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Why have Canadian induction rates climbed so dramatically? And is it a problem? |
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Facing the challenge of premature birth |
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Does professional labour support diminish the father's role? Many couples find it's just the opposite |
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Are you past your due date and looking for natural ways to jump-start labour? We explore nine old-fashioned strategies for coaxing baby into the world |
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How to use movement to help your labour along |
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What are your options when your baby is bottom-down? |
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Epidural or not? Women share their stories |
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When facing labour, there are many unknowns. Here's a crash course of tips and ideas to make your baby's birth a positive experience |
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The research has been murky — even contradictory. Teresa Pitman gets to the bottom of the question |
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The desire for a good experience has inspired childbirth reform and made birth more humane, more social and more inclusive of families |
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What you can do to have the best possible birth |
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It could happen to you. And if it does, you'll be glad you read up on what to expect |
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Positive communication with your caregiver |
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Emotional support during labour |
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The Goldsteins teamed up with a surrogate to carry their twins. Then they got pregnant |
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During labour, experiment with these positions to find where your body feels and works the best |
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The average length of pregnancy is dropping largely due to induction and Caesarian section |
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Culturally sensitive care for Aboriginal women |
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It takes more than a few stitches to help some mothers heal after a difficult birth |
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We have prenatal classes, epidurals and The Birth Channel — but giving
birth is still a mysterious, powerful and often painful experience. It’s normal for expectant parents to have some fears. So how do you manage them? |
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What are the benefits of banking your baby's cord blood? |
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What's driving the trend to surgical birth |
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“Is it true that anesthesiologists won’t administer an epidural
if the needle has to pass through a tattoo, or is this just an urban myth?” |
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Do women need to be “coached” to push their babies out during the
second stage of labour? |
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Episiotomy in Canada and the world |
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Maybe nothing can really prepare you for a labour that becomes
a marathon, but extra support and a stockpile of coping techniques can help |
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Can you boost your odds for a better birth? |
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What you can do with a birthing ball |
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How to be a great labour partner |
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With C-section rates at an all-time high and the list of contraindications
for vaginal birth growing, critics worry we’re headed back to the bad old days of birth as a
medical procedure. What does it mean to you, the pregnant woman? |
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