{"id":159398,"date":"2026-01-28T04:33:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T10:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/?page_id=159398"},"modified":"2026-04-17T13:22:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T19:22:15","slug":"giving-birth","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/","title":{"rendered":"Giving Birth"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"159398\" class=\"elementor elementor-159398\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-25006b0 hub-bottom-description elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25006b0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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 elementor-element-91a2887\" data-id=\"91a2887\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f7556d hub-text-link roadmap elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f7556d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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\t\t\t<h1><b>Giving Birth<\/b>Preparing with Confidence for Labor and Delivery<\/h1><h2>The Giving Birth Roadmap<\/h2><p>Preparing for your baby&#8217;s arrival is a transformative milestone that begins with a natural sequence of physiological changes in your body. We know that as your due date approaches, the anticipation can feel both exciting and overwhelming, and we are here to provide the steady, clear guidance you need to feel fully prepared. Creating a personalized <a href=\"\/giving-birth\/birth-plan\/\">birth plan<\/a> allows you to communicate your preferences to your care team, while a breastfeeding plan helps set a foundation for nourishment from the very first hour. Understanding the signs of <a href=\"\/giving-birth\/labor\/\">labor<\/a> and the different <a href=\"\/giving-birth\/delivery-methods\/\">delivery methods<\/a> ensures you know what to expect during the transition. You can also explore options for <a href=\"\/giving-birth\/pain-management\/\">pain management<\/a> to find the approach that best fits your needs, or gain clarity on how providers manage <a href=\"\/giving-birth\/birthing-complications\/\">birthing complications<\/a> if they arise. According to ACOG, a collaborative relationship between the birthing person and their medical providers is essential for a safe and positive birth experience.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f33d99 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f33d99\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8f3fff\" data-id=\"b8f3fff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19946d8 elementor-cta--layout-image-left elementor-widget__width-initial 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Suddenly, you are wondering&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/childbirth-education-classes\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/enchildbirth-education-classesesclases-de-educaci\u00f3n-de-parto.jpg\" alt=\"Childbirth Education Classes\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"662\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/childbirth-education-classes\/\" target=\"\">Childbirth Education Classes<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">Childbirth Classes: Types and Benefits For most pregnant women, even if you already have a child, the labor\u00a0and birth process&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/first-prenatal-visit\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/enyour-first-prenatal-visitessu-primera-visita-prenatal.jpg\" alt=\"Your First Prenatal Visit\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/first-prenatal-visit\/\" target=\"\">Your First Prenatal Visit<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">If you did not meet with your health care provider before you were pregnant, your first prenatal visit will generally&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/maternity-photo-shoot\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Annette-Palmer-creative-maternity-photos.jpg\" alt=\"Maternity Photo Shoot Ideas and Tips\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/maternity-photo-shoot\/\" target=\"\">Maternity Photo Shoot Ideas and Tips<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">Let&#8217;s be honest. 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Medicaid is a government-sponsored health insurance program for low-income families who have no medical insurance or&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/importance-of-a-will\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/having_a_will.jpg\" alt=\"Importance of a Will\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/importance-of-a-will\/\" target=\"\">Importance of a Will<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">Approximately 55% of American adults do not have a valid legal Will. Unfortunately, if you die without a Will, your&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/prenatal-classes\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/labor-and-delivery-prenatal-classes.jpg\" alt=\"Prenatal Classes - Class 1 Video\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1180\" height=\"500\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/prenatal-classes\/\" target=\"\">Prenatal Classes - Class 1 Video<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">Prenatal Classes: Part One With Midwife Holliday Tyson Prenatal classes can be critical to your peace of mind as labor&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/baby-checklist\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/enparenting-preparation-checklisteslista-para-la-preparaci\u00f3n-de-la-crianza.jpg\" alt=\"Baby Checklist\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/baby-checklist\/\" target=\"\">Baby Checklist<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">First-time parents often struggle with the challenge of preparing for the responsibilities that come with parenthood. Talking with other parents&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/labor-checklist\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/create_a_birth_plan.jpg\" alt=\"Preparing for Labor Checklist\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/labor-checklist\/\" target=\"\">Preparing for Labor Checklist<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">Are you prepared for labor? You&#8217;ve spent months preparing to welcome the new love of your life &#8211; you baby.&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/hospital-bag-packing-list\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/hostpital_packing_list.jpg\" alt=\"Hospital Bag Checklist\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"663\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/hospital-bag-packing-list\/\" target=\"\">Hospital Bag Checklist<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">As you prepare for labor and delivery don\u2019t forget to think about what to bring to the hospital for your&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"parent-accordion jet-accordion__item jet-toggle jet-toggle-move-up-effect \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"labor\" class=\"jet-toggle__control elementor-menu-anchor\" data-toggle=\"2\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"jet-toggle-content-9152\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-template-id=\"159304\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-toggle__label-icon jet-toggle-icon-position-right\"><span class=\"jet-toggle__icon icon-normal jet-tabs-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"jet-toggle__icon icon-active jet-tabs-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><div class=\"jet-toggle__label-text\">Labor<p> Understand the stages &amp; choices.