April 11, 2022 | by: Lamaze International
Taking a quality childbirth class is one of the best ways to learn about your options for labor and birth, as well as how to communicate your preferences with your care provider. Learning about your choices and learning about how to talk with your OB about those choices are easy. Actually communicating them when the time comes can feel intimidating and prove more challenging.
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February 25, 2022 | by: Lamaze International
Most of life's big events require preparation and childbirth is no different. It's not about having an "easy labor" (labor always takes hard work and focus), there are steps you can take, both throughout pregnancy and during labor, to make your experience less stressful, fearful, and clinical, and more comfortable, peaceful, and enjoyable.
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November 08, 2021 | by: Cara Terreri
A vision board isn't just a fun arts and crafts activity -- it is a tool that can help you work through and realize your goals. You can create a vision board for different purposes -- the new year, your career path, your spring wardrobe, a new house, and even your birth!
Unlike a birth plan, which is a more specific tool
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June 16, 2021 | by: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)
In the first hours after your baby is born, skin-to-skin contact and staying with your baby at all times is something hospitals and parents should be practicing everywhere.
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June 10, 2021 | by: Cara Terreri
Now imagine being at your birth and hearing the same kinds of conversations from your nursing staff, OB, midwife, surgical team, etc. while awaiting (and working really hard on) the birth of your baby.
It happens all the time.
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