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You may think you don’t need to know about cesarean sections, or “C-sections.” That’s what I thought, too. But after several days of labor with a Pitocin and a failed epidural, my cervix was only partially dilated and my contractions were causing trauma to my baby. Suddenly, I was having a C-section
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"Get the epidural!” pregnant women are routinely urged by other moms, doctors and even the media. In fact, more than 50 percent of women choose epidurals during labor, and it’s easy to see why. Media images make childbirth look painful: sweating, screaming women lie flat on their backs waiting for t
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Thirty-nine weeks into her second pregnancy, Queen Anne mom Karri Lapin elected to have her labor induced for convenience’s sake. Her mother was in town and available to stay with her older child, a great benefit for everyone. Because she was so near to term with a “favorable cervix” — a cervix that
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The Puget Sound region is a special place; glorious vistas, old-growth forests, majestic mountains and sparkling lakes surround us. But did you know this area also boasts some of the best childbirth options in the country? “We moved to Washington when I was pregnant because I didn’t like the opti
...If you walk around Seattle’s Green Lake, you may see two trees with purple heart-shaped leaves and pink flowers that bloom around Mother’s Day. Seattle’s Kate and Caleb Banta-Green* and their son, Bobby, planted these trees in honor of their daughter, Lucy, who died at 38 weeks of pregnancy, before
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While expecting my second daughter, I wanted to honor and celebrate my blooming belly with a baby shower. But I was packed to the gills with baby gear and didn’t need another thing. My friend Kim introduced me to the concept of a “mother’s blessing.” She gathered a group of my closest friends to fos
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Little Mia Garretson had the perfect place to sleep. It was warm and comforting with a built-in rhythmic sound and a shock-absorbent rocking motion most of us can only get close to on trains or airplanes. With this constant lulling, Mia experienced absolute security. But one snowy night, her world s
...It's no wonder pregnancy and birth take a toll on the body. After the pregnant body grows a tiny human, birth requires it to heroically present that fully formed being to the world. Understanding the physiological effects of pregnancy and birth can help women appreciate their new maternal bodies
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