August 10, 2022 | by: Cara Terreri
Around 3 percent of all births are twins. In the United States, the number of twin births in 2020 was 112,437 (Source: CDC). If you're part of the 3 percent, you probably want to know what carrying twins means for your birth. You may have even heard that people pregnant with multiples always have a c-section. The truth is, about 50 percent or more of twins are born vaginally. When pregnant with twins, there are multiple variables that determine the safest way to give birth.
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September 15, 2021 | by: Cara Terreri
When giving birth in a hospital, you can expect to stay in the hospital after birth for at least 24 hours. Staying beyond that time, however, depends on multiple factors.
Length of Hospital Stay Depending on Type of Birth
Routine vaginal birth
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September 16, 2019 | by: Cara Terreri
Intense. Joyous. Painful. Amazing. Overwhelming. Incredible. Indescribable.
Yes, but what does birth feel like? You're pregnant, maybe a little anxious, and you want to know things. It's not enough to hear the vague catch-all words that people use when they talk about birth. We gotcha covered. We're going to share some real feelings from the physical and emotional sensations that people can experience during birth -- in this case, vaginal birth. Cesarean births are important too and will be covered in a later post.
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January 11, 2018 | by: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)
Oh Google -- you plethora of information overload, you. This morning, in preparing to write today's post, I found by accident the top questions people search for when it comes to childbirth. This is what appeared:
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November 20, 2015 | by: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)
This 3-part series has reviewed the in-depth details of vaginal birth, including what it feels like physically and the emotions that go along. In today's post, we describe helpful tips for partners and labor support persons. Each stage and phase of labor
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