Birthing big babies: Labor and delivery facts
If your doctor or midwife mentions your baby may be getting "too big," she may present information about inducing labor. While there's no right or wrong decision to make, there are some important things you should know about birthing a large baby.
Birth plan creator
Summarizing your birth preferences is easy with our interactive checklist! Simply fill in the blanks at the top of the plan below, then check the items you would like to see printed on your birth plan. Each section also
Can these recipes jump-start labor?
Can something you eat actually cause labor to begin? Here are two recipes you can try -- maybe you can jump-start the birth process!
Customized labor bag checklist
You want to be as prepared as possible for your birth. If you're planning a hospital or birth center birth, what should you bring with you? Pregnancy & Baby offers this handy checklist - you browse what other moms ha
Madame Zaritska predicts your birth experience
Madame Zaritska, our virtual clairvoyant, wants to help you prepare for the arrival of your child. Answer the questions below, and Madame will do her best to predict certain aspects of your labor and birth experience.
"Push" presents to push (harder) for
Pregnancy has its perks, such as an enhanced cleavage and eating a pint of cookie dough ice cream without guilt, followed closely by the best perk of all – your baby! As many moms will tell you, pregnancy is not al
10 questions for birth centers
If you like aspects of both home birth and hospital birth, but neither
one seems quite right, why not look at what a birth center offers?
Diana Korte, author of
15 tips for an empowering birth experience
Some things you can do to make your labor and delivery the best it can be!
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