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Giving birth is a profound and transformative moment in a person’s life. We want you to feel like you are ready and knowledgeable for your big day and baby’s debut! Whether you have an unmedicated birth, medicated vaginal birth, a C-section, a surrogate, or adopted, you are a great mother. Here’s everything you need to know.

Breech Baby Delivery Options

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Man hands touching pregnant woman belly. Lying down on bed. Breech baby. Problems in pregnancy time.

Breech Baby Delivery Options

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Pregnant woman eating bread, milk, fruits and vegetables, from relatives to visit.

Why Can’t You Eat During Labor?

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Pregnant woman eating bread, milk, fruits and vegetables, from relatives to visit.

Why Can’t You Eat During Labor?

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A mother in the delivery room waiting for her baby to be born.

Chorioamnionitis: What Pregnant People Need to Know

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A mother in the delivery room waiting for her baby to be born.

Chorioamnionitis: What Pregnant People Need to Know

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How to Use a Birthing Ball in Labor

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Pregnant woman sitting on a birthing ball in her living room.

How to Use a Birthing Ball in Labor

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Childbirth and labor. A pregnant woman in the hospital having contractions and tests. External monitors are wrapped around her pregnant belly to monitor her contractions and her baby's heart rate.

What Is Early Fetal Heart Rate Deceleration? (And Why It’s a Good Thing!)

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Childbirth and labor. A pregnant woman in the hospital having contractions and tests. External monitors are wrapped around her pregnant belly to monitor her contractions and her baby's heart rate.

What Is Early Fetal Heart Rate Deceleration? (And Why It’s a Good Thing!)

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What to buy

The Most Expensive States to Have a Baby

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Recommended Pregnancy and Birth Books

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Top 10 Essential Oils for Labor and Delivery

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The ULTIMATE Hospital Bag Checklist

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Products to Help Prepare Your Body for Labor and Birth

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Checklist: What to Pack in Your Birth Center Bag

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What’s in my Purse: The Hospital Edition

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newborn laying on a hospital swaddle blanket

7 Things NOT To Do During Labor

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newborn laying on a hospital swaddle blanket

7 Things NOT To Do During Labor

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What the Numbers Mean When You Get a Cervical Check

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Woman’s foot in stirrups as she sits on an exam table waiting to be seen by her doctor in the doctor’s office for a cervical check.

What the Numbers Mean When You Get a Cervical Check

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A Week-By-Week Guide to C-Section Recovery

A Week-By-Week Guide to C-Section Recovery

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A Week-By-Week Guide to C-Section Recovery

A Week-By-Week Guide to C-Section Recovery

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An African American mom gently cradles her newborn daughter in her arms. She is wrapped up and swaddled and is looking up at mom with a content expression. Mom tenderly gazing back at her.

C-Section Recovery Must-Haves

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An African American mom gently cradles her newborn daughter in her arms. She is wrapped up and swaddled and is looking up at mom with a content expression. Mom tenderly gazing back at her.

C-Section Recovery Must-Haves

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What to Wear at a Hospital Birth

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What to Wear at a Hospital Birth

What to Wear at a Hospital Birth

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Becoming Parents: Kam Williams & Leroy Garrett

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Birth Trauma and How to Overcome a Difficult Birthing Experience

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What to Expect When You Check into the Hospital in Labor

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VBAC: Everything You Need to Know

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What to Expect During Labor and a Vaginal Birth

Podcast Ep 46

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Why Would Someone Want a Natural Birth?

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What is a Midwife? What People Need to Know

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Preparing for Birth During COVID-19

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Home Birth: Is It Safe?

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Podcast Ep 20

What You Need to Know about Labor Induction

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How to Prepare Your Mind and Body for Childbirth – Podcast Ep 9

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12 Tips for a Happier & Healthier Birth – Podcast Ep 5

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