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Understanding Labor Induction by Deb .. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Fri 04 Mar 2011 3:11pm The particular event that inspired me to write this blog occurred last week. I was teaching a private childbirth education when we approached the subject of induction. My student is a second time mother, and she mentioned that she was thinking of getting induced at 38 weeks (the same time she had her [...] Read on »

Talk To Your Doctor About Labor Induction by Brendan Kevenides Patient Expert

Posted Wed 08 Jul 2009 2:51pm regarding labor induction. According to The Mayo Clinic, "In the United States, an estimated one in five labors is induced." Sometimes, delivering sooner rather than later is better...It seems that many pregnant couples* drift up to and past delivery due days without having a serious discussion with the woman's doctor about induction. Apparently, some Read on »

Self induction of labor by AtYourCervix Patient Expert

Posted Sat 23 Aug 2008 3:13pm I'm asking you, my dear readers, a question: Did you try to induce your own labor? How did you do it? Did it work for you? After asking that, I will share this with you. I attempted to induce my own labor, starting at about 39 weeks gestation, with my 3rd (and last) child. Yes, I was part of the "tired of being pregnant" crowd. I didn't Read on »

Thinking About Inducing Your Labor: A Guide for Pregnant Women by Jodi K. Posted Mon 21 Feb 2011 11:53pm What Does This Guide Cover? This guide can help you talk to your doctor or midwife about elective induction of labor. It helps answer these questions. What... us about elective induction. It is based on a government-funded review of research reports about elective induction of labor.... Read on »

Acupuncture Not Helpful for Inducing Labor by Medline Plus Posted Mon 26 Jul 2010 7:36am . Because of this, doctors routinely induce labor when a pregnancy lasts beyond 41 weeks. During standard labor induction, a doctor uses instruments... for alternatives in labor induction, said Dr. Niels Uldbjerg, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark and the senior researcher on the new study Read on »

C-Section, Induced Labor More Common with Epilepsy by Medline Plus Posted Wed 22 Sep 2010 12:46pm risks of complications related to labor and delivery -- such as a greater need for labor induction, instrument-assisted delivery or C-section, or a higher risk of heavy bleeding.... Still, they did have increased risks of C-section, particularly planned ones. And women on anti-epilepsy drugs had higher rates of requiring labor induction and heavy bleeding Read on »

Prenatal Yoga May Result in Less Labor Pain, Shorter Labor by Deb .. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Mon 22 Sep 2008 10:27am For years I have been asked to substantiate with a clinical study the idea that prenatal yoga helps pregnant women during labor. So you can imagine my excitement when I was reading from the Journal of Perinatal Education and found this article doing just that. Please read and enjoy the article. This may [...] Read on »

Fwd: The Benefits of Free Range Labor; Your Baby's Consciousness at Birth; Continuous Labor Support; and Birth Images From Ancie by Jodi K. Posted Mon 07 Mar 2011 7:07pm . The Benefits of Free Range Labor We are absolutely thrilled to feature Science & Sensibility's new Community Manager, Kimmelin Hull, on the Mother's Advocate blog. Kimmelin was inspired by Lamaze's recent press release about "free range" labor, and decided to visit Healthy Birth Practice #2: Walk, move around and change positions throughout labor Read on »

September 11th On The Labor And Delivery Unit I can only imagine what it will be like on the labor and delivery unit on Sep by Blessed Angel Posted Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:06pm I can only imagine what it will be like on the labor and delivery unit on September 11 th. I will be a part of it since I am on call that day as a volunteer doula. I do... mothers and babies. I can’t wait to hear their birth stories and labor doula experiences. I wonder if last year’s September 11 th baby will be there. September 11th will be a time Read on »

The Labor Doula I finally received a call back from the hospital about the labor doula program. I talked to the new coordin by Blessed Angel Posted Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:06pm I finally received a call back from the hospital about the labor doula program. I talked to the new coordinator for awhile. It’s sounds like it might be exactly what I am looking for. I will attend an informational meeting tomorrow night. I am looking forward in taking a new step in my career. When God closes one door, a new one opens. Yes slowly Read on »