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It is becoming more common for hospitals to use Cytotec (misoprostol or prostaglandin E1) to ripen a woman's cervix and induce labor. Cytotec is...

I have heard that I should be doing perineal massage each day in the weeks before giving birth to help avoid an episiotomy. Please...

I am in my 35th week of pregnancy and I lost my mucous plug five days ago. I went to the doctor for a...

Stages of labor and delivery: Know what to expect After around 40 weeks of growing and carrying a new life, a pregnant woman's hardest...

I am 32 weeks into my pregnancy and my baby is breech. My doctor said if the baby hasn't turned in two weeks, they...

What happens during a cesarean? Preparation for the surgery includes starting an IV, shaving the pubic hair that shows when your legs are together...

I am nearing the end of my pregnancy. Several of my friends, who are also pregnant, are talking about being effaced already. What does...

Can you explain what baby's "station" means? I hear women discussing what station there baby was at during labor and I have no idea...

Advantages and disadvantages of various positions you might try during childbirth. Fortunately we've left behind the days of the laboring-on-her-back, heavily sedated mother-to-be, totally...