Even women who have wonderful, healthy and beautiful pregnancies are likely to be tired of being pregnant within a few weeks of their due dates. Feeling heavy, bloated, and tired, these mamas are ready to give birth. In today’s modern world, this situation can easily be remedied: just schedule an induction! In fact, many caregivers ...
Most babies are in a head-down or vertex position just before birth making a vaginal birth usually safe and possible. Sometimes the baby will be in position with the buttocks or feet first in the mother’s uterus. This is known as a breech baby or breech birth. Many more complications can occur during a vaginal ...
The topic of how to prevent, turn and deliver breech babies (babies that have their bottom, feet, or both applied to the cervix instead of the head) is a much-debated topic among a full spectrum of birth professionals. Although most agree it is beneficial to try and turn them before birth, the method used depends ...
At age 60 my problems and pain from my hip dysplasia are finally over, but it has been a long hard road. I will try to explain what I have learned about this condition, how it affected me, and what I finally had to have done about it. I was born into a large family ...
Take a list of questions to ask a potential midwife during the initial interview to find out about her experience, policies during labor, prenatal expectations and postpartum care. While there aren’t always “right or wrong” answers it is helpful to have a list of questions for the initial interview. A pregnant couple could work through ...
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