Labor and Birth

Common hospital bill errors can cost you a lot of money, even if you have health insurance.

During childbirth, how did it feel to have your water break?

A guide to childbirth using pictures.

How will you celebrate the labor and delivery nurse who helps you?

Labor and birth is the culmination of pregnancy, but the beginning of parenting. There are many options available today in childbirth. How will you know if you're in labor? Will you have a vaginal birth? Do you want a natural birth or an epidural? Will you need a cesarean? Do you want a doula? Many questions...

Labor and birth can be a very exciting time in your life. It is definitely one of the most memorable. Learning to work your way through can help you enjoy the experience and relax. Here is our basic level quiz!

Getting to the hospital too early in labor can have detrimental effects on your labor.

With cesanrea rates on the rise, how does your knowledge about a cesarean birth rank? Test your skills.

Advice from other moms on what to take to the hospital or birth center for your labor and birth.

How much does having a baby cost? Even with maternity insurance you can spend a lot of money on having a baby. Here are ways to cut those costs down without compromising your care.

Trying to figure out if you are in the early stages of labor, or real labor can be confusing. Some women experience something often called false labor, meaning that it is unlikley that you will be having the baby rapidly. What are the signs of labor? When should I go to the hospital? Here are the most common false labor questions - answered.

Congratulations, you're pregnant! Now you get to deal with all the people who want to come to your birth. How do you decide if someone would make a good guest or not?

Once labor is started there are times when it will slow or even stop. Augmentation is the treatment for a stalled labor.

Your labor and delivery nurse is one of your biggest advocates while you are in labor. Here is how to make the most of this relationship.

Don't have the time or opportunity for a class? Maybe you need something extra? Check out our complete class online!

Ever wanted to have a frank discussion with your mother or mother-in-law about birth? Here are some things she should know...

One of the biggest questions pregnant women have is am I in labor? Here are some of the top signs that labor is either coming soon or starting...

How to use a birth ball for labor and birth.

So, your mother-in-law has invited herself to your birth. What do you do now?

There are three stages of labor used to help you figure out where you are on your journey to giving birth.

Intracranial Hemorrhage and mode of delivery in neonates.

When you're packing your bag for the hospital, here are some things you shouldn't pack.

Ever wonder how you're going to entertain your older child while they wait for their sibling? Here is a hospital bag to pack for them or ways to entertain them where ever they are while their new baby is being born...