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"jet-toggle-content-9152\" class=\"jet-toggle__content\" data-toggle=\"2\" role=\"region\" data-template-id=\"159304\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-toggle__content-inner\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"159304\" class=\"elementor elementor-159304\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ed7997 up-accordion elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ed7997\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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 elementor-element-4aa0ab1\" data-id=\"4aa0ab1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9b6270 child-hub-acc elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-accordion\" data-id=\"e9b6270\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-accordion\" data-settings=\"{&quot;collapsible&quot;:true,&quot;ajaxTemplate&quot;:false,&quot;switchScrolling&quot;:false,&quot;switchScrollingTablet&quot;:false,&quot;switchScrollingMobile&quot;:false,&quot;switchScrollingOffset&quot;:{&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;},&quot;switchScrollingOffsetTablet&quot;:{&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;},&quot;switchScrollingOffsetMobile&quot;:{&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;},&quot;switchScrollingDelay&quot;:500,&quot;switchScrollingDelayTablet&quot;:500,&quot;switchScrollingDelayMobile&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-accordion__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"parent-accordion jet-accordion__item jet-toggle jet-toggle-move-up-effect \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"stages-labor\" class=\"jet-toggle__control elementor-menu-anchor\" data-toggle=\"1\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"jet-toggle-content-2451\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-template-id=\"159308\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-toggle__label-icon jet-toggle-icon-position-right\"><span class=\"jet-toggle__icon icon-normal jet-tabs-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"jet-toggle__icon icon-active jet-tabs-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><div class=\"jet-toggle__label-text\">Stages of Labor<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"jet-toggle-content-2451\" class=\"jet-toggle__content\" data-toggle=\"1\" role=\"region\" data-template-id=\"159308\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-toggle__content-inner\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"159308\" class=\"elementor elementor-159308\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ea1348 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ea1348\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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 elementor-element-74a2c1c\" data-id=\"74a2c1c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caac863 home-post-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-posts\" data-id=\"caac863\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;slides_to_scroll&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"jet-posts.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-jet-posts jet-elements\"><div class=\"jet-posts col-row  jet-equal-cols\"><div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/first-stage-of-labor\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/enwhat-is-the-first-stage-of-laboresetapas-del-parto-etapa-i.jpg\" alt=\"First Stage of Labor\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/first-stage-of-labor\/\" target=\"\">First Stage of Labor<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">The first stage of labor is the longest and involves three phases: Early Labor:\u00a0 The onset of labor until the&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/third-stage-of-labor\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/enstages-of-childbirth-stage-iiiesetapas-del-parto-etapa-iii.jpg\" alt=\"Third Stage of Labor\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/third-stage-of-labor\/\" target=\"\">Third Stage of Labor<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">The third stage of labor is when your uterus continues to contract to push out the placenta (afterbirth) after your&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/second-stage-of-labor\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/enstages-of-childbirth-stage-iiesetapas-del-parto-etapa-ii.jpg\" alt=\"Second Stage of Labor\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"690\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/second-stage-of-labor\/\" target=\"\">Second Stage of Labor<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">The second stage of labor is when your baby moves through the birth canal.\u00a0The second stage of labor begins when&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"parent-accordion jet-accordion__item jet-toggle jet-toggle-move-up-effect \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"types-labor\" class=\"jet-toggle__control elementor-menu-anchor\" data-toggle=\"2\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"jet-toggle-content-2452\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-template-id=\"159312\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-toggle__label-icon jet-toggle-icon-position-right\"><span class=\"jet-toggle__icon icon-normal jet-tabs-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"jet-toggle__icon icon-active jet-tabs-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><div class=\"jet-toggle__label-text\">Types of Labor<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"jet-toggle-content-2452\" class=\"jet-toggle__content\" data-toggle=\"2\" role=\"region\" data-template-id=\"159312\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-toggle__content-inner\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"159312\" class=\"elementor elementor-159312\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f08db6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f08db6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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 elementor-element-b1bc366\" data-id=\"b1bc366\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37f53cb home-post-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-posts\" data-id=\"37f53cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;slides_to_scroll&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"jet-posts.