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Normal Labor and Delivery
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Normal Labor and Delivery
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Overview of Childbirth
What decisions do I have to make about childbirth?
Who should be with me?
Where should I have my baby?
How should I prepare for childbirth?
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?