Birth

How to Write a Birth Plan

By Jackie, Contributing Writer When you first find out you are pregnant, it seems like you have a lot of ...
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5 Reasons It Doesn’t Matter if You Poop In Labor

Image by Wikipedia By Kristen, Contributing Writer Poop happens — and that’s OK. If you’re really worried about having bowel ...
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3 Options for Getting Your Dream VBAC

Pregnant after a cesarean? You have options! Look into everything and decide what sort of birth is best for you ...
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8 Ways To Know You’re Close To Your Due Date

By Daja, Contributing Writer It’s the third trimester and the countdown to the baby’s arrival begins.  People now freely ask, ...
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Premature Rupture of Membranes: Is it Normal and How to Cope

There is no one-size-fits-all approach to managing labor and variations of normal, eben when it comes to premature rupture of ...
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17 Safe and Effective Positions for Natural Birth

Try one — or several — of these 17 positions for natural birth.  They’ll help your body work with your ...
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10 Ways to Stand Up For Your Birthing Rights

Right now, much of the advocacy surrounding women’s rights deals with birth control and access to abortion.  Not very much ...
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10 Ways to Prepare Your Children for a New Baby

By Amy Wood, Contributing Writer When parents are expecting their first baby they usually only have themselves to prepare, but ...
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3 Visualization Exercises for Managing Labor

I have given birth 8 times. Every one of those births was extremely different–as different as each child!  Some have ...
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How to Prevent Tearing During Childbirth

By Kristen, Contributing Writer Research has shown conclusively that episiotomy (cutting tissues of the pelvic floor during birth) is not ...
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