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-jet-posts jet-elements\"><div class=\"jet-posts col-row  jet-equal-cols\"><div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/false-labor\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/enfalse-laboresparto-falso.jpg\" alt=\"False Labor\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"758\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/false-labor\/\" target=\"\">False Labor<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">As the time of delivery approaches, you might notice that Braxton Hicks contractions become more frequent and intense. It is&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/rapid-labor\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/enrapid-laboresparto-precipitado.jpg\" alt=\"Rapid Labor\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/rapid-labor\/\" target=\"\">Rapid Labor<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">With each pregnancy, labor and birth can be quite different. Some women follow the typical course of labor, while others&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/premature-labor\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/enpremature-laboresparto-prematuro.jpg\" alt=\"Premature Labor\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"724\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/premature-labor\/\" target=\"\">Premature Labor<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">Pregnancy is normally a time of happiness and anticipation, but it can\u00a0also be a time of uncertainty. Many women have&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/prolonged-labor\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/enprolonged-labor-failure-to-progressesparto-prolongado-falta-de-progreso.jpg\" alt=\"Prolonged Labor: Failure To Progress\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/prolonged-labor\/\" target=\"\">Prolonged Labor: Failure To Progress<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">Prolonged labor, also known as failure to progress, occurs when labor lasts for approximately 20 hours or more if you&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/prodromal-labor\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/prodromal_labor-e1528479812787.jpg\" alt=\"Prodromal Labor\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/prodromal-labor\/\" target=\"\">Prodromal Labor<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">Prodromal labor is often called \u201cfalse labor,\u201d and is somewhere in between Braxton Hicks contractions and active labor contractions. Prodromal&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/braxton-hicks\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/enbraxton-hicks-contractionseslas-contracciones-de-braxton-hicks.jpg\" alt=\"Braxton Hicks Contractions - Causes, Symptoms &amp; Pain Relief\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/braxton-hicks\/\" target=\"\">Braxton Hicks Contractions - Causes, Symptoms &amp; Pain Relief<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">You might have heard the funny phrase \u201cBraxton Hicks contractions\u201d before you were pregnant, but now you want to know&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/signs-of-labor\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/ensigns-of-laboresse\u00f1ales-del-parto.jpg\" alt=\"Signs of Labor\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/signs-of-labor\/\" target=\"\">Signs of Labor<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">Signs and Symptoms of Labor Probably every woman who shares her labor experience tells a different story. Your delivery will&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"parent-accordion jet-accordion__item jet-toggle jet-toggle-move-up-effect \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"labor-birth-terms\" class=\"jet-toggle__control elementor-menu-anchor\" data-toggle=\"3\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"jet-toggle-content-2453\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-template-id=\"159316\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-toggle__label-icon jet-toggle-icon-position-right\"><span class=\"jet-toggle__icon icon-normal jet-tabs-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"jet-toggle__icon icon-active jet-tabs-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><div class=\"jet-toggle__label-text\">Labor &amp; Birth Terms<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"jet-toggle-content-2453\" class=\"jet-toggle__content\" data-toggle=\"3\" role=\"region\" data-template-id=\"159316\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-toggle__content-inner\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"159316\" class=\"elementor elementor-159316\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d820d17 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d820d17\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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 elementor-element-fad0795\" data-id=\"fad0795\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca733e1 home-post-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-posts\" data-id=\"ca733e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;slides_to_scroll&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"jet-posts.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-jet-posts jet-elements\"><div class=\"jet-posts col-row  jet-equal-cols\"><div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/apgar-test\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/enyour-child-s-first-test-the-apgaresla-primera-prueba-del-ni\u00f1o-el-apgar.jpg\" alt=\"Your Child&#039;s First Test: The APGAR\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/apgar-test\/\" target=\"\">Your Child's First Test: The APGAR<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">What is the APGAR test? The APGAR is a quick, overall assessment of newborn well-being.\u00a0The test is used immediately following&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/patterned-breathing\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/enpatterned-breathing-during-laborespatr\u00f3nes-de-respiraci\u00f3n-durante-el-parto.jpg\" alt=\"Patterned Breathing During Labor\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1180\" height=\"500\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/patterned-breathing\/\" target=\"\">Patterned Breathing During Labor<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">Patterned Breathing During Labor: Techniques and Benefits Patterned breathing refers to the act of breathing at any number of possible&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/baby-crowning\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/encrowningescoronando.jpg\" alt=\"Baby Crowning\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/baby-crowning\/\" target=\"\">Baby Crowning<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">During delivery, your baby&#8217;s head will begin to show through\u00a0your vaginal opening with each contraction. When your baby&#8217;s head remains\u00a0visible&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/back-labor\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/enback-laboresparto-de-ri\u00f1ones.jpg\" alt=\"Back Labor\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/back-labor\/\" target=\"\">Back Labor<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">Labor and giving birth are some of the most physically demanding events a woman will experience. Many women try to&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/perineal-massage-pregnancy\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/bigstock-Pregnant-Happy-smiling-Woman-s-80495066-e1563218072499.jpg\" alt=\"Perineal Massage During Pregnancy\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"652\" height=\"529\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/perineal-massage-pregnancy\/\" target=\"\">Perineal Massage During Pregnancy<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">Prevent