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Pregnancy Prep School
Most hospitals and birthing centers offer programs to give expectant parents an overview of everything from signs that you're in labor to the nitty-gritty on vaginal and c-section deliveries. These classes are great for first-timers. "If you know what to expect, you'll be less fearful, less anxious, and better prepared to make decisions," says Sheri Bayles, RN, a childbirth educator in New York City. In addition to taking you through the labor process, a class will teach you about different medication options and how to develop the best birth plan for you. No matter what you view as the "ideal" delivery, you'll learn that there are factors beyond your control -- like how fast your labor progresses -- that can change even the most detailed birth plan. So it's best to be fully informed about the labor process and to know all your options.
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This should really have some information on hypnobirthing, given that it is linked to from emails advertising how to have a pain-free birth! Disappointing.
8/29/2011 04:42:27 PM Report AbuseSame here, I'm looking for breathing and relaxing techniques. Not birth classes.
6/1/2011 02:51:31 PM Report AbuseI would like some information on immunization shots for my newborn. I am very sceptical on this topic because of a few infants in the family that have died because of these shots and their cause of death was blamed on sids.
9/7/2010 11:26:24 AM Report AbuseI clicked on the underline words about breathing and relaxing and was taken to something about the importance of child birth classes. Please check where your links go. I wanted something straight away about breathing.
8/23/2010 09:27:41 PM Report Abuse