Is Planned Home and Out Of Hospital Birth Safe?
A planned home birth takes place at home or in a residence rather than in a hospital.
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Pushing Tips
You can take classes, watch movies and ask questions about pushing, but until you are in active labor, you won't know exactly how strong the pressure and the need to push really is. Learning some tips for effective pushing can help lt lessen the time spent in labor.
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Third Stage of Labor
Giving birth to a new baby is about more than just active labor, contractions and pushing. The placenta needs to pass out of the uterus and vagina after delivery.
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Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) Calculator
This vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) success and risk calculator helps identify the mathematical chance of having a vaginal birth after cesarean. The VBAC calculator is based on the equation published in the article cited below. ... read more »
Factors Influencing Vaginal Births After Cesarean Sections
Based on reviews posted in the August copy of Journal of Advanced Nursing, there are several factors, clinical and non-clinical, that influence vaginal births after cesarean sections (VBAC).
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Having a Baby in California? Cost Varies Widely
It may be easy to explain the birds and bees to a kid wondering wherebabies come from but deciphering a hospital bill for a baby's deliverycharges is a different kind of lesson entirely.
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C-Section May Lead to Increased Risk for Asthma
Asthma is a breathing disorder that affects approximately 300 million people globally. It is estimated that the condition causes more than 250,000 deaths annually.
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Vaginal Delivery Increases Risk of Pelvic Organ Prolapse
According to a research study from Yale School of Medicine, during the
first year after vaginal delivery women are more prone to pelvic organ
prolapse than women who deliver via C-section.
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Cesarean on Maternal Request and Childhood Obesity Rates
A birth cohort study of more than 180,000 children in China shows a
modest connection between non-medical C-sections and childhood obesity.
The study was published in the journal Pediatric Obesity.
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How to Prepare For a Vaginal Delivery
About 2 in 3 women will deliver the baby vaginally. Our 12 step program will help you prepare for the vaginal delivery.
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Vaginal Delivery and Birth
A vaginal birth remains the number one method for baby delivery, though in many countries cesarean section rates are approaching or even exceeding 50% of deliveries.
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