Tearing During Delivery with\u00a0Perineal Massage When it comes to perineal massage, this old saying definitely applies: An ounce of&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/kegel-exercises\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/enkegel-exerciseseslos-ejercicios-de-kegel.jpg\" alt=\"Kegel Exercises\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"653\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/kegel-exercises\/\" target=\"\">Kegel Exercises<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">Kegel Exercises: Benefits and How to Do Them Kegel exercises, also called pelvic floor exercises, help strengthen the muscles, tissues&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/cephalopelvic-disproportion\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/encephalopelvic-disproportion-cpdesdesproporci\u00f3n-cefalop\u00e9lvica-cpd.jpg\" alt=\"Cephalopelvic Disproportion (CPD)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1180\" height=\"500\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/cephalopelvic-disproportion\/\" target=\"\">Cephalopelvic Disproportion (CPD)<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">Cephalopelvic disproportion (CPD) is a condition where the baby&#8217;s head or body is too large to fit through the mother\u2019s&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/mucus-plug\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/enmucus-plug-bloody-showestap\u00f3n-de-moco-aparici\u00f3n-con-sangre.jpg\" alt=\"Mucus Plug - An important Part of Pregnancy\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"644\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/mucus-plug\/\" target=\"\">Mucus Plug - An important Part of Pregnancy<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">Your mucus plug is a protective collection of mucus in the cervical canal. During pregnancy, the cervix secretes a thick,&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/what-is-dilation-in-pregnancy\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/dilation-during-labor-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"What is Dilation in Pregnancy?\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"7180\" height=\"3128\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/what-is-dilation-in-pregnancy\/\" target=\"\">What is Dilation in Pregnancy?<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">When you\u2019re preparing for labor and delivery, \u201cdilation\u201d becomes a very important term because it measures how close you are&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/retained-placenta\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/retained-placenta.jpg\" alt=\"Retained Placenta\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1280\" height=\"728\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/retained-placenta\/\" target=\"\">Retained Placenta<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">The final stage of labor occurs when the placenta is expelled from the mother&#8217;s uterus. For many women, this process&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/episiotomy\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/enepisiotomyesla-episiotom\u00eda.jpg\" alt=\"Episiotomy - Advantages, Complications, and Care\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/episiotomy\/\" target=\"\">Episiotomy - Advantages, Complications, and Care<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">What Is an Episiotomy? Episiotomy is a procedure in which a small cut is made to widen the opening of&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/breech-presentation\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/enbreech-birthsespartos-de-nalgas.jpg\" alt=\"Breech Births\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1180\" height=\"500\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/breech-presentation\/\" target=\"\">Breech Births<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">In the last weeks of pregnancy, a baby usually moves so his or her head is positioned to come out&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"parent-accordion jet-accordion__item jet-toggle jet-toggle-move-up-effect \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"doulas-midwives\" class=\"jet-toggle__control elementor-menu-anchor\" data-toggle=\"4\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"jet-toggle-content-2454\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-template-id=\"159320\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-toggle__label-icon jet-toggle-icon-position-right\"><span class=\"jet-toggle__icon icon-normal jet-tabs-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"jet-toggle__icon icon-active jet-tabs-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><div class=\"jet-toggle__label-text\">Doulas &amp; 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It has brought&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/how-to-donate-cord-blood\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cord-for-live-donate-newborn-american-pregnancy-association.jpg\" alt=\"How to Donate Cord Blood\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1180\" height=\"500\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/how-to-donate-cord-blood\/\" target=\"\">How to Donate Cord Blood<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">Cord Blood Donation is Safe and Free Cord blood donation is completely safe.\u00a0 It won\u2019t affect your labor or delivery&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/donating-cord-blood\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/encord-blood-bankingesalmacenamiento-de-la-sangre-del-cord\u00f3n.jpg\" alt=\"Donating Cord Blood\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/donating-cord-blood\/\" target=\"\">Donating Cord Blood<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">Could saving your baby&#8217;s cord blood save his or her life? Yes! There are approximately 80 different disease or conditions&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/should-you-bank-cord-blood\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/encord-blood-bankingesalmacenamiento-de-la-sangre-del-cord\u00f3n.jpg\" alt=\"Should You Bank Your Baby&#039;s Cord Blood?\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/should-you-bank-cord-blood\/\" target=\"\">Should You Bank Your Baby's Cord Blood?