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Labor and Delivery
  • Overview of Labor and Delivery
    • What decisions do I have to make about labor and delivery?
      • Who should be with me?
      • Where should I have my baby?
    • How should I prepare for labor and delivery?
  • Labor
    • What is labor?
    • What happens during labor?
    • How will I know when labor starts?
    • When should I go to my hospital or birthing center?
    • How do doctors check the baby during labor?
    • How do doctors treat labor pain?
  • Delivery
    • Where will I deliver my baby?
    • What happens when I give birth?
      • What can help with delivery?
      • How is the placenta delivered?
    • What happens after delivery?
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