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Countdown to Baby
You've got questions about labor and delivery, pain relief, and preparing for baby. We've got answers.
Preparing for Baby
Like painting the nursery or stocking up on disposable diapers, attending childbirth classes is often part of a couple's preparation for a baby's arrival.
Practical tips for helping your children adjust to the new baby.
Everything you need to take care of your baby during the early months.
A pregnancy is considered high-risk when there are potential complications that could affect the mother, the baby, or both.
Labor and Delivery
Vaginal delivery is the most common and safest type of childbirth.
How quickly your bundle of joy arrives depends on many things, including how fast something called labor is happening.
After months of anticipation, your baby's due date is near. Here's what you can expect from the start of labor until the first days and weeks with your new baby.
Today, C-sections represent 31.8% of all births in the U.S. annually. With the numbers inching upward, it's important for expectant moms to understand what a C-section means for their bodies, and their health.
After a routine cesarean section, expect to be monitored closely for the next 24 hours to make sure that you don't develop any problems.
If you have had a cesarean delivery (also called a C-section) before, you may be able to deliver your next baby vaginally. This is called vaginal birth after cesarean, or VBAC.
Find your personal birthing zone, and the delivery method that's right for you.
There are a number of different medications a woman can take during labor and childbirth. Here are the options.
If a pregnancy isn't proceeding as it should, or if the health of the mother or baby is threatened, doctors may have to speed up the process by inducing labor.
Labor happens in three stages; here's what to expect during each of them.
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