, he invented Graham Bread, a kind of additive-free and whole-grain bread that was coarse in texture that has later become known as the modern day graham cracker. The Graham Diet allowed for an abundance of fresh fruit and vegetables, whole grains and high fiber foods. Milk, cheese and eggs were consumed on occasion and only if they were very fresh. Since Graham linked anything coming from an animal to impure thoughts, he was an early advocate of a vegan lifestyle.