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Making Love to Start Labor
Oxytocin is secreted during love-making which, in turn, can also stimulate the uterus to contract. Love-making can be effective to induce labor if your body is ready.
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Massage to Start Labor
Massage is one technique that mothers have found can help induce contractions. There are several places on the mother's body that are known to stimulate contractions.
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Stripping Membranes
New research shows that stripping or sweeping membranes does not induce labor or reduce the mother's chance of going past her due date.
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Has My Water Broken?
Contrary to popular opinion, mothers typically do not have their labor start with their bag of waters breaking. What should you do if your water does break?
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How to Ripen Your Cervix
If you have passed your due date, your cervix may need some help in order to be ready for labor. What cervical ripening agents may be used?
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Childbirth Class - Medications
In this class, we look at the medical interventions used during labor and birth and discover when they might be needed.
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Natural Ways to Induce Labor
The complete series of articles on various ways to induce your labor from pressure points to getting a massage and eating spicy foods. What are the most effective?
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Reducing Your Chances of Uterine Rupture
Even though a large percentage of mothers elect to have a repeat cesarean rather than a VBAC, for those wanting a trial of labor, there is renewed hope in reducing risks.
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Breastfeeding After Surrogacy
Many parents assume they have to formula feed if their baby was born from a surrogate. It is, however, possible to induce lactation if you haven't given birth.
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Guidelines for Labor Induction
Not all care providers or childbirth experts agree on the reasons for labor induction. New guidelines established by ACOG may help but are controversial.
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Methods to Induce Labor Naturally
At the end of your pregnancy, it may come time to consider naturally inducing labor. Walking, spicy food and more can help bring on labor.
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Pregnancy Week by Week Series
No matter what week of pregnancy you are in, you will find helpful information on baby's development, changes with you and a list of things to do each week.
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Red Raspberry Leaf in Pregnancy
Learn more about the most widely used and safest of all uterine/pregnancy tonic herbs. Includes a recipe for herbal red raspberry leaf tea.
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VBAC Trends in the US
In order to understand why the VBAC rate is lower today, it's important to see what the VBAC history is, what the trends are and where VBAC is headed.
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Best Books for Pregnancy
Are you looking for pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and early parenting books? Here are some of the best pregnancy-related books for parents available online.
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Childbirth Class - Cesarean Birth
In our online class series, class four consists of learning more about the medical aspects of labor as well as what you can do to naturally induce labor.
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Meridian Toe Hold
Several prominent, acupuncture meridians start or end with points in the toes. The Meridian Toe Hold works to balance mind, body and spirit through a gentle technique.
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Tired of Being Pregnant!
Though many mothers are tired of being pregnant in late pregnancy, there are several things to consider before you use natural ways to induce labor.
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Labor After You Have Had a Cesarean
VBAC has become a controversial issue today. However, new research on VBACs shows that going into labor on your own can increase your chances of a vaginal birth.
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