- What Do Labor Contractions REALLY Feel Like?
- Countdown to Baby To-Do List
- 10 Ideas to Naturally Bring on Labor
- 11 Important Decisions to Make During Pregnancy
- Positions for the Second Stage of Labor
- Positions for the First Stage of Labor
- Your Baby's First Medical Checkup
- First Stage of Labor
- Labor Complications
- Neonatal Intensive Care Babies
- Possible Complications of an Assisted Birth
- Cesarean Sections
- Meeting Your Baby and Recovering: The First 12 Hours
- Assisted Birth
- Induction of Labor
- Breech Baby
- Birth Story: Water Birth
- The Third Stage of Labor: After Your Baby is Born
- What Is the Apgar Score?
- Should You Have Electronic Fetal Monitoring?
- The Second Stage of Labor: Delivering Your Baby
- Shoulder Dystocia
- Episiotomies and Perineal Tears
- Laboring at Home
- Failure to Progress in Labor
- Monitoring During Labor
- Checklist: Know When You're in Labor, and When to Seek Help
- How Labor Progresses
- How to Handle Sudden Birth
- When It's Time to Go to the Hospital
- Signs of Labor
- Preparing for Labor
- Birth Story: Epidural Pain Relief
- Opioids for Pain Relief
- Epidurals for Pain Relief
- Spinal Blocks for Pain Relief
- Anesthesia for Pain Relief
- Massage and Touch During Labor
- Birth Story: A Natural Home Birth
- Drugs for Pain Relief
Labor and Delivery
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It's time! After nine months, your little bundle of joy is finally ready to make an appearance. Find out why being prepared and having a plan is essential during this all-important time.
