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Comfort measures are strategies designed to help you cope with the pain of labor. A good childbirth preparation class should teach you an assortment...

I want to give birth without medications. However, I am concerned about how I will handle the pain. What are the best techniques for...

You're embarking on an adventure that's both new and ageless. Countless women before you have been where you are now, contemplating how to work...

To begin to address women's needs in a meaningful way, we must encourage a yielding relationship to the childbirth process. Pain in labor is...

There have been a number of stories in the media recently that suggest that self-hypnosis during labor can significantly reduce a mother's pain (or...

Back labor is experienced by nearly one third of all laboring women for at least a portion of the labor. One of the most...

Lee-Ann Blair is the owner of 30 Newbury Street, a chic wellness salon and spa located in the trendy downtown section of Boston. Three...

I had partial symphysis pubis separation with the birth of my daughter 1 year ago. My memory of that pain is worse than my...

Can you tell me about using the "TENS" system for pain relief in labor? Thanks, Julie ...