{"id":72205,"date":"2020-07-26T16:28:18","date_gmt":"2020-07-26T22:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/?page_id=72205"},"modified":"2021-12-09T06:16:37","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T12:16:37","slug":"labor-and-birth","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/healthy-pregnancy\/labor-and-birth\/","title":{"rendered":"Labor and birth"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"72205\" class=\"elementor elementor-72205\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7177752 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7177752\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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.elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Planning for Your Baby\u2019s Birthday<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd1c8f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd1c8f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) 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src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/nitrous_oxide_during_labor.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9108\" alt=\"nitrous-oxide-during-labor-Pregnant-woman-hospital-doctor-nurse-father | American Pregnancy Association\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/nitrous_oxide_during_labor.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/nitrous_oxide_during_labor-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/nitrous_oxide_during_labor-768x581.jpg 768w, https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/nitrous_oxide_during_labor-150x114.jpg 150w, https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/nitrous_oxide_during_labor-500x379.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2faa99e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2faa99e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Your Healthcare Team<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b9c36c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b9c36c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYou will rely on this team to guide you throughout your pregnancy and delivery.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/healthy-pregnancy\/labor-and-birth\/your-healthcare-team\/\" class=\"jet-engine-listing-overlay-link\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-listing-grid__item jet-listing-dynamic-post-72209 jet-equal-columns\" data-post-id=\"72209\" ><div class=\"jet-engine-listing-overlay-wrap\" data-url=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/healthy-pregnancy\/labor-and-birth\/birth-procedures\/\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"jet-listing-items\" data-elementor-id=\"82194\" class=\"elementor elementor-82194\" data-elementor-post-type=\"jet-engine\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-deb1cf0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"deb1cf0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc901b9\" data-id=\"dc901b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04ab080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"04ab080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/enpremature-laboresparto-prematuro.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7453\" alt=\"Pregnant woman having a premature labor | American Pregnancy Association\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/enpremature-laboresparto-prematuro.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/enpremature-laboresparto-prematuro-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/enpremature-laboresparto-prematuro-768x556.jpg 768w, https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/enpremature-laboresparto-prematuro-150x109.jpg 150w, https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/enpremature-laboresparto-prematuro-500x362.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2faa99e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2faa99e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Birth Procedures<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b9c36c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b9c36c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLabor and delivery decisions include more than deciding if you should have an epidural, deliver naturally or by c-section.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/healthy-pregnancy\/labor-and-birth\/birth-procedures\/\" class=\"jet-engine-listing-overlay-link\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-listing-grid__item jet-listing-dynamic-post-72212 jet-equal-columns\" data-post-id=\"72212\" ><div class=\"jet-engine-listing-overlay-wrap\" data-url=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/healthy-pregnancy\/labor-and-birth\/facility-choices\/\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"jet-listing-items\" data-elementor-id=\"82194\" class=\"elementor elementor-82194\" data-elementor-post-type=\"jet-engine\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-deb1cf0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"deb1cf0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc901b9\" data-id=\"dc901b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04ab080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"04ab080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/enbirth-centerescentro-de-nacimiento.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8809\" alt=\"mother-father-newborn-birth-center | American Pregnancy Association\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/enbirth-centerescentro-de-nacimiento.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/enbirth-centerescentro-de-nacimiento-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/enbirth-centerescentro-de-nacimiento-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/enbirth-centerescentro-de-nacimiento-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/enbirth-centerescentro-de-nacimiento-500x334.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2faa99e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2faa99e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Facility Choices<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b9c36c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b9c36c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYou have more options than ever before. You can choose to give birth at a hospital, birth center or home.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/healthy-pregnancy\/labor-and-birth\/facility-choices\/\" class=\"jet-engine-listing-overlay-link\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-listing-grid__item jet-listing-dynamic-post-72214 jet-equal-columns\" data-post-id=\"72214\" ><div class=\"jet-engine-listing-overlay-wrap\" data-url=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/healthy-pregnancy\/labor-and-birth\/complications-during-birth\/\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"jet-listing-items\" data-elementor-id=\"82194\" class=\"elementor elementor-82194\" data-elementor-post-type=\"jet-engine\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-deb1cf0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"deb1cf0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc901b9\" data-id=\"dc901b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04ab080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"04ab080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/prodromal_labor-e1528479812787.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-26966\" alt=\"Prodromal-Labor-woman-in-pain | American Pregnancy Association\" 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elementor-size-default\">Complications during birth<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b9c36c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b9c36c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt\u2019s best to learn about possible complications so you can discuss solution scenarios with your healthcare provider.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/healthy-pregnancy\/labor-and-birth\/complications-during-birth\/\" class=\"jet-engine-listing-overlay-link\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jet-listing-grid__item jet-listing-dynamic-post-72216 jet-equal-columns\" data-post-id=\"72216\" ><div class=\"jet-engine-listing-overlay-wrap\" 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