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Push for the best maternity care: The new Lamaze campaign

By Ami Burns on May 23, 2012

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On March 22, Lamaze International launched its brand new campaign, Push for Your Baby, to encourage parents to seek out the best...
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Planning a home birth: Is it right for you?

By Ami Burns on May 21, 2012

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More women plan to have a home birth, but it’s not right for everyone. Answering these four questions is a good way to start...
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Planning a home birth: Handling all the "what ifs?"

By Ami Burns on May 16, 2012

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When planning a home birth, the last thing on your mind is having to go to the hospital. While low-risk labor and birth usually goes...
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Planning a home birth: How to involve your older kids without traumatizing them for life

By Ami Burns on May 14, 2012

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For many moms, the thought of older children attending the home birth of their siblings is one of bonding and family togetherness....
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Planning a home birth: Forget boiled water, how about a placenta container?

By Ami Burns on May 9, 2012

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You may have heard the old wives' tale about having to boil water during a home birth. While that's just a myth, and midwives bring...
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Planning a home birth: Convincing everyone you're not crazy

By Ami Burns on May 7, 2012

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Home birth moms aren't six cans of crazy – but try telling that to family and friends. Here are sensible tips from a midwife – and...
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Planning a home birth: It's not just for hippies anymore

By Ami Burns on May 3, 2012

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A recent report by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) shows home birth in the U.S. increased 29 percent from 0.56 percent of...
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Planning a home birth: The midwife dilemma

By Ami Burns on May 2, 2012

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Depending on where you live, it may be challenging to find a home-birth midwife – it may even be illegal for her to practice. Read...
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Virtual childbirth program can forecast birthing scenarios

By Michelle Maffei on Apr 5, 2012

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No one can guarantee how your labor and delivery experience will be, but if you could predict your chances of having a caesarean...
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Having sex to induce labor

By Ami Burns on Mar 18, 2012

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There are a lot of old wives’ tales about how to naturally start labor, but here’s one that’s the most fun – sex! Sex can be a great...
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Why are home births on the rise?

By Michelle Maffei on Mar 18, 2012
Despite the fact that advances in medical technology march on, the number of mommies-to-be opting for childbirth at home has...
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Dirty little secrets: Hospital germs and newborns

By Christina Holt on Mar 9, 2012

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Hospitals are generally associated with caring for sick or injured people, yet they also have a small wing or floor designated for...
Labor and Delivery

Common drug for stopping preterm labor may be harmful for babies

On Nov 7, 2007
A drug commonly used to halt premature labor may be associated with brain damage and intestinal issues in premature babies,...
Labor and Delivery

Don't 'break the waters' during labor without good reason

On Nov 7, 2007
"We do not recommend that amniotomy, also known as breaking the waters, should be used routinely as part of standard labor...
Labor and Delivery

Low maternal cholesterol tied to premature birth

On Nov 7, 2007
Pregnant women who have very low cholesterol may face a greater risk of delivering their babies prematurely than women with more...
Labor and Delivery

Is it safe to get my membranes stripped?

On Aug 7, 2006
How safe and effective is it to have membranes stripped? Obstetrical Nurse Wanda Steele tells you what this procedure involves and...
Labor and Delivery

Does sex late in pregnancy really hasten birth?

On Jun 15, 2006
A new study debunks the widely held belief that engaging in sexual intercourse during the final weeks of pregnancy can hasten labor...
Labor and Delivery

'Push harder!' doesn't help shorten labor

On Jan 2, 2006
When a woman is giving birth, having a coach tell her to push during contractions makes almost no difference in shortening labor,...
Labor and Delivery

Prelabor, false labor and Braxton Hicks contractions

On Sep 15, 2004
You may feel Braxton Hicks contractions - a usually painless tightening of the uterus - late in pregnancy. You may wonder if you...
Birth stories

Savanna - Finally came!

On Feb 8, 2004
22 year old Brooke from California did everything she could to have her baby, and it worked!

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