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Read excerpts from
Our Bodies, Ourselves
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Depression and Other Mental Health Challenges During Pregnancy
Models of Maternity Care
Read excerpts from
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth
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Nitrous Oxide for Pain Relief in Labor
Why is Maternity Care Like This?
Postpartum Mood Disorders
Breast-Feeding and Baby-Friendly Hospitals
Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) or Repeat Cesarean Section?
Comparing the Risks of Cesarean Births Versus Vaginal Births
Coping with Labor Pain: Epidurals and Spinals
Coping with Labor Pain: Introduction
Fetal Monitoring
Causes of Childbearing Loss: Miscarriage
Prenatal Testing, Disability, and Making Decisions: Two Stories
Introduction to Prenatal Testing
The Effects of Sexual Abuse on Pregnancy and Birth
Sexuality and Pregnancy
Choosing Your Health Care Provider and Birth Setting
Planning a Better Birth
Climate Of Confidence, Climate Of Doubt
Web Content
Read additional web content:
Birth Films: Childbirth in the U.S.
Cesarean Sections: Evidence-based Information
Choices in Childbirth: A Statement by Physicians, Midwives and Women's Health Advocates who Support Safe Choices in Childbirth
Labor Support Doulas
Maternal Request for Cesarean Delivery: Myth or Reality?
Obstetric Fistula
Personal Stories of Labor and Birth
Pregnancy After Infertility or Previous Pregnancy Loss
Premature Labor and Birth
Prenatal Testing and Disability Rights
Recommended Books and Films About Childbearing
The History of Childbearing Choices in the United States
The Midwifery Model of Care
The Rights of Childbearing Women
Women of Size and Cesarean Sections: Tips for Avoiding Unnecessary Surgery
Blog Entries
Read related entries from Our Bodies, Our Blog:
Pregnancy & Childbirth
Breastfeeding
Motherhood
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Breastfeeding
Fertility awareness
Miscarriage and childbearing loss
Nutrition/eating well
Postpartum Depression
Pregnancy and childbirth
Reproductive health
Teen pregnancy
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