After 9 long months of pregnancy, you are finally ready to have your baby. Occasionally you may find yourself in labor earlier than expected. Before your baby comes, you need to get as much information as possible to guide you through, so prepare now — and read on!

About labor & delivery

• 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 
  
• Techniques for Pain Relief
• Labor Curve Partogram
• Labor Contractions Counting Calculator
• Online Birthing Classes
• Due Date Calculatormed
• Baby Names
• Delivery Clock: Time The Delivery

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 During 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
  
• Repeat C-Sections and Uterine Rupture Risk

Mom & baby after birth:

• APGAR Test & Newborn Evaluation
• Circumcision