<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">As you prepare to welcome your newborn into the world, it\u2019s a good time to think about cord blood banking&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/umbilical-cord-milking\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Umbilical-Cord-Milking.jpg\" alt=\"Umbilical Cord Milking - Benefits For Preterm Newborns\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1280\" height=\"728\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/umbilical-cord-milking\/\" target=\"\">Umbilical Cord Milking - Benefits For Preterm Newborns<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">Umbilical cord milking has been gaining recognition in the medical community in recent years. It shows signs of being an&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/cord-blood-banking\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/viacord-cord-blood-header-american-pregnancy-association.jpg\" alt=\"Cord Blood Banking\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1500\" height=\"996\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/cord-blood-banking\/\" target=\"\">Cord Blood Banking<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">Your baby\u2019s umbilical cord is made of tissue that protects and insulates the veins responsible for carrying blood to and&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/delayed-cord-clamping\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Delayed-Cord-Clamping.jpg\" alt=\"Delayed Cord Clamping\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1280\" height=\"728\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/delayed-cord-clamping\/\" target=\"\">Delayed Cord Clamping<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">What Is Delayed Cord Clamping? Delayed cord clamping is the prolongation of the time between the delivery of a newborn&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"parent-accordion jet-accordion__item jet-toggle jet-toggle-move-up-effect \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"delivery-methods\" class=\"jet-toggle__control elementor-menu-anchor\" data-toggle=\"3\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"jet-toggle-content-9153\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-template-id=\"159355\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-toggle__label-icon jet-toggle-icon-position-right\"><span class=\"jet-toggle__icon icon-normal jet-tabs-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"jet-toggle__icon icon-active jet-tabs-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><div class=\"jet-toggle__label-text\">Delivery Methods<p> Where &amp; how you give birth. <\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"jet-toggle-content-9153\" class=\"jet-toggle__content\" data-toggle=\"3\" role=\"region\" data-template-id=\"159355\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-toggle__content-inner\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"159355\" class=\"elementor elementor-159355\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a15a4c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a15a4c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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 elementor-element-242d574\" data-id=\"242d574\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f59822 home-post-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-posts\" data-id=\"7f59822\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;slides_to_scroll&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"jet-posts.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-jet-posts jet-elements\"><div class=\"jet-posts col-row  jet-equal-cols\"><div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/birthing-choices\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/enbirthing-choices-health-care-providers-and-birth-locationseselecciones-del-parto-proveedores-de-atenci\u00f3n-m\u00e9dica-y-lugares-para-el-parto.jpg\" alt=\"Birthing Choices: Health Care Providers And Birth Locations\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/birthing-choices\/\" target=\"\">Birthing Choices: Health Care Providers And Birth Locations<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">Throughout your pregnancy, you will have many birthing choices and pregnancy decisions to make regarding exercise, clothing, prenatal care providers,&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/assisted-delivery\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/assisted_delivery.jpg\" alt=\"Assisted Delivery\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/assisted-delivery\/\" target=\"\">Assisted Delivery<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">What is an assisted delivery? Near the end of the pushing stage, it might become apparent that mother and baby&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/birth-centers\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/enbirth-centerescentro-de-nacimiento.jpg\" alt=\"Birth Centers\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/birth-centers\/\" target=\"\">Birth Centers<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">Today, women have more options than ever to find and select a suitable birth center. Options include increasing numbers of&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/water-births\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/enwater-birthesparto-en-el-agua.jpg\" alt=\"Water Births\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/water-births\/\" target=\"\">Water Births<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">Water birth is the process of giving birth in a tub of warm water. Some women choose to labor in&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/home-birth\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/enhome-birthesparto-en-casa.jpg\" alt=\"Home Births\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/home-birth\/\" target=\"\">Home Births<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">Home Births: Benefits and Tips For centuries giving birth at home was the norm. By the 1900s increasing numbers of&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/natural-childbirth-techniques\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/giving_birth_naturally.jpg\" alt=\"Natural Childbirth Techniques\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/natural-childbirth-techniques\/\" target=\"\">Natural Childbirth Techniques<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">There are a number of different natural childbirth techniques that can be used when trying to have your baby without&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"parent-accordion jet-accordion__item jet-toggle jet-toggle-move-up-effect \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pain-management\" class=\"jet-toggle__control elementor-menu-anchor\" data-toggle=\"4\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"jet-toggle-content-9154\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-template-id=\"159359\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-toggle__label-icon jet-toggle-icon-position-right\"><span class=\"jet-toggle__icon icon-normal jet-tabs-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"jet-toggle__icon icon-active jet-tabs-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><div class=\"jet-toggle__label-text\">Pain Management<p>Know your options<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"jet-toggle-content-9154\" class=\"jet-toggle__content\" data-toggle=\"4\" role=\"region\" data-template-id=\"159359\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-toggle__content-inner\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"159359\" class=\"elementor elementor-159359\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa9616a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa9616a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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 elementor-element-0c57392\" data-id=\"0c57392\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c96983b home-post-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-posts\" data-id=\"c96983b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;slides_to_scroll&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"jet-posts.