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• Understanding Braxton Hicks Contractions
  How Contractions Help You Rehearse for Labor
• Braxton-Hicks Contractions
  The Facts on Braxton-Hicks and False Labor
• Curious About Contractions
  An OB/GYN Answers Common Questions About Labor Contractions
• The Risks Associated with Twin Pregnancies
  Complications that Can Occur When Pregnant with Twins
• The Expectant Father's Pop Quiz
  Engagement vs. Engorgement
• Two Birds with One Stone
  Short Stories About Pregnancy
• Third Trimester Pregnancy Symptoms
  Common Symptoms and Tips on Easing Them
• New Moms, Books and Reading
  How Motherhood Changes Reading Habits
• Pregnant Through the Holidays
  Getting Ready for Your Holiday Baby
• Quadruplets
  One Mom's Story of Delivering Quadruplets

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• Twins on Christmas
  A Mother's Story of Delivering Twins
• Pregnancy Medical Red Flags
  Preventing and Recognizing Emergencies During Pregnancy
• Recognizing the Signs of Labor
  Is It Time? Has Labor Started?
• From Blah to Beautiful
  Part Two: Not Doing It Yourself
• Young Mothers: My Precious Conehead Baby
  Short Stories About Pregnancy
• All About the Cervix
  The Opening to the Womb
• Failure to Progress
  The Causes and Risks of Failure to Progress During Labor
• Giving Birth
  What Does Childbirth Really Feel Like?
• Fetal Distress
  The Causes of Fetal Distress
• Back Labor
  Tips for Easing Back Labor Pains During Childbirth
• Talking Terbutaline
  Preterm Labor Drug Causes Controversy
• Dads and Delivery
  A Labor Support Cheat Sheet for Fathers
• Childbirth Pain Relief Decisions
  Know Your Pain Relief Options Before Childbirth
• One April Evening
  Short Stories About Pregnancy
• Should You Induce Labor?
  What Every Expectant Mom Should Know About Labor Induction
• Natural Childbirth: You Can Do It!
  The Natural Facts on Natural Childbirth
• Investigating Labor Induction
  What You Need to Know About Being Induced
• Young Mothers: 10-Minute Delivery
  Short Stories About Pregnancy
• Incompetent Cervix
  Managing Incompetent Cervix During Pregnancy
• Prenatal Male Bonding
  Making Connections With Everyone But Baby-to-be
• Childbirth After Pains
  What the Uterus Does After Childbirth
• Easing Labor Pain Part Two
  The Complete Guide to a More Comfortable and Rewarding Birth
• Long Labors
  When Labor Goes On and On
• Does Mother (Nature) Know Best?
  What Every Expectant Mom Should Know About Labor Induction
• Pushing Pitocin
  The Pros and Cons of Pitocin Use After Delivery
• Baby Shower Games: Ready, Set, Draw!
  A New Game for the Baby Shower
• The Stages of Labor
  The Three Stages of Labor
• Ask Fit Mama, Leisa Hart
  Buns of Steel Mom Leisa Hart Answers Your Fitness Questions
• The Birth Partner
  Everything You Need to Know to Help a Woman Through Childbirth
• Is your computer ready for the millennium?
  
