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Why Birth Plans Fail

Overview A birth plan is much more than a piece of paper you hand to your care…

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10 Steps to Craft Your Birth Plan

Overview A birth plan is a document that outlines your preferences for labor and what happens directly…

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Can Eating Dates Naturally Induce Labor and Shorten Duration?

Dates are the fruit of the date palm tree. While dates are high in sugar, they also…

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Reframing How You Think About Labor Pain

Overview The simplest explanation of how we feel pain is that our bodies sense pain when nerves…

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Why You Need a Backup Plan

Overview This podcast covers a lot about preparing for the birth experience you want. If you listen…

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Birth Changes for the Foreseeable Future

Overview COVID-19 has caused a lot of changes to birth plans over the past few months and…

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The Truth About Pooping During Labor

Overview Whatever you want to call it, everyone goes #2, poops, or has a bowel movement. Spoiler…

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Perineal Massage to Prevent Tearing

Overview Your perineum is the area between your vaginal opening and your rectum. This area stretches during…

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What is Pasmo and How Can You Avoid It?

Overview Pasmo is a Spanish word that doesn’t have an English equivalent. It describes the reversal of…

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Fear of Things Not Going as Planned

Overview It is common for expecting moms, especially the first time around, to have some fear about…

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Braxton Hicks Contractions vs. True Labor

Overview Braxton Hicks contractions are sporadic “practice” contractions that many pregnant women experience during the second and…

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Siblings at the Birth of a New Baby

Overview Deciding whether to have your child or children attend the birth of a sibling is a…

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One Page Birth Plan

Overview Writing your birth plan is an integral part of preparing for the birth experience you want…

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I’m so scared about giving birth!

Overview It is very common for first-time expecting moms to be scared of giving birth. This is…

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Do I really need a written birth plan?

Overview The process you go through to create your birth plan, which includes educating yourself and working…

Birth Plan and Preparing for Birth Preparing for Birth

Evening Primrose Oil

Overview Evening primrose oil comes from seeds of a wildflower that grows in the United States.  It…

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Birth Classes, Why You Should Take One

Overview Would you run a marathon without any training?  No, of course not. That would be crazy. …