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A newborn baby with wet hair rests on a mother's bare chest for skin-to-skin contact after birth.

Birth18

Whether your birth plan is color-coded within an inch of its life or you’re planning to wing it entirely, birth is unpredictable, intense, and honestly kind of incredible. Here’s what happens from people who’ve been through it.

When to Push During Labor Got an Update A woman in a hospital bed pushes during labor as a healthcare worker in a mask and cap observes.BirthHealth & SafetyLabor & Delivery

When to Push During Labor Got an Update

Salt-N-Pepa might not have been talking about labor and delivery when they released their iconic…
Amy MorrisonOctober 19, 2018
C-Section Basics – 10 Things You Should Know About Them Surgeons in white gloves perform an incision on a patient's abdomen during a C-section procedure.C-SectionLabor & Delivery

C-Section Basics – 10 Things You Should Know About Them

It’s probably not news to you that there are only two ways for a baby…
Kayla YoungSeptember 24, 2018
Hey Baby – I Need You, Too A smiling infant lying on their back looks up at a woman leaning over them.Fears & QuestionsParentingPostpartum

Hey Baby – I Need You, Too

I remember the first time I worried about you – like, really worried. It was…
Julia WohlersAugust 22, 2018
Why the F!@# Didn’t Anybody Tell Me a C-Section Was Like This?! A patient in a surgical cap and gown with an oxygen nasal cannula lies on an operating table behind a blue curtain.C-SectionLabor & Delivery

Why the F!@# Didn’t Anybody Tell Me a C-Section Was Like This?!

I had an unplanned cesarean with my first child. Even though I had read up…
Sarah VezollesAugust 15, 2018
Yep, You Can Be in Real Labor and Not Even Know It Pregnant Black woman in a bed winces in pain with her hands on her stomach.Third TrimesterLabor & DeliveryPregnancy

Yep, You Can Be in Real Labor and Not Even Know It

I remember being pregnant with my first baby, my daughter, and thinking about what “real…
Mallaury AgyeiAugust 7, 2018
Pregnancy and Childbirth in 13 Anchorman GIFs Steve Carell as Brick Tamland in Anchorman says, I would like to extend to you, an invitation to the pants party.Labor & DeliveryPregnancy

Pregnancy and Childbirth in 13 Anchorman GIFs

You decide it’s time to start trying to get pregnant, so you send out some…
Amy MorrisonAugust 1, 2018
Your Complete Guide to Epidurals During Labor: What You Really Need to Know A medical professional in scrubs and a hairnet supports a woman in labor during an epidural procedure.C-SectionFears & Questions

Your Complete Guide to Epidurals During Labor: What You Really Need to Know

If you're pregnant, you've probably already heard strong opinions about epidurals, whether it's from your…
Amy MorrisonJuly 24, 2018
18 Things to Expect in the NICU A woman in a hospital gown looks into a NICU incubator where a newborn receives blue light phototherapy for jaundice.Labor & Delivery

18 Things to Expect in the NICU

Now that I am on the other side on this and my baby is a…
Amy MorrisonJune 1, 2018
Acknowledging the Sadness When Your Birth Plan Changes A newborn baby with eyes closed and a crying expression held by gloved hands immediately after birth.Birth Stories

Acknowledging the Sadness When Your Birth Plan Changes

As I count down the weeks of my second pregnancy, I find myself reflecting on…
Laci LynchMay 30, 2018
Do You Know Your Closest NICU? A premature baby in a NICU incubator reaches an arm through an opening to touch an adult's fist.Third TrimesterLabor & Delivery

Do You Know Your Closest NICU?

I had signed up for all the newborn classes, planned out the baby shower and…
Amy MorrisonMay 17, 2018
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