5 Last Minute Ways to Avoid a Cesarean Birth 1. Carb Load in Early Labor Labor is incredibly hard work and your body needs fuel. …
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Avoiding Cesarean: Use Water to Manage Labor Pain
Labor is uncomfortable. Women in general are very frightened of the pain associated with labor. This fear keeps many women from even …
Avoiding Cesarean: Do Early Labor at Home
When trying to avoid surgical birth, a woman must consider that the longer she is under the care of medical professionals, the more likely she …
Avoiding Cesarean: Work toward Optimal Fetal Positioning
When avoiding Cesarean section, mothers need to promote a progressing labor. One of the things that help labor move along is starting the …
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Avoiding Cesarean: Pregnancy Diet & Childbirth
A woman must prioritize optimal dietary choices for more reasons than just avoiding a surgical birth. An excellent pregnancy diet is the single …
Avoiding Cesarean: Alternative Medicine Benefits for Vaginal Birth
Alternative medicine therapies like chiropractic, acupuncture and massage should be considered when working to decrease cesarean risk. These …
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Avoiding Cesarean: Psychological Roadblocks to Normal Labor
Consider Psychological Roadblocks That Might Keep You From Laboring Normally Women rarely consider that their minds can prevent their bodies …
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Avoiding Cesarean: Exercise in Pregnancy
There is no doubt that exercising during pregnancy can be difficult to accomplish. You are TIRED, so very TIRED! You just want to sleep. It is …
Avoiding Cesarean: Childbirth Education Classes
Are Birthing Classes Worth it? In the current climate of obstetrics, it is incredibly important to enter your birth informed and empowered. …
Avoiding Cesarean: What is a Doula?
The Definition of a Doula The word "doula" comes from the ancient Greek meaning "a woman who serves" and is now used to refer to a trained and …
Avoiding Cesarean: Choosing Birth Providers and Birthing Facilities
Make Informed Choices about Birth Providers and Birthing Facilities One of a couple’s first and most important choices to make, once they have …
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Avoiding Cesarean: Preconception Birth Plan
Evidence tells us that the events surrounding a conception can affect the outcomes of the pregnancy, birth and mother and baby’s health for a …
Avoiding Cesarean: Introduction
“Once a low-risk woman has a cesarean delivery, she will never have a low-risk pregnancy again.” The origin of this series of posts about …
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