Labor & Delivery

Where can you find useful baby advice on becoming a parent?
  • Where can you learn more about taking care of newborn babies?
  • How do you bond with your newborn?
  • Where can you learn how to keep a newborn safe?
  • Where can you find tips and information about taking care of newborn babies?
  • Where can you buy books, magazines, or CDs on taking care of babies?
Advice On Newborns

How do you choose a birth plan and/or birthing class?
  • Where can you find birthing classes?
  • Which birthing class should you take?
  • Where can you create a birthing plan?
  • What is a birthing plan?
  • Where can you read birth stories?
Birthing Plan And Classes

What do you need to know about birth by cesarean section?
  • What exactly is a C-section?
  • Where can you find comparisons of cesarean birth, VBAC and vaginal birth?
  • What are the pros and cons of C-sections?
  • Where can you find advice on C-sections?
Cesarean Section

Which birthing method and location should you choose?
  • Where can you find advice on choosing between a hospital and birth center?
  • Where can you research alternative birth methods?
  • What do you need to know about home birth?
  • Where can you find a doula or midwife?
Choose Birth Method And Location

How do you choose a hospital to give birth at?
  • What should you look for in a hospital?
  • What should you ask your OBGYN about the hospital?
  • What should you ask when evaluating a hospital?
  • Where can you get advice on finding a hospital?
Choose Hospital

How do you pick an OBGYN, midwife, doula or pediatrition?
  • What should you ask an OBGYN?
  • Where can you get advice on finding an OBGYN?
  • How do you choose between a doctor or a midwife?
  • What do you need to know about midwives?
  • What should you know about doulas?
  • What should you look for in a pediatrician?
  • What should you ask a pediatrician?
Choose Obgyn, Midwife, Doula Or Pediatritian

What do you need to know about circumcision?
  • Who should perform the circumcision?
  • Where can you find advice on circumcision?
  • Should you have your baby boy circumcised?
  • What is a circumcision?
Circumcision

How can you tell if you're having contractions?
  • How do you time contractions?
  • When should you contact a doctor?
  • How are labor contractions different than Braxton Hicks contractions?
  • How do you know when you're having labor contractions?
Contractions

What do you need to know about cord blood banking?
  • How do you bank your baby's cord blood?
  • Should you bank your baby's cord blood?
  • What are the ethical issues associated with banking?
  • Where can you learn more about the pros and cons of cord blood banking?
  • How much does cord blood banking cost?
Cord Blood

What are possible complications in delivery?
  • Where can you get advice on delivery complications?
  • How are delivery complications handled?
  • What are the most common delivery complications?
  • What causes delivery complications?
  • How do you deliver a baby (in an emergency)?
Delivery Complications

Encourage Labor Or Past Due Date
How can you bring on labor sooner?
  • What are some activities that might help induce labor?
  • When should you have labor induced?
  • What are the pros and cons of inducing labor with oxytocin or pitocin?
  • Where can you find advice on encouraging labor?

How Dads Help In Childbirth
How can dads help during childbirth?
  • What activities can you do to prepare for childbirth?
  • Where can you learn more about how dads can help in childbirth?
  • Where can you get advice on how dads can help in childbirth?
  • Where can you buy books, DVDs, or other resources on how dads can help in childbirth?

Labor Signs
How will you know when you're in labor?
  • How do you track your labor pains?
  • What is false labor?
  • What do you do if you go into early labor?
  • Where can you find advice on labor signs?
  • How do you know if your water breaks?

Last Month Of Pregnancy
What do you need to know about the last month of pregnancy?
  • Where can you find stories or advice on the last month of pregnancy?
  • What should you prepare during last month of pregnancy
  • What are the most common challenges in the last month of pregnancy?
  • How can you prepare for labor and delivery?

Manage Labor Pain
How do you handle labor pain?
  • What are your labor pain options?
  • What do you need to know about having an epidural?
  • How can you manage pain without medication during labor?
  • What should you know about Lamaze?

Nursing Or Breastfeeding
What do you need to know about nursing?
  • Where can you learn more about breastfeeding vs. formula?
  • Where can you find research on nursing?
  • Where can you get advice on nursing your baby?
  • Where can you get advice on bottle feeding your baby?
  • Where can you buy books, DVDs, or other resources on nursing?

Post-Partum Planning
What should you plan for after the baby is born?
  • What can you do to prepare for post-partum recovery?
  • What should you plan to eat after giving birth?
  • How can you plan to make sure you have enough sleep?
  • How can you plan to have help after giving birth?
  • How should you prepare for visitors after giving birth?
  • What do you need to know about post-partum depression?

Pre-Term Labor
What should you know about pre-term labor?
  • What is pre-term labor?
  • How can you reduce the risk of pre-term labor?
  • What should you do if you go into pre-term labor?
  • Where can you find advice on pre-term labor?

Premature Birth
What do you need to know about premature birth?
  • What are some causes of premature birth?
  • What are some complications associated with premature birth?
  • What happens during a premature birth?
  • Where can you find premature birth survival rates?
  • Where can you find advice or stories about premature births?

Preparing For Labor And Delivery
What do you need to know about the labor and delivery process?
  • What should you expect to happen in the delivery room?
  • What are the stages of labor?
  • What do you need to know about fetal monitoring?
  • Where can you get advice on labor and delivery?

Where To Give Birth
Where should you give birth?
  • Where can you get advice on where to give birth?
  • What are the pros and cons of hospital birth with a doctor?
  • What are the pros and cons of home births with a midwife or doula?
  • What do you need to know about other birthing options?