I left the hospital thinking that I was a horrible mom…
First-time mothers who have an epidural are more likely to have a vaginal birth without forceps or other interventions if they're lying down rather ...
When a laboring mom arrives at the hospital with a birth plan, nurses
“This is important because it suggests that even if a woman can't reduce her pre- pregnancy weight down to normal, even reducing one weight ...
Seven months pregnant, hands cuffed and feet bound, Sophia Casias
Most women in the US give birth lying flat on their back, anesthetized.
What It Was Like Giving Birth In Every Decade Since the 1900s
Mobility is restricted in delivery; in 23 hospitals women are tied down. Nearly all hospitals give intra-muscular anaesthesia whereas epidurals are used less ...
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Hear from three mothers, who share their harrowing birth stories that