Birth Preparation

Birth Preparation

Nine months can seem like a second or an eternity. Either way, you’ll benefit from informing yourself about the practical aspects of safe, empowering labor and delivery.

Recent Articles


	Labor Union: The Story of a Bradley Dad The husband's active participation in the delivery is critical to the overall goal of an intervention-free birth.
	Birth Art as Part of Your Birth Preparation Birth art has been used for centuries: to honor the mother and her transformation.
	Let the Baby Decide: The Case Against Inducing Labor Give birth in your time. A look at modern induction.
	Honoring Our Cycles: Using Fertility Awareness to Achieve or Avoid Pregnancy This simple method can be a very effective form of birth control.
	Getting Ready for the Baby Many women report a strong urge to get ready for the baby as they approach the third trimester. This is the ideal time to think about what you will need to buy, or ask to be given.
	The Watermelon Effect They say that I should be ashamed of you. That I should hide you under clothes, buy creams to ease your grip on me. But I am proud of you.
	Rekindling Romance Now is the time to find creative ways to be together physically with your partner.
	Dealing with Powerful Emotions One minute you may feel like you can conquer the world, the next you feel like a wet, wrung-out dishrag.

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