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Pregnancy |
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Communicate, Communicate, Communicate |
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What’s Going on during Pregnancy |
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Try this for Comfort |
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Some Helpful Terms |
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Anatomy of Pregnancy |
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Precautions |
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Nutrition |
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Healthy Food Choices |
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Food FAQs |
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Body Mechanics |
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Birth Fitness |
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Kegel Exercises |
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ACOG Guidelines for Exercise |
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On the Ball! |
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Comfort Positions for Pregnancy and Labor |
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Active Relaxation Techniques |
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Womb Mates |
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Ideas for Preparing Siblings |
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Recommended |
29 |
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To be or not to Be... Concerned |
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Childbirth |
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Labor Support - Then and Now |
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How Long will Labor Last? |
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Normal Labor Variations |
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How Painful will Labor Be? |
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You will be Better Able to Deal with Pain if you |
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Signs of Labor |
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Stage One: Early Labor |
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Stage One: Active Labor |
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Stage One: Transition |
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Stage Two: Pushing and Birth |
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Stage Three: Delivery of the Placenta |
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Breathing Strategies for Labor |
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Strategies for Second Stage |
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Skin-To-Skin Contact Immediately After Birth |
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Positions for Second Stage |
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Possible Challenges of Labor |
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Movements for Labor |
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What to do if the Laboring Woman Panics |
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Childbirth Choices |
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Medications Available during Labor and Birth |
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Emergency Birth |
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Are All Cesareans Necessary? |
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Cesarean Birth |
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Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) |
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Unexpected Outcomes |
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Breastfeeding |
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What Experts are Saying About Breastfeeding |
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Breastfeeding Guide |
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Breastfeeding Challenges and Solutions |
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Expressing Breastmilk |
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Storing and Freezing Breastmilk |
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You Know Breastfeeding is Going Well When |
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Postpartum and Family |
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The Postpartum Period |
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Possible Physical Discomforts and Suggestions |
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Postpartum Emotions |
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Observations of a Pediatrician |
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Life with Baby |
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Safety |
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Birth Stories |
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A Special Birth |
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The Long and Short of It |
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A Proud Grandma’s Story |
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A Dad’s Story |
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At Long Last |
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Workbook |
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Weekly Review |
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What to Pack |
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Wellness Goals for Pregnancy |
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Counting Baby’s Movements |
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How Well do You Know Your Body? |
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Fun and Fast Format for Feeling Fit and Flexible |
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Nutrition Crossword Puzzle |
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Protein and Calorie Counter |
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Diet Evaluation |
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Progressive Tense/Release Practice |
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Relaxing Words |
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Relaxing Images |
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Practice Rhythmic Breathing |
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With this Birth, I Plan to Try |
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Pain Medications Preference Scale |
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Birth Options |
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Time Sharing |
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Puzzle Page |
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Recommended |
114 |
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Childbirth Organizations and Resourced |
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Labor and Birth Questionnaire |
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