Choosing the Right Hospital for Your Delivery
This article discusses the differences among hospitals, to help you decide where you want to have your baby. read more
December 21, 2005
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What Is A Breech Delivery?
Learn what breech means, and find out what complications it can cause during delivery. read more
May 8, 2008
Choosing Where to Deliver Your Baby
Both your health-care provider and your partner should be involved in your decision about where to deliver your baby. read more
May 8, 2008
Getting Ready for Labor
Learn the difference between false labor and the real thing, and get tips on safely getting to the hospital during labor. read more
May 8, 2008
Labor Pain Management
Labor and birth pain varies among pregnant women and progresses and affects them in different ways. Learn how you might react to pain and can plan ahe... read more
June 24, 2010
Massage and Touch During Labor
A natural home birth using a nurse-midwife is an option for childbirth. Read one woman's story of safely delivering her baby in the comfort of her hom... read more
June 24, 2010
Birth Story: A Natural Home Birth
This is the story of 31-year-old Jenna's natural home birth. She chronicles everything in a detailed timeline from the start of her contractions to th... read more
June 24, 2010
Drugs for Pain Relief
Various types of pain relief medication can help during labor and childbirth. Get the facts about analgesic drugs, which dull the perception of pain; ... read more
June 24, 2010
Anesthesia for Pain Relief
General anesthesia, when the mother is asleep, is used in cesarean births and other necessary cases. Find out when and why it's used and what happens ... read more
June 24, 2010
Birth Story: Epidural Pain Relief
Pain-relief plans may change during labor and childbirth. Hear a woman's story about planning for a natural birth and then deciding to use low-dose an... read more
June 24, 2010
Preparing for Labor
It's important to take special care of yourself before labor so that you can keep your energy and strength up for the big event. This checklist will h... read more
June 24, 2010
Braxton Hicks Contractions
Learn what Braxton Hicks contractions are and why they may occur during pregnancy. read more
May 8, 2008