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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April 19, 2021 | by: Sherri Wilkerson, LCCE, CD(DONA)
Statistically speaking, most expectant couples will experience labor before giving birth, and increasingly, those couples are hiring a doula for labor support. Some of those births will, due to various reasons, will result in a cesarean. What does doula support look like in those situations?
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April 28, 2017 | by: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)
Last month, Lamaze relaunched the revised, 3rd edition version of their flagship book, Giving Birth with Confidence. (You can check out a full review here.) In closing out the month on cesarean awareness, we would like to share with you an excerpt of info
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April 25, 2016 | by: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)
Last week, I went out to my various networks on Facebook and posted this question: "For those who have had cesarean births, what surprised you or "shook" you the most?" The volume, depth, and breadth of responses from women in all walks of life surprised
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