Preface |
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8 | (5) |
Acknowledgments |
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13 | (3) |
How To Use This Book |
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16 | (2) |
A Note To Doulas |
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18 | (1) |
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PART ONE Before the Birth |
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19 | (41) |
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1 The Last Weeks of Pregnancy |
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20 | (40) |
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What Kind of Birth Partner Will You Be |
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21 | (2) |
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23 | (28) |
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Preparing for Life with the Baby |
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51 | (8) |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (176) |
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62 | (19) |
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The Difference Between Prelabor and Labor |
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63 | (3) |
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How Long Will Labor Last? |
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66 | (1) |
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67 | (4) |
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If the Bag of Waters Breaks Before Labor Begins |
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71 | (1) |
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"False" Labor, or Prelabor |
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72 | (2) |
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Labor Progresses in Six Ways |
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74 | (3) |
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77 | (4) |
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3 Moving Through the Stages of Labor |
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81 | (62) |
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Compare Labor to Running a Marathon |
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82 | (3) |
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85 | (5) |
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The Dilation, First, Stage |
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90 | (2) |
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92 | (7) |
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Getting into Active Labor (3 to 5 Centimeters Dilation) |
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99 | (3) |
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102 | (7) |
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109 | (7) |
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The Birthing, Second, Stage |
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116 | (1) |
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117 | (4) |
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121 | (6) |
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The Crowning and Birth Phase |
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127 | (4) |
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The Placental, Third, Stage |
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131 | (4) |
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The Recovery and Bonding, Fourth, Stage |
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135 | (3) |
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Normal Labor-in a Nutshell |
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138 | (5) |
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4 Comfort Measures for Labor |
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143 | (58) |
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144 | (3) |
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The Three Rs: Relaxation, Rhythm, and Ritual |
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147 | (6) |
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Self-Help Comfort Measures |
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153 | (23) |
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176 | (11) |
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187 | (10) |
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197 | (1) |
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Checklist of Comfort Measures for Labor |
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198 | (3) |
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5 Strategies for Challenging Variations in Normal Labor |
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201 | (35) |
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202 | (4) |
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On-the-Spot Coaching (When You Have Had No Childbirth Classes) |
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206 | (1) |
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207 | (2) |
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209 | (3) |
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When Labor Must Start (Labor-Stimulating Measures) |
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212 | (4) |
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216 | (5) |
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Slow Progress in Active Labor and the Birthing Stage--with or without Back Pain |
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221 | (3) |
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When the Birthing Person Must Labor in Bed |
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224 | (2) |
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226 | (5) |
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A Previous Disappointing or Traumatic Birth Experience |
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231 | (2) |
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Incompatibility with the Nurse or Caregiver |
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233 | (3) |
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PART THREE The Medical Side of Childbirth |
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236 | (127) |
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Key Questions for Informed Decision-Making |
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237 | (2) |
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6 Tests, Technologies, Interventions, and Procedures |
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239 | (31) |
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240 | (3) |
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Essential Observations During Labor |
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243 | (2) |
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Conditions Influencing the Use of Intervention During Labor |
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245 | (1) |
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Common Obstetric Interventions |
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246 | (24) |
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7 Complications in Late Pregnancy, Labor, or Afterward |
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270 | (34) |
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Complications for the Pregnant Person |
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272 | (13) |
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Complications with Labor Progress |
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285 | (5) |
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Complications with the Fetus |
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290 | (5) |
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Complications in the Placental Stage |
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295 | (2) |
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Complications with the Newborn |
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297 | (6) |
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303 | (1) |
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8 Medications for Pain During Labor |
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304 | (36) |
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Management of Normal Labor without Pain Medications |
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305 | (2) |
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What You Both Need to Know About Pain Medications |
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307 | (19) |
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Know How the Birthing Person Feels About Using Pain Medications |
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326 | (14) |
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9 Cesarean Birth and Vaginal Birth After Cesarean |
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340 | (23) |
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Know the Nonmedical Reasons for Cesarean Birth and Factors to Consider |
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341 | (2) |
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Know the Medical Reasons for Cesarean Birth |
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343 | (3) |
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Know What to Expect During Cesarean Birth |
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346 | (7) |
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Your Role During and After a Cesarean Birth |
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353 | (3) |
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Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) and Trial of Labor after Cesarean (TOLAC) |
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356 | (7) |
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PART FOUR After the Birth |
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363 | (54) |
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10 The First Days Postpartum |
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364 | (36) |
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364 | (12) |
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The First Few Days for the Baby |
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376 | (6) |
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The First Few Days for the Birthing Parent |
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382 | (5) |
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387 | (1) |
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388 | (1) |
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389 | (1) |
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390 | (2) |
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392 | (2) |
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Practical Matters at Home |
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394 | (6) |
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11 Getting Started with Feeding Your Baby |
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400 | (17) |
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Reasons for Breast-Feeding/Chest-Feeding |
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401 | (2) |
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Getting Off to a Good Start |
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403 | (2) |
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How to Offer Support Related to Infant Feeding Early Concerns |
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405 | (9) |
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When to Give the Baby a Bottle |
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414 | (2) |
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Once Breast-Feeding/Chest-Feeding Is Established |
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416 | (1) |
Parting Words |
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417 | (1) |
Recommended Resources |
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418 | (10) |
Index |
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