• To Induce Labor
  Doctors, Midwives and Moms Weigh in on Do-it-yourself Labor Induction
• Drug-free Delivery
  Alternative Pain Management Techniques for Childbirth
• Predicting Preterm Labor
  Gauging Effectiveness of Home Uterine Activity Monitors
• What About Sex During Pregnancy?
  The Expectant Parent's Guide to Sex While Expecting
• Can You Still Party While Pregnant and Nursing?
  The Facts for Young Moms-to-be Who Want to Hit the Club Scene
• Pregnancy Complications
  What Are the Most Common Pregnancy Complications?
• My Miracle Baby Boy
  Short Stories About Pregnancy
• Birth of My Nephew
  Short Stories About Pregnancy
• Pushing During Childbirth
  New Method Promises Safer, More Efficient Delivery
• Abdominal Training
  Keep Your Core Toned during Pregnancy
• Doulas
  Getting Support from a Doula
• Childbirth: When Your Water Breaks
  What Happens When Your Water Breaks?
• Hypnosis During Pregnancy
  Can Hypnosis Help with Labor Pain?
• The Pregnancy Fitness Revolution
  Stay Fit While You're Expecting
• Premature Rupture of Membranes
  When Your Water Breaks Too Early in Pregnancy
• Pregnant During the Summer Months
  Beating the Heat During a Summer Pregnancy
• Fevers During Pregnancy
  Should Moms-to-be Worry when they Get a Fever?
• Drugs Used in Pregnancy, Labor and Delivery
  Medications, Anesthesia and Drugs for Childbirth
• Uterine Rupture
  The Risks, Signs, Symptoms and Treatments of Uterine Rupture
• Lots of Pregnancy Tests, Lots of Pregnancy Questions
  Answers to Common Questions About Prenatal Tests
• Understanding IVs
  The Role of IVs in Labor and Delivery
• The Alexander Technique
  A Tool for Pregnancy and Beyond
• Easing Labor Pain Part One
  The Complete Guide to a More Comfortable and Rewarding Childbirth
• Pregnant Military Wives
  When Dad Is Deployed While Expecting
• Is Home Birth the Best of Both Worlds?
  Why I am Choosing Home Birth Before Conception
• Rough Beginnings: An inspirational story of breastfeeding
  
• A Miracle Is Born
  Short Stories About Pregnancy
• Modern-day Doulas
  Guiding Families Through Childbirth
• Can Preterm Labor Be Predicted?
  Finding Reassurance with the Fetal Fibronectin Test
• Navigating a Natural Childbirth
  A Certified Doula Answers Questions on Natural Childbirth
• Unasked and Unanswered Questions About Infertility
  Straight Answers to Uncomfortable Questions
• The Grand Tour of the Delivery Room
  A Quick Trip Through the Labor and Delivery Room
• Routine Labor Care
  A Certified Doula Explains the Basic Components of Maternity Care
• A Dad's Eye View of Prenatal Testing
  Explanations for the Dad-to-be on Pregnancy Tests
• Thanksgiving Stress During Pregnancy
  Surviving Thanksgiving While Pregnant
• The Epidural
  An Anesthesia Option for Childbirth Pain Relief
• Pregnancy Fitness
  Exercise Your Way Through Pregnancy
• Staying Fit While Pregnant
  Exercise Your Way Through Pregnancy
• Mucous Plug Questions Answered
  What Is a Mucous Plug and Why Do You Lose It?
• Nine Months of Strength
  Your Guide to a Healthy Baby
• A Vanilla Pregnancy
  What Is Just an Average Pregnancy?
• Incontinence Quiz
  Test Your Incontinence Knowledge
• Having Twins
  Becoming a Parent of Twins
• Questions from Dads-to-be
  Answers to Expectant Dads' Top Questions
• Pregnancy Questions from Dads-to-be
  Answers to Expectant Dads' Top Questions
• Kegels During Pregnancy
  The Benefits of Kegel Exercises While Expecting
• Shall We Baby Dance?
  All About Sex When You're Trying to Conceive
• The Nursing Mother's Companion
  