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-jet-posts jet-elements\"><div class=\"jet-posts col-row  jet-equal-cols\"><div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/spinal-block\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/shutterstock_64789912.jpg\" alt=\"Spinal Block\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/spinal-block\/\" target=\"\">Spinal Block<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">Facts About the Spinal Block Procedure A spinal block is a spinal anesthesia often called a &#8220;spinal.&#8221; In this procedure,&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/narcotics-for-pain-during-labor\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/enusing-narcotics-for-pain-relief-during-childbirthesusando-narc\u00f3ticos-para-aliviar-el-dolor-durante-el-parto.jpg\" alt=\"Narcotics For Pain During Childbirth\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1180\" height=\"500\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/narcotics-for-pain-during-labor\/\" target=\"\">Narcotics For Pain During Childbirth<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">Many women end up relying on some narcotics for pain relief during childbirth. As you prepare for labor, it is&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/nitrous-oxide-labor\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/nitrous_oxide_during_labor-1.jpg\" alt=\"Nitrous Oxide During Labor\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"757\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/nitrous-oxide-labor\/\" target=\"\">Nitrous Oxide During Labor<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">&nbsp; As your due date approaches, you will want to become familiar with the natural and medical intervention options for&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/general-anesthesia\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/epidural-anesthesia-1.jpg\" alt=\"General Anesthesia\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/general-anesthesia\/\" target=\"\">General Anesthesia<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">Is General Anesthesia Used During Labor? Being informed about general anesthesia will help prevent mothers from being caught by surprise&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/what-is-an-epidural\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/enepiduralesanestesia-epidural.jpg\" alt=\"Epidural - Everything You Should Know About It\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"766\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/what-is-an-epidural\/\" target=\"\">Epidural - Everything You Should Know About It<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">Epidural anesthesia\u00a0is the most popular method of pain relief during labor. Women request an epidural by name more than any&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/lightning-crotch-pain-during-pregnancy\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Lightning-crotch.jpeg\" alt=\"Lightning Crotch Pain During Pregnancy\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"848\" height=\"565\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/lightning-crotch-pain-during-pregnancy\/\" target=\"\">Lightning Crotch Pain During Pregnancy<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">That sudden, sharp vaginal or pelvic pain you may feel late in pregnancy is called Lightning Crotch. It\u2019s not serious&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/pudendal-block\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/eninducing-laboresinduciendo-el-parto.jpg\" alt=\"Pudendal Block\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/pudendal-block\/\" target=\"\">Pudendal Block<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">The pudendal block gets its name because a local anesthetic, such as lidocaine or chloroprocaine, is injected into the pudendal&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/local-anesthesia\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/local-anesthesia.jpg\" alt=\"Local Anesthesia\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"680\" height=\"453\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/local-anesthesia\/\" target=\"\">Local Anesthesia<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">Local anesthesia is the use of drugs to prevent pain in a small area of the body. The anesthetic drug&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"parent-accordion jet-accordion__item jet-toggle jet-toggle-move-up-effect \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"birthing-complications\" class=\"jet-toggle__control elementor-menu-anchor\" data-toggle=\"5\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"jet-toggle-content-9155\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-template-id=\"159363\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-toggle__label-icon jet-toggle-icon-position-right\"><span class=\"jet-toggle__icon icon-normal jet-tabs-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"jet-toggle__icon icon-active jet-tabs-icon\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><div class=\"jet-toggle__label-text\">Birthing Complications<p> Decrease stress through knowing.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"jet-toggle-content-9155\" class=\"jet-toggle__content\" data-toggle=\"5\" role=\"region\" data-template-id=\"159363\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-toggle__content-inner\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"159363\" class=\"elementor elementor-159363\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-787da18 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"787da18\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-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 elementor-element-517ee87\" data-id=\"517ee87\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f53e28 home-post-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-posts\" data-id=\"8f53e28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;slides_to_scroll&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"jet-posts.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-jet-posts jet-elements\"><div class=\"jet-posts col-row  jet-equal-cols\"><div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/reasons-for-a-cesarean\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/shutterstock_1729733.jpg\" alt=\"Reasons for a Cesarean Birth\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/reasons-for-a-cesarean\/\" target=\"\">Reasons for a Cesarean Birth<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">Health care providers have many reasons for recommending a cesarean birth. Some cesareans occur in critical situations, some are used&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/inducing-labor\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/eninducing-laboresinduciendo-el-parto.jpg\" alt=\"Inducing Labor\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/inducing-labor\/\" target=\"\">Inducing Labor<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">What does it mean to &#8220;induce labor?