Labor and Delivery

About Labor

• True versus False Labor
• Braxton Hicks Contractions
• Mucus Plug: Bloody Show
• Signs of Labor
• Stages of Labor
• Back Pain and Labor 
• Monitoring of Labor
• Cervical Changes in Labor
• Episiotomy
• Induction of Labor 

Types of Births

• Vaginal Birth
• Cesarean Delivery
• Home Birth
• VBAC
• Forceps
• Vacuum
• Water Birth

Anesthesia

• Types of Anesthesia
• Natural Delivery 

Getting Ready

• Birthing Plan
• Consent for Homebirth
• Doula
• Midwife
• Birthing Choices
• Childbirth Education

Labor & Delivery Issues

• Is this OK in Labor & Delivery?
• Breech Presentation
• Cephalopelvic Disproportion (CPD)
• Episiotomy
• High Amniotic Fluid Levels : Polyhydramnios
• Low Amniotic Fluid Levels : Oligohydramnios
• Placental Abruption
• Premature Labor
• Umbilical Cord Prolapse
• Placenta Previa
• Intrauterine Growth Restriction IUGR
• Shoulder Dystocia

Mom & Baby After Birth:

• APGAR Test & Newborn Evaluation
• Circumcision