labor stages
What happens when you spring a leak? Most of us go through pregnancy worrying about a public watershed moment when our amniotic membranes will break with enough gush and rush to fuel a water ... READ MORE
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Last week I answered Samantha's question about finding a good doctor and hospital and mentioned that both she and Natalie thought their questions were trivial. No they're not. They're the ... READ MORE
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Not all my time at the hospital is spent delivering babies. Sometimes I'm on "pad-patrol." That's nurse-speak for postpartum mother/baby care. Go ahead—guess what kind of pad I'm talking ... READ MORE
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From the moment you discover you’re pregnant, decisions await you. Fortunately, many of them, such as what color to paint the nursery and whether to use cloth or disposable diapers, are not ... READ MORE
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1) Should you wait to push? If asked whether they’d like to prolong labor, few pregnant women would say yes. But in some circumstances, waiting to push may be a wise thing to do. Women who ... READ MORE
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Lisa Hickey never expected to give birth in a 1993 Toyota Camry on an on-ramp to Interstate 90, but that’s what happened. Early on a July morning in 2003, Hickey, 31, of Natick, Mass., went ... READ MORE
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Laboring women tend to be portrayed as wild banshees hurling epithets at husbands and night-shift nurses, but in reality, having a baby is a pretty good time—you do, after all, get a great ... READ MORE
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Almost every pregnant woman portrayed on television wakes up in the middle of the night and says, “It’s time!” And within 20 minutes (on a half-hour show), she delivers the baby. The ... READ MORE
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Most first time mom to be are naturally apprehensive and curious about labor and delivery. Concerns include: How will I know when I’m actually in labor? Will it hurt, and how much? When ... READ MORE
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The first meeting of mother and child can only be described as magical. Both stranger and close confidant, your baby blinks and stares at you as though he’s surprised to finally meet you, as ... READ MORE
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