I am 32 weeks pregnant and yesterday my baby "dropped" in my pelvis. I have read that the babies normally become engaged two to...

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...

I am over two centimeters dilated and minus two station at 39 weeks. Is there any reason to believe that I might deliver this...

Nature has designed birth simply and elegantly. Although every labor and birth is unique, and your labor will unfold in a very special way,...

The period immediately after your baby's birth will be an exciting, awesome and exhilarating experience. In these moments, with your baby close to you,...

My wife in now in her 38th week of pregnancy. In a week or so we would like to encourage her labor to begin....

How can I tell if my cervix is ripe (effaced)? Is the most effective way you know to encourage it to ripen? ...

I am 30-weeks-pregnant and I have been told that my cervix has softened. I have also dilated one-and-a-half centimeters in the past two weeks....

Birth What's Happening The baby makes its way through the pelvis and birth canal. This phase can last from 15 minutes to several hours....