Articles for tag: Birth Plans, Episiotomy, High Risk Pregnancy, Pitocin, Postpartum Care

Questions for Pregnant Women to Ask a Potential Doctor

Some pregnant women may feel limited in their options, and if this is you don’t be afraid to ask questions. You can exercise control over which doctor you work with throughout your pregnancy. Investigating your options, and selecting the best doctor for you and your baby, will give you better peace of mind. Here is ...

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High Risk Pregnancy: You’ve Been Labeled. Now What?

You have heard what no pregnant woman wants to hear; your pregnancy has been labeled as high risk. Though the diagnosis is very scary, in the vast majority of cases, everything will turn out just fine. Once you have been given that disturbing label, it’s time to take stock and decide with your doctor’s help ...

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Being Pregnant with a Bicornuate Uterus

When I found out I was pregnant, I was already aware that I had a bicornuate uterus. The first measure I took was to get an trans-vaginal ultrasound to see if the placenta had attached to a part of my uterus that would provide nutrients or if it was attached at the middle section, where ...

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Using Castor Oil to Induce Labor

If your in your 40th week of your pregnancy and there is still no sign of baby and the thought of inducing the birth medically does not appeal you may be left wondering if there are any alternative options. The answer is yes, women for many years have been using castor oil as a natural ...

What is a Grand Multipara Pregnancy?

Arkansas mom of nineteen Michelle Duggar is in the news again today, having just given birth to her nineteenth child via emergency C-section. Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, along with the eighteen children she had before the latest, have become reality television stars thanks to America’s curiosity about supersized families and their soon to be ...