Pregnancy
Breech Presentation: What It Is and How It Can Affect Your Baby's Delivery
As you get close to your due date, your baby might sense she’s approaching her grand entrance and move into a head-down position in your uterus, re...
How to Create a Birth Plan
As you approach the exciting day when you get to meet your baby face to face, it’s time to think about your preferences for labor and delivery. Som...
The Ultimate Maternity Hospital Bag Checklist
Are you all set for the big day? Your baby might arrive earlier than expected, so it’s worth having your baby hospital bag organized and packed aro...
Signs of Labor: What to Look Out For
Water breaking? Contractions? Those are both sure signs of labor, but sometimes, the signs labor is approaching are more subtle. A woman's body alm...
What Exactly Is Preterm Labor?
You've probably heard that as you near your due date, your uterus contracts occasionally as it grows, stretches, and "practices" for giving birth. ...
What Do Contractions Feel Like?
There could be several times during pregnancy when you feel contractions or cramps and wonder: Is this it? Am I going into labor? Sometimes it can ...
What Happens When You Lose Your Mucus Plug?
As labor nears, you might notice a clear, pink, or even bloody vaginal discharge that looks like mucus. This may be the mucus plug, which is someti...
What Are Braxton Hicks Contractions?
Toward the end of your pregnancy, you might start wondering how you'll know when you're in labor. It can be especially confusing if you experience ...
Learn How to Time Contractions
Once you start experiencing contractions, timing them can help indicate how your labor is progressing. Having this information can also help your h...
Newborn Baby Checklist—The Must-Haves and More
There’s a lot to do as the birth of your baby nears, and assembling all those necessities for your newborn can be a daunting task. Once you have th...
