Labor and Birth Articles

Making Pregnancy Health Care Choices

You will quickly find out that after becoming pregnant that there are a lot of choices to be made. Foods to eat or not eat, how much exercise to get and even the best way to sleep are all things that you have to decide. Perhaps the most important choices you will make...

Midwives and Midwife Care – A Primer

For centuries women have been helping other women deliver their babies, this is where the occupation of midwife developed. A midwife is an expert on all the options available to a woman during labor and delivery, and specializes in ensuring that the pregnant mother...

Selecting a Childbirth Education Class

Being pregnant and preparing to deliver a child, even if it is not your first can be an overwhelming experience. By attending childbirth classes new parents can inform themselves about not only what will happen during labor and delivery, but also throughout their...

Understanding Kegel Exercises

Also known as pelvic floor exercises, Kegel exercises help to strengthen the important muscles that support the bladder, uterus and bowels, as well as the vaginal muscles. Main Benefits Of Kegel Exercises By taking the time to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles women...