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Felicity’s Birth Story

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This is Felicity’s birth story. I was worried that I was in for another very long birth (HERE is the recap of my son Wilder’s 76-hour marathon birth story.) Around my due date, I had days of contractions, but nothing really consistent or painful enough for me to say “OK this is labor.” It felt imminent, but labor just never came. My due date sailed past …

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Better Wireless Monitoring

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Better wireless monitoring in Fort Worth While most women do not need to be continuously monitored during their labor, there are some women that either due to hospital policy, personal risk factors or patient/physician preference will spend most of their labor having their baby’s heart rate monitored.  This is called continuous fetal monitoring. Currently, continuous monitoring often reduces a woman’s …

The Pregnancy Bubble

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Creating a “pregnancy bubble” is essential at the end of pregnancy. Here are some ways to create your pregnancy bubble to enjoy and stay positive before giving birth.

Cut It Out by Theresa Morris – Go Read It

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Cut It Out by Theresa Morris brings new insight to what she calls the Cesarean epidemic in American. This a must read for expecting women and anyone who works with them including OBs, nurses, doulas, childbirth educators and midwives. Read why, you will be surprised.