• 101 Reasons to Breastfeed in your child
  Backed by Research
• Pregnant and Alone
  When You're Pregnant Far from Home
• Gena Lee Nolin
  Living Motherhood to Its Fullest
• 9 Tips for a Healthy Pregnancy
  A Guide to Nine Months of Healthful Habits
• The Time Is Now for Pregnancy Nutrition
  10 Tips to Keep Healthy While Expecting
• Y2K Babies
  A Lot More Than the Millennium Will Change
• Dad's Childbirth Hospital Bag
  A Dad's Guide to Packing for the Hospital
• The Summer Heat and Pregnancy
  Tips for Preventing Heat-related Ailments During Pregnancy
• A Forceps Delivery
  When Forceps are Necessary to Speed Up Baby's Arrival
• Walk This Way During Pregnancy
  Take a Walk With Baby Before Delivery!
• Becoming Mumsy
  Short Stories About Pregnancy
• Examining the Epidural
  The Epidural is a Loved and Hated Form of Childbirth Pain Relief
• Pushing Pointers for Childbirth
  3 Techniques to Know and Practice Before Labor Begins
• Episiotomy
  A Doula Weighs in on Episiotomy
• Dad in the Delivery Room: Coach, Cheerleader or Spectator?
  Dad's Role in the Delivery Room
• Childbirth Your Way
  Choosing and Having the Childbirth Experience You Want
• Kids in the Delivery Room
  Should Children Be in the Delivery Room?
• Car Accidents While Pregnant
  What You Need to Know If You're Involved in a Car Accident While Expecting
• Labor Coach
  Does Coaching Help Labor Progress?
• Rescuing Romance
  Take Your Relationship from Fizzle to Sizzle
• Wondering About Water Birth
  A Certified Doula Answers Your Water Birth Questions
• Working Out During Pregnancy
  Surprise! It's Good for Mom and Baby
• Prescription: Bed Rest
  Is Bed Rest Over-prescribed for Moms-to-be?
• Discomforts When Carrying Twins
  How Can You Get Relief When Carrying Twins?
• Benefiting from the Bradley Method
  'Intervention' Is Not a Naughty Word
• Do Multiples Equal Cesarean?
  A Guide to Vaginal Twin Births
• Taping Baby's Birth
  Tips on Taping Your Baby's Birth
• Preparing for a Twin Delivery
  Tips for Deliverying Twins
• Delivering Twins
  What to Expect When You're Carrying More than One
• Fetal Monitors
  Is the Fetal Monitor a Necessary Part of Delivery?
• Carnie Wilson
  Carnie Wilson on Pregnancy, Weight Control and Postpartum Depression
• Breast, Baby and Belly
  Can You Breastfeed Through a Pregnancy?
• Too Big for Vaginal Birth
  Should Women Having Large Babies Expect to Deliver by Cesarean?
• Planned and Emergency Cesareans
  Reasons Why You May Need a C-section
• High-tech Delivery Rooms
  Can a Computer Program Increase Delivery Room Safety?
• The Traveling (and Pregnant) Life
  On the Road While Expecting
• Constipation During Pregnancy
  When You're Pregnant and Just Don't Gotta Go
• Fit and Pregnant
  How to Have a Healthy Pregnancy from Trimester One to Three
• Sunburn and Pregnancy
  Risks, Prevention and Treatment of Sunburn During Pregnancy
• Active Birth
  The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally
• Breastfeeding a Baby with Gastroesophageal Reflux
  Breastfeeding Is Nature's Antacid
• Ask Questions
  What Questions Should an Expectant Mom Ask Her Doctor?
• Modern Day Pregnancy Myths Quiz
  How Much Do You Know About Modern Pregnancy Myths?
• Labor, Delivery and Baby's Homecoming
  Tips for Helping with Delivery and the Homecoming
• Intrauterine Growth Retardation
  Know the Facts About IUGR and Pregnancy
• Air Travel While Pregnant
  An Expectant Mom's Guide to Flying While Expecting
• Bedwetting and Developmental Delays
  How the Urinary System Works in Kids
• Birth Plan Considerations
  Tips on Making These Important Pre-baby Choices
• Fetal Movement and Kick Counts
  Keeping a Check on Baby Before Delivery
• Preparing for Baby
  A Month-by-Month Primer
• The VBAC Companion
  The Expectant Mother's Guide to Vaginal Birth After Cesarean
• A Healthy Twin Pregnancy
  Prenatal Care for Moms of Multiples
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
  How to Help Your Child Through IBS
• "The Mommies"
  An Interview with Caryl and Marilyn
• Babies and Dehydration
  Recognizing the Signs of Dehydration
• The Third Trimester With Twins
  Surviving the Last Trimester When You're Having Twins
• Pregnancy Diet Don'ts
  Foods to Avoid While Pregnant
• Preparing a Functional Space for Baby
  Get Organized and Prepare a Great Room for Baby
• Twin Pregnancy 101
  Everything You Need to Know When Pregnant with Twins from Morning Sickness to Bed Rest
• Babying Your Pregnant Feet
  Preventing Foot Problems During Pregnancy
• Weighing in on Water Births
  Why Are Moms-to-be Choosing Water Births?
• Exercise During a Twin Pregnancy
  Multiply the Benefits!
• How a Baby Changes Your Life
  Do Dads Have to Say Goodbye to Youth?
• Premature Delivery of Twins
  What to Expect When Your Multiples Are Premature
• The Birth Plan
  Is a Birth Plan Helpful or Troublesome?
• Dad's Birth Plan
  Plan Ahead with a Birth Plan for a Less Stressful Birth
• Pregnant and Diabetic
  How Will Diabetes Affect Your Pregnancy?
• Bed Rest Fitness
  Keeping Fit Mentally and Physically While on Bed Rest
• A Little Conception Planning Goes a Long Way
  12 Things to Think About When Trying to Conceive
• Quick Conception
  Top Tips When You're Trying to Conceive

