Reality Rounds recently wrote about women not getting epidurals in her article, “No Epidural for You, You Bad Girl.” As a nurse in a busy labor and delivery unit I think she has some pretty wise things to say about women wanting epidurals , particularly their expectations and the truth about when those expectations are not met.
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One man straps on a fake pregnancy belly and has a rough time. Having just gone through nine months of backaches, nausea, and sore feet herself, my wife, Susan, was all too thrilled for me to have a taste of her discomfort, if only for a day.
Natalie Suleman, the mother of the octuplets born in January , has signed a deal to star with her children in a reality show .
How do you know whether that sudden ache is normal or warrants a 2 a.m. call to your doctor or midwife? Here’s a rundown of symptoms that should set off your warning bells.
The first few days of morning sickness, one of the most common symptoms of pregnancy, it was not so bad.
” ” ” ” Elaine Cassidy on Posing Pregnant: ‘It’s Kind of a Keepsake’ For Baby Courtesy Fit Pregnancy for use on CBB A picture is worth a thousand words, but for Elaine Cassidy , a self-proclaimed “hopeless” photographer, her August cover of Fit Pregnancy is valued at so much more.
I am five weeks pregnant, and I am worried sick about something going wrong. We had been trying for 10 months, and we were told this was not going to be a good month.
Maria del Carmen Bousada became the oldest woman to give birth in 2006. She conceived via IVF and bore her twin sons, Pau and Christian.
Social Science Quarterly, Shippensburg University professor David Kalist and his cohort, Daniel Lee, spent a lot of time looking at baby names and juvenile detention records.
The other day I had this discussion on my facebook page about what was the best position for labor.
A roomful of pregnant women waiting for their prenatal care appointments at La General Hospital in Accra, Ghana, got a treat on Saturday when President Barack Obama stopped by to compliment the hospital’s maternal health services.
The Food and Drug Administration has long warned consumers against the use of ultrasound purely for keepsakes.
There is a lot of talk going on about a phenomena called “Pit to Distress.” Basically this means that an obstetrician or midwife orders pitocin to be given, typically during an induction , at a rate or in such a way that it is likely to cause the baby to go into fetal distress and require a cesarean .
There are tons of free sources for baby names available on the web, but none, quite like the Oxford English Dictionary of First Names .
Never in my mind did I think that there would be anything remotely related to Michael Jackson on my site.
A new report claims a Government-backed scheme designed to lower the UK’s teenage pregnancy rate may have had the opposite effect.
So with the 4th of July coming up, you might be thinking of celebrating the birth of your baby with a patriotic baby name .
Pregnancy is usually accompanied by a number of telltale signs. If your spouse is pregnant, these pregnancy symptoms will most likely let you knowa ‘well before a medical test confirms your happy suspicion.
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This article details the do’s and dont’s during pregnancy. First, consulting a doctor is necessary to confirm pregnancy.
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The Food and Drug Administration voted yesterday to discontinue the use of two medications that are frequently prescribed for postpartum pain - Percocet and the less commonly used Vicodin .
