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Preparation for the delivery day
Preparation for the delivery day

As the delivery date nears it is a special time in your life. You may feel nervous, but preparing yourself ahead of time can help calm your nerves. Here are some helpful steps for you to get ready to welcome home your

7 Exercises to Help Induce Labor You Can Do at Home
Certain movements can improve a pregnant person | s alignment and help encourage the baby into position for delivery. Experts share how to do them safely and effectively.

By the end of the third trimester, most parents-to-be are pretty anxious

The truth about “natural” ways to induce labor

April 18, 2017
Elaine Duryea, M.D.
Elaine Duryea, M.D.
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Some women believe eating certain foods will help induce labor, but research doesn’t back up these claims.

Toward the end of pregnancy, most women are tired and ready to meet their babies. As their due

5 exercises and techniques to train for childbirth

August 23, 2016

You wouldn’t run a marathon without training for it. Childbirth should be the same way. Pregnancy, labor, and delivery is just as taxing – or more! – on the body.

You’re busy – working, maybe caring for other children, spending time

5 exercises and techniques to train for childbirth

August 23, 2016

You wouldn’t run a marathon without training for it. Childbirth should be the same way. Pregnancy, labor, and delivery is just as taxing – or more! – on the body.

You’re busy – working, maybe caring for other children, spending time

Preparing for labour

Although the labour process can start at any stage during your pregnancy, in most cases it does not start until the 37th week at the earliest, three weeks before the due date.
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Why You Shouldn't Focus on Your Due Date
Here's why counting down to your due date is a bad idea.
By Jeanne Faulkner, R.N.
Published on November 15, 2018

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How to Push During Labor

baby is delivered as mom pushes baby out
Once your labor is complete, it's time to push and deliver. You're almost there!
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How long does it take to push baby out?
What will you feel when it's time to

5 tips on natural childbirth from an Ob/Gyn who experienced it

In the U.S., giving birth with an epidural has become the norm. Approximately 73% of U.S. laboring patients used an epidural, spinal, or combined spinal-epidural block in 2015, up more than 10% from 2010. In Texas, that percentage is

First Baby: What to Expect

As your expected due date approaches, you might be wondering what to expect during childbirth. While each labor and birth is unique, the process of a vaginal delivery follows four stages: First Stage (early labor, active labor and transition), Second Stage (pushing and birth), Third Stage