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Foods to eat and avoid
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Prenatal Vitamins
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Local Recipes
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- Workout caveats
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Safe exercises
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Exercises to avoid
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Programs and recommendations
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Pregnancy
Learn more about the pregnancy journey and what to expect all through baby's growth and development from inside the womb to inside your arms.
Birthing
Ease any anxiety about the birthing process and learn about different ways you can prepare so that baby will have a safe welcoming.
Infant Care
Feel comfortable knowing what to do when baby finally arrives, and easily attune yourself to a rewarding lifestyle of watching your little one grow!
Hospitals
If you have chosen an obstetrician or family practitioner as your health care provider, you will most likely be making plans for a hospital birth. The number of births attended by midwives in hospital settings is increasing. Some families feel more comfortable having access to technology and skilled professionals in case an emergency arises.
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Birthing Centers
The first free-standing birthing center opened in 1974 in an effort to give women a more relaxed labor and birth experience. Midwives are often the only health care providers available at free-standing birthing centers. However, some obstetricians are willing to do deliveries at birthing centers located inside hospitals.
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Home Services
For most of recorded history, women have had their babies at home. Many women feel more comfortable and relaxed when giving birth in a familiar environment. However, this choice comes with extra responsibilities.
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A birth plan is a written understanding — not a binding contract — between you and your practitioner. Although chances are very good that your plan can be carried out just they way you drew it up, there's always the chance that it won't.
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This is where you can be clear about how you want to labor, the manner in which you will manage labor pain, and what labor procedures you are comfortable with.
Natural
Natural childbirth is vaginal labor and delivery with limited to no medical intervention; it can involve a variety of choices, from the doctor you choose to the pain relief you use. Here are the most common options usually involved in a natural birth...
Assisted
An assisted birth is when forceps or a ventouse suction cup are used to help deliver the baby. Ventouse and forceps are safe and only used when necessary for you and your baby. Assisted delivery is less common in women who have had...
Cesarean
Cesarean delivery (also called a cesarean section or C-section) is the surgical delivery of a baby by an incision through the mother's abdomen (belly) and uterus(womb). This procedure is done when it is determined to be a safer method than a...
Induced
Labor induction — also known as inducing labor — is the stimulation of uterine contractions during pregnancy before labor begins on its own to achieve a vaginal birth. A health care provider might recommend labor induction...
Pain Relief
There are a lot of things to think about if you’re expecting a baby. One big one is what labor is going to be like. How do you want to handle labor pain? You can count on some pain. But how much could be hard to predict. Everyone is different...