&#8221; Inducing labor is the artificial start of the birth process through medical interventions&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/fetal-distress\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/enfetal-distressessufrimiento-fetal.jpg\" alt=\"Fetal Distress\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/fetal-distress\/\" target=\"\">Fetal Distress<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">Historically, the term fetal distress has been used to describe when the fetus does not receive adequate amounts of oxygen&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/premature-birth-complications\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/enpremature-birth-complicationsescomplicaciones-del-parto-prematuro.jpg\" alt=\"Premature Birth Complications\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/premature-birth-complications\/\" target=\"\">Premature Birth Complications<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">Risks for Premature Newborns Babies born before the 37th week of gestation are considered premature.\u00a0 Premature newborns are sometimes referred&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/positive-cesarean\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/shutterstock_46798144.jpg\" alt=\"Creating A Positive Cesarean Experience\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/positive-cesarean\/\" target=\"\">Creating A Positive Cesarean Experience<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">&nbsp; With a national cesarean rate of 29.1%, pregnant women have at least a 1 in 4 chance to give&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/stillborn\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/enstillbirth-surviving-emotionallyesla-muerte-fetal-sobrevivir-emocionalmente.jpg\" alt=\"Stillbirth: Surviving Emotionally\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/stillborn\/\" target=\"\">Stillbirth: Surviving Emotionally<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">Stillbirth is one of the most devastating of losses, affecting over 25,000 families each year. Stillbirth touches families of all&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/vaginal-birth-after-cesarean\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/envbac-vaginal-birth-after-cesareanespvdc-parto-vaginal-despu\u00e9s-de-una-ces\u00e1rea.jpg\" alt=\"Vaginal Birth After Cesarean: VBAC:\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/pregnancy\/labor-and-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Labor and Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/vaginal-birth-after-cesarean\/\" target=\"\">Vaginal Birth After Cesarean: VBAC:<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">If you have experienced a cesarean delivery, you are not alone. If you desire to try a vaginal delivery after&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/c-section-complications\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/enrisks-of-a-cesarean-procedureeslos-riesgos-de-un-procedimiento-de-ces\u00e1rea.jpg\" alt=\"C-Section Complications\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/c-section-complications\/\" target=\"\">C-Section Complications<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">As with any surgical procedure, there are risks of C-Section complications. It is important to know and understand your risks&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/cesarean-procedure\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/encesarean-procedureesprocedimiento-de-ces\u00e1rea.jpg\" alt=\"Cesarean Procedure\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/cesarean-procedure\/\" target=\"\">Cesarean Procedure<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">Cesarean birth happens through an incision in the abdominal wall and uterus rather than through the vagina. There has been&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-posts__item\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-posts__inner-box\"><div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/how-to-avoid-a-cesarean-birth\/\" class=\"post-thumbnail__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-thumbnail__img wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/shutterstock_102118909.jpg\" alt=\"How to Avoid a Cesarean Birth\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/category\/giving-birth\/\" class=\"jet-posts__terms-link\">Giving Birth<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-posts__inner-content\"><p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/giving-birth\/how-to-avoid-a-cesarean-birth\/\" target=\"\">How to Avoid a Cesarean Birth<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-excerpt\">The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) have released new recommendations to&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88fc9cf hub-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88fc9cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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\t\t\t<p>As your due date approaches, it is common for excitement and anticipation to grow. You may feel ready for the moment to arrive. You may also feel nervous or uncertain. Many parents experience both feelings at the same time.<\/p><p>Giving birth is one of the most powerful experiences a person can have. Labor and delivery is physical, emotional, and life-changing. Many parents describe a strong sense of accomplishment and pride after delivering their baby. It is the moment when months of growth and preparation turn into meeting your child face to face.<\/p><p>Every birth story is unique. There is no single &#8220;right&#8221; way to give birth. What matters most is that you and your baby receive safe, informed, and supportive care.<\/p>\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-10dc832 hub-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10dc832\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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\t\t\t<h2>Labor<\/h2><p>Labor is the process that leads to birth. It begins when your body starts preparing to deliver your baby and continues until your baby and placenta are born.\u00b9<\/p><p>Early signs of labor may include:<\/p><ul><li>Regular contractions that grow stronger and closer together<\/li><li>Persistent lower back pain<\/li><li>Rupture of membranes, also called your water breaking<\/li><li>A Bloody Show or loss of the Mucus Plug<\/li><\/ul><p>Labor typically unfolds in three stages. The first stage involves cervical dilation and thinning, known as effacement. The second stage includes pushing and the birth of your baby. The third stage involves delivery of the placenta.<\/p><p>Learning what happens during labor often helps reduce uncertainty. It allows many parents to feel more confident about recognizing when it is time to contact their provider or go to their birth location. Even when labor unfolds differently than expected, your body is working with strength and purpose throughout the process.<\/p><p>Explore our <a href=\"\/giving-birth\/labor\/\">Labor Overview<\/a> page for more information on the stages of labor, types of labor patterns, and the roles of support partners and medical staff.<\/p><p>Or, if you would like to better understand how pregnancy develops before labor begins, you may find our comprehensive <a href=\"\/pregnancy\/\">Pregnancy Guide<\/a> helpful as you prepare for birth.<\/p><h2>Delivery Methods<\/h2><p>Babies can be delivered in several ways depending on medical needs, pregnancy factors, and personal preferences.<\/p><p>The most common method is vaginal birth. Some deliveries may involve assisted techniques such as vacuum extraction or forceps. Others require cesarean birth (C-section).