Articles related to "Labor Support"



Hiring a doula can greatly enhance your birth
Hospital births leave the woman with only her husband/partner to rely on since the nurse cannot be there with the laboring woman the entire time. Today's doulas fill the roles of the women who have supported laboring women throughout the ages. Learn more about how hiring a doula for you birth or postpartum period can ease your transition into parenthood and make your birth a satisfying experience.
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How to Budget for a Birth Doula
Some couples struggle with the financial cost of hiring a birth coach. Doulas are not always covered by health insurance and are often an out of pocket expense.
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Labor Support Challenges
It is not uncommon for husbands to feel uncomfortable in the birthing room. The fact is that not everyone is cut out for the role of primary labor partner.
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Operation Special Delivery
Operation Special Delivery is a program to help expectant mothers who have husbands/partners in the military. Here is an interview with the director, Mary Beth Nance.
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The Birth Partner: Labor Support
Many husbands, partners or labor support people wonder how to help a laboring woman cope with childbirth. Here is a guidebook for anyone.
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Using Massage During Labor
Massage can be very beneficial for women in labor but there are some tips and suggestions a birth partner should keep in mind in order to help during childbirth.
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Defining Natural Childbirth
Not everyone agrees on the term "natural childbirth" and what it means. Does it refer to a vaginal birth versus a cesarean? How do you define natural childbirth?
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H1N1 Threat Limits Support for Mothers
More hospitals around North America are restricting a laboring mother's access to having labor support by limiting visitors on labor and delivery floors.
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Using a Doula During Childbirth
Hiring a doula for support can help expecting moms ease their fears and create a positive birth experience.
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Benefits of Massage During Labor
Using massage to comfort a mother during her labor has been proven to help in many ways. See the benefits of touch for a birthing woman.
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Birthing From Within: Extraordinary Childbirth Preparation
Coping with pain, exhaustion, and the unknown in labor, is the foremost concern of most parents. "Birthing From Within" is a life-changing, practical, and spiritual approach to childbirth preparation that is changing birth consciousness around the world. Learn more in this informative article about this revolutionary method of getting yourself ready for birth and parenting.
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CIMS The Birth Survey
Mothers in the United States can now rate and review the care they received at the birth of their child through new website.
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Doula Support Recommended for Childbirth
Consumers should expect that their place of birth and medical care providers practice evidence-based medicine. What interventions should be avoided and what helps?
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Part Two-The Ten Steps to being a Mother-Friendly Hospital
To receive CIMS designation as "mother-friendly," a hospital, birth center, or home birth service must carry out our philosophical principles by fulfilling the Ten Steps of Mother-Friendly Care. Read more about what it takes to become "mother friendly".
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Reducing the Cesarean Rate
The cesarean rate in this country is at an all-time high. What are ways that you can help to reduce your own chances of having a cesarean?
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Reflexology and Your Pregnancy
Reflexology can help you achieve a healthy pregnancy and a shorter labor by simply reclining and having your feet worked on by a professional Reflexologist!
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The Teapot Dome Scandal by Laton McCartney
McCartney has written an illuminating book on the sordid details of the Teapot Dome scandal and the Harding Administration.
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Avoid a Caesarian Section
While there are no guarantees in birth, there are things you can do before and during labor to help avoid a C-section.
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Baby too Big?
Is having a big baby a good reason for inducing labor or having a cesarean? Can you deliver a large baby without risk to the baby?
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Caesarean Prevention: Is It Possible?
With the rate of Caesarean Sections on the rise, it is important for expectant mothers to know that there are ways of preventing one.
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Is doula care for you?
A Doula "is a woman experienced in childbirth who provides continuous physical, emotional and informational support to the mother before, during and just after birth." Learn what to expect from a doula and how a doula can help a woman have a safe and satisfying birth.
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Alphabetical Index of Articles
Find articles on topics ranging from prenatal testing, birth, breastfeeding, cesarean, doulas, epidurals and home birth, inductions, labor and more.
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