What is an Obstetrician?
Choosing your pregnancy healthcare providers is an important decision because this is the person/team you will rely on to guide you through your pregnancy. Most women chose an obstetrician. If you do, make sure they have the right credentials, such as being “board-certified”. Some chose a midwife which is a health professional trained to help healthy women during labor, delivery and after the birth of their baby.
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Breech Births
In the last weeks of pregnancy, a baby usually moves so his or her head is positioned to come out…
Local Anesthesia
Local anesthesia is the use of drugs to prevent pain in a small area of the body. The anesthetic drug…
How to Avoid a Cesarean Birth
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) have released new recommendations to…
Pudendal Block
The pudendal block gets its name because a local anesthetic, such as lidocaine or chloroprocaine, is injected into the pudendal…
Episiotomy: Advantages & Complications
What Is an Episiotomy? Episiotomy is a procedure in which a small cut is made to widen the opening of…
Retained Placenta
The final stage of labor occurs when the placenta is expelled from the mother’s uterus. For many women, this process…
What is Dilation in Pregnancy?
When you’re preparing for labor and delivery, “dilation” becomes a very important term because it measures how close you are…
Delayed Cord Clamping
What Is Delayed Cord Clamping? Delayed cord clamping is the prolongation of the time between the delivery of a newborn…
