Articles in Labor and Delivery:

  1. Cesarean

    Skin-to-skin during your cesarean

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    Having a cesarean does not mean you and your baby need to miss out on near immediate skin-to-skin contact. Learn how you can...
  2. Coping Techniques

    Labor lunch break?

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    Eyeing her husband’s delicious, cheesy chicken sandwich, my patient sighs wistfully. “Man, I want to be able to eat some lunch!” she...
  3. Coping Techniques

    Back labor be gone!

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    Back labor makes the work of birthing your baby a bit harder. Learn some tried-and-true tips and techniques to help alleviate the...
  4. Preparation

    Bye, bye birth plan

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    There are plenty of things to plan for when expecting a baby, but labor and birth isn't always one of them. Labor can be (very)...
  5. Preparation

    The truth about false labor

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    If you're ready to run to the hospital after your first contraction, slow down — it could be false labor. Then again, it could be...
  6. Labor and Delivery

    Too late, Baby

    Your due date has come and gone. Here’s how passing the 40-week mark can affect your pregnancy and delivery.
  7. Birth

    The golden hour

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    You've anxiously awaited nine long months to meet the munchkin growing inside of you, but it's the first hour after birth — dubbed...
  8. Coping Techniques

    Are you scared of labor?

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    A recent study published in the British Journal of Gynecology shows moms who were afraid of labor had labors that lasted an...
  9. Preparation

    Is it really labor?

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    Wondering how on earth you'll know when labor has really started? You're not alone. Childbirth educator and doula, Ami Burns, has...
  10. Coping Techniques

    5 Reasons to Tweet during labor

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    TMI and social media like Twitter and Facebook go hand-in-hand, but there are actually benefits to sharing your labor and delivery...
  11. Preparation

    When home birth doesn’t work out

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    A home birth is a big deal — and when it doesn't go as planned, it can be stressful and depressing. Here's why a home birth may...