• What could be causing contractions so early on?
• What is premature labor?
• What is a non-stress test?
• How will I know if I'm in true labor?
• Is frequent masturbation harmful during pregnancy?
• My husband and I are considering having a baby. What are the risks for mother and baby of accepting an epidural during childbirth?
• I'm 31 weeks pregnant, and my doctor said that I've dilated to a fingertip. Does this mean sex is out of the question?
• Can regular exercise make my labor and delivery easier?
• I love herbal tea! Is it OK to drink during pregnancy?
• What are the red flags that signal a child may be dehydrated?

more expert q&a

• How do I deal with the separation of my abdominal muscles
• How do I deal with the separation of my abdominal muscles?
• What is electronic monitoring?
• Once labor has begun, does walking help in any way or is it just an old wives' tale?
• I have three children, all born by C-section. How can I prevent a uterine rupture during my fourth pregnancy?
• How long is it okay to have intercourse?
• What can I do to have a natural birth?
• What are some natural ways to induce labor?
• Can you tell me about CVS?
• Is oxytocin nasal spray used to encourage let down?
• I have heard of women using water for comfort during labor. How does this help?
• I have a 22-month-old avid nurser and am 6 weeks pregnant. Is it possible that I could be a case for miscarriage?
• What are some reasons for having false labor?
• What are some reasons for having false labor?
• Is the baby watched closer if the mom has diabetes? If so, how?
• I'm past my due date. Can I take castor oil to induce labor?
• What safety precautions should I take when exercising while pregnant?
• My daughter just had her second C-section and was told her uterus was still open from her first C-section. What does this mean?
• What are the signs of dehydration in babies and toddlers?
• Why do women want to give birth in the water?
• How does a health care provider determine an incompetent cervix and what are the risks if I decide to get pregnant?

• Please advise if it is possible to tell if the twin pregnancy will be preterm by measuring the belly size and water bag being big by ultrasound finding. Also if this is OK, then what kind of precautions should we take and what are the chances for survival?

• How often should I do a cardiovascular workout now that I'm expecting?
• What are some "red flags" that I should look for during pregnancy that may signal there's a problem?
• Do you think that the Nipplet by Avent really works? It is the shell that is suppose to make inverted nipples erect.
• Is there any legitimate contraindication for breastfeeding while your infant receives a vaccination?
• I am pregnant with my second child and would like to keep nursing my 20 month old. Is this possible?
• I am pregnant with my second child and would like to keep nursing my 20-month-old. Is this possible?
• I am pregnant with my second child and would like to keep nursing my 20-month-old. Is this possible?
• Are exercises such as jumping jacks and squats OK during pregnancy?