At some point during your third trimester, you will have to get your bag ready to head to the hospital or birthing center. Your bag should contain the items you need for your labor and delivery, your hospital stay, the baby’s hospital stay and things you need to make it home with your baby. Clothing ...
This is one of a series of articles on pregnancy. For more information about pregnancy and birth options, see my other articles including my series on homebirth. Labor and Delivery Labor and delivery is the grand finale, and you’re almost there. After labor and delivery, you get to meet your baby for the first time. ...
Are you pregnant and feeling anxious about going through labor and delivery? Are you unsure on how to go about in preparing for labor and delivery? To help understand the advantages of preparing for labor and delivery and how you can prepare for labor and delivery, I have interviewed psychologist Nicole Flory, PhD. Tell me ...
Preparing for a baby’s arrival is quite an event in itself. There are so many things to get done, baby items to purchase, and then there are all the questions that new moms have concerning what exactly is going to happen during childbirth. Childbirth classes are an excellent idea for any new mom, especially first-time ...
Pregnancy is an amazing experience from start to finish. Most women will learn things about their bodies that they never knew as they begin the adventure of the most exciting forty weeks of their lives. During this time you will watch and be aware of every little thing that your body might experience. This becomes ...
Throughout pregnancy, a woman will spend countless hours caring for the unborn child through nutrition and proper exercise. As the date of delivery approaches, pregnant women, in many cases, are now offered an option to select a birthing due date with the use of a medical procedure known as labor induction. While 75 percent of ...
Group B Streptococcus is a generally harmless bacterial infection of the vagina or rectum. As many as 1 in 4 pregnant women tested for group B strep are positive. If you test positive, extra precautions need to be taken to reduce your chances of passing it on to your child during delivery. When I was ...
