Articles in Labor and birth:

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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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   Cesarean
   

   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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   Labor Induction
   

   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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    Home birth
    

    Why are home births on the rise?

    By Michelle Maffei on Mar 18, 2012

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    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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    Labor and birth
    

    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...
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    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,...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    Labor and Delivery
    

    Does sex late in pregnancy really hasten birth?

    On Jun 15, 2006

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

    Prelabor, false labor and Braxton Hicks contractions

    On Sep 15, 2004

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

    Delaney - A baby girl present

    On Jul 31, 2003

    Eirena spent the 24 hours before her delivery with butterflies in her stomach! She couldn't wait to meet her new baby, and find out...