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What To Expect When Expecting Twins - Feb 16, 2009 - 1:43:20 AM
The first thing you should know when you are expecting twins is that you're having TWO babies!  That's four little hands and four little feet that will pitter patter through your house and keep you busy as a bee.  Multi-tasking will become a daily part of your life, but mothers of multiples all agree that it's definitely worth the double time, double duty and double trouble.

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Why Do Women have C-Sections - Aug 23, 2008 - 7:58:57 AM

The World Health Organization says that a cesarean section rate of 15% is normal.  The U.S. Rate is approximately 30%, double the WHO figures.  Why the difference?  American women are more likely to choose an elective c-section as a matter of convenience.

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Home Birth vs. Hospital Birth - Aug 20, 2008 - 7:38:33 PM

Since Adam and Eve were evicted from Eden, women have been giving birth to babies at home.  Even today over 98% of people now living on this earth were born at home.  So why is much of the medical profession opposed to home birth?

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Unassisted Home Births First Child - Aug 20, 2008 - 7:29:09 PM

There is a growing movement to move away from hospital births or home births with a midwife to unassisted home births.  It is a shocking concept to many, especially when people choose to have an unassisted home birth, especially with the first child.

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Home Birth Education - Aug 20, 2008 - 6:54:31 PM

Home birth is natural and normal for most of the world.  Something like 98% of all humans non on the earth were born at home.  Fortunately most of these births take place without incident.

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Choosing Unassisted Home Births, First Child or Later - Aug 19, 2008 - 1:48:56 PM

Birthing at home has many proponents, and some people go so far as to advocate unassisted home births. First child pregnancies bring extra complications, so is birthing at home without an attendant ever a good idea for a first baby?

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Twenty Helpful Homebirth Supplies - Aug 19, 2008 - 9:37:36 AM

Having a baby at home has never been safer. Find out what homebirth supplies you will need if you choose to go the time-honored route of bringing that new life into the world in your own home.

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Recovery Time for a C-Section - Aug 18, 2008 - 5:57:25 PM

If you are pregnant and have been told that you will need to undergo a c-section, you need to ask why and keep asking questions until you are satisfied that there is a medical necessity for the procedure.

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C-Section and Child Birth - Aug 18, 2008 - 5:49:05 PM

There is so much controversy about the safety of c-section versus vaginal delivery.  Proponents of each claim that their method is safest for both mother and baby.  In the U.S. and much of the western world there has been a steady increase in the number of elective c-sections being performed.

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What is a Cesarean Section - Aug 17, 2008 - 8:47:59 PM

A caesarean section is the surgical delivery of a baby.  You may wonder what conditions would require a c-section.  There are several reasons why doctors and patients decide on this procedure:

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How to Bathe after a C-Section - Aug 17, 2008 - 8:39:20 PM

Delivery of a baby by caesarean section is a major surgical procedure and recovery is not immediate.  When you sit in a tub of water, all the germs that you have on your body are now floating around in that water.  If you have had a c-section and the wound is not entirely closed, you could be setting yourself up for a massive infection.

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How Soon Can I See The Baby On The Ultrasound? - Mar 5, 2008 - 4:03:31 PM
A baby’s arrival is something wonderful which to be honest cannot be explained by mere words. Before the arrival of your baby, you are given a course in maternity. These courses prepare and help you to overcome the transition from being just a couple (man and woman) to mother and father.

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When Can You Feel a Baby Move? - May 7, 2007 - 9:40:45 AM
You most likely will not feel the baby kick until sometime between 16 and 22 weeks.  Even though the baby starts moving at the seven or eight-week mark and you may have already witnessed his aerobatics.