\u00b2<\/p><p>Delivery settings may include:<\/p><ul><li>Hospital Birth<\/li><li>Birth Center<\/li><li>Home Birth (for low-risk pregnancies with qualified providers)<\/li><\/ul><p>Each setting offers different advantages and considerations. Your medical history, pregnancy risk factors, and comfort level all play a role in deciding which option is best for you.<\/p><p>If you would like to explore the different delivery environments and methods in greater detail, you can learn more from <a href=\"\/giving-birth\/delivery-methods\/\">Delivery Methods<\/a> Overview Topic Page.<\/p><p>No matter how your baby is born, the goal is a safe and healthy outcome. After learning the delivery methods available, many parents describe feeling empowered, not because everything went perfectly, but because they were informed and supported.<\/p><h2>Pain Management<\/h2><p>Labor contractions are physically intense. They are what move your baby down and open your cervix. Labor pain is purposeful and signals progress. However, that does not mean you have to endure it without support.<\/p><p>Non-medicated options that many people find helpful include:<\/p><ul><li>Focused breathing techniques<\/li><li>Movement and positioning<\/li><li>Hydrotherapy<\/li><li>Massage and counter-pressure<\/li><li>Continuous support from a partner or doula<\/li><\/ul><p>Medical pain relief options may include:<\/p><ul><li>Epidural Anesthesia<\/li><li>Spinal Block<\/li><li>Nitrous Oxide<\/li><li>Narcotic Medications<\/li><\/ul><p>Each option has benefits and possible side effects.\u00b3 What matters is that you understand your choices before labor begins, so you are not making that decision for the first time while in pain.<\/p><p>To gain a fuller understanding of pain management and importantly your available options we created the <a href=\"\/giving-birth\/pain-management\/\">Pain Management<\/a> Overview page, where you will find many helpful articles like &#8220;<a href=\"\/giving-birth\/what-is-an-epidural\/\">Epidural &#8211; Everything You Should Know.<\/a>&#8220;<\/p><p>Choosing medical pain relief is not giving up and choosing to go without it is not reckless. What pain management means in your birth is entirely your call. Some people prefer minimal intervention. Others choose medical relief.<\/p><p>The accomplishment of giving birth comes from your effort, endurance, and courage, not from the type of pain relief used.<\/p><h2>Birthing Complications<\/h2><p>Most births proceed without major complications. However, being informed about possible complications can help you feel prepared if unexpected situations arise.<\/p><p>Some complications that may occur during labor or delivery include:<\/p><ul><li>Fetal distress<\/li><li>Prolonged labor<\/li><li>Need for cesarean delivery<\/li><li>Postpartum hemorrhage<\/li><li>Premature birth<\/li><\/ul><p>Healthcare providers monitor labor closely to recognize and respond to concerns quickly.\u2074<\/p><p>If you would like to learn more about cesarean delivery, induction of labor, and other complications that may occur during birth, you can explore our resource overview for <a href=\"\/giving-birth\/birthing-complications\/\">Birthing Complications<\/a>.<\/p><p>Your care team monitors labor continuously. When something changes, they respond. Needing intervention is not a failure of your body or your birth plan. It is your team doing their job well. Many parents who had unplanned cesarean births or experienced unexpected interventions describe feeling proud of how they handled it. The strength of birth is not defined by the method.<\/p><h2>Emotional Preparation for Birth<\/h2><p>Preparing emotionally for labor can be just as important as preparing physically.<\/p><p>As your due date approaches, you may want to start consciously planning for or thinking about:<\/p><ul><li>Who you would like to be present during labor<\/li><li>Your preferences for pain relief<\/li><li>Immediate skin-to-skin contact after birth<\/li><li>Delayed cord clamping<\/li><li>Feeding plans for your baby<\/li><\/ul><p>Some parents find it helpful to write a <a href=\"\/giving-birth\/birth-plan\/\">Birth Plan<\/a> that outlines their preferences. A Birth Plan is a helpful tool for communicating with the medical staff or others involved in the birthing process. Having your preferences known may help you relax by knowing you have been heard, while remaining flexible allows your care team to respond to medical needs if circumstances change.<\/p><p>It is normal to feel nervous about labor pain or uncertain about how birth will unfold. Speaking with your healthcare provider, attending childbirth education classes, and hearing other parents&#8217; experiences can often help build confidence and reassurance.<\/p><p>Many mothers describe a powerful moment of validation when they realize, &#8220;I did this.&#8221; That feeling of accomplishment often stays with them long after birth.<\/p><h2>The Moment You Meet Your Baby<\/h2><p>After months of pregnancy, birth leads to an extraordinary moment. Many parents describe the first time they see or hold their baby as deeply emotional and unforgettable.<\/p><p>Immediately after birth, your baby may receive several forms of routine care, including:<\/p><ul><li>Skin-to-skin contact with a parent<\/li><li>Assessment of breathing and heart rate<\/li><li>The Apgar score\u2075<\/li><li><a href=\"\/giving-birth\/delayed-cord-clamping\/\">Delayed cord<\/a> clamping when appropriate<\/li><\/ul><p>Parents often experience a wide range of emotions in those first moments. Relief, joy, exhaustion, and awe are all common.<\/p><p>Whether your labor was fast or long, medicated or unmedicated, vaginal or cesarean, the experience of bringing your baby into the world represents an extraordinary effort.<\/p><h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2><h3>How long does labor usually last?<\/h3><p>For first-time parents, labor may last 12\u201324 hours or longer. Subsequent labors are often shorter.\u00b9<\/p><h3>When should I go to the hospital?<\/h3><p>Your provider will give guidance, often recommending the &#8220;5-1-1 rule&#8221; (contractions 5 minutes apart, lasting 1 minute each, for 1 hour).<\/p><h3>Is a cesarean birth safe?<\/h3><p>Cesarean birth is a common and generally safe surgical procedure when medically indicated.\u00b2<\/p><h3>Can I change my mind about pain relief?<\/h3><p>Yes. In many cases, you can adjust your pain management plan during labor. As you get closer to delivery some pain management options may not be immediately impactful, so this should be considered when making a change.<\/p><h3>What happens right after birth?<\/h3><p>Your provider will ensure your baby is breathing well and stable. Skin-to-skin contact is encouraged when possible.<\/p><h2>Preparing for Life After Birth<\/h2><p>Birth is the beginning of a whole new chapter. It marks the completion of pregnancy and the start of parenthood.<\/p><p>Before you get there, it helps to think a little about what recovery looks like and what early life with a newborn involves. Exploring the steps of healing, bonding and <a href=\"\/postpartum\/newborn-care\/\">newborn care<\/a> for your baby, as well as breastfeeding, are all outlined in the expansive <a href=\"\/postpartum\/\">Postpartum<\/a> guide.<\/p><p>Importantly, know that you are not alone. The American Pregnancy Association offers a <a href=\"\/resources\/free-live-helpline\/\">Free Live Helpline<\/a> so every mother can talk with a trained person who is happy to listen and help with guidance. Every conversation is always completely confidential